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Le parfum d'Adam
Par Jean-Christophe Rufin. 2007
"[...] Du Cap-Vert à la Pologne, du Colorado jusqu'aux métropoles brésiliennes, Le parfum d'Adam est un thriller planétaire haletant. Mais…
ce roman d'aventures est aussi un voyage littéraire, où l'on retrouve les portraits, les paysages et l'humour qui ont fait le succès de L'Abyssin ou de Rouge Brésil". -- 4e de couvMind's eye
Par Paul Fleischman. 1999
A novel in play form in which sixteen-year-old Courtney, paralyzed in an accident, learns about the power of the mind…
from an elderly blind woman who takes Courtney on an imaginary journey to Italy using a 1910 guidebook. For senior high and older readers. 1999LadyGold
Par Angela Amato. 1998
NYPD detective Gerry Conte is leery of her new assignment: posing as the girlfriend of Eugene, a young gangster who…
is being forced to help bring down a mob boss. When it becomes clear that the force doesn't plan to protect Eugene, Gerry fights for him. Strong language and some violenceMr Paradise (Rivages thriller)
Par Elmore Leonard. 2006
"[...] Mr Paradise marque le retour d'Elmore Leonard à Detroit, la ville où il a déjà situé nombre de ses…
romans. Une brochette de personnages hauts en couleur, des répliques teintées d'humour à froid, un sens aigu du scénario et une ambiance à la NYPD Blue, tels sont les ingrédients de cette recette leonardienne qui se révèle toujours aussi délectable." -- 4e de couvAsylum for Nightface
Par Bruce Brooks. 1996
Fourteen-year-old Zimmerman's parents are always mocking him for his religious beliefs until they join a cult while vacationing in Jamaica.…
When their minister decides to use him as a "poster boy" for his church, Zimmerman steals a valuable trading card in order to tarnish his reputation. For junior and senior high readersÀ genoux: roman (Seuil policiers)
Par Michael Connelly. 2008
"Le corps du Dr Stanley Kent vient d'être retrouvé au belvédère naturel proche de Mulholland Drive : deux balles dans…
la nuque, style exécution. Nouvellement affecté à la section Homicide Special, l'inspecteur Harry Bosch découvre vite que le Dr Kent avait accès à des matières radioactives utilisées dans le traitement de certains cancers féminins... et que ces matières ont disparu. Aux yeux de l'agent spécial du FBI Rachel Walling, que Bosch aime encore malgré leur rupture après le fiasco d'Echo Park, ce meurtre et cette disparition risquent fort de marquer le début d'un attentat terroriste à la bombe sale. Donc conflit ouvert et cette fois, Bosch n'est pas sûr d'avoir le dessus : il y a certes de la parano dans les services de la sécurité du territoire, mais la menace islamiste est bien réelle..." -- 4e de couvSneakers: a novel
Par Dewey Gram. 1992
In 1969, college student Martin Bishop escapes being arrested for politically motivated computer crimes. But in 1992, the feds catch…
up with Bishop, who is running a security consulting firm. They offer him immunity if he and his group will commit a crime for them. Strong language and some violenceMr. White's confession
Par Robert Clark. 1998
St. Paul, Minnesota; 1939. When two dance hall girls are murdered, the police accuse Herbert White, a lonely, daffy clerk…
and amateur photographer. But recently widowed police lieutenant Wesley Horner has doubts. When White runs, Horner follows him. Some strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sexYara
Par Tamara Berger. 2023
FEATURED IN QUILL & QUIRE 'S 2023 FALL PREVIEW THE GLOBE AND MAIL : BOOKS TO READ IN FALL 2023…
CBC BOOKS CANADIAN FICTION TO READ IN FALL 2023 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BIG INDIE BOOKS OF FALL 2023 From the author of Maidenhead , a reverse cautionary tale about a young woman exploring the boundaries of sex and belonging in the early 2000s Distraught that her teenage daughter is in love with a woman a decade older, Yara's mother sends her away from their home in Brazil to Israel, on a Birthright trip for Jewish youth. Freed from her increasingly controlling and jealous girlfriend, Yara is determined to forge her own path and follow her desires. But Birthright takes a debaucherous turn, and Yara flees Israel for Toronto and then California. As she wanders, Yara is forced to reframe her relationship and her ideas around consent. Set in the sex-tape-panicked early 2000s, Yara is a reverse cautionary tale about what the body can teach usGull island: A novel
Par Anna Porter. 2023
A haunting psychological suspense novel about a young woman who visits her remote family cottage seeking answers to a murky…
past—for fans of Catherine McKenzie and Amber Cowie. When her estranged father goes missing, Jude is persuaded by her mother to find his will. She travels to the family cottage on remote Gull Island, glad to be away from the city and to have the chance to sort through old memories, but is unsettled by what she finds there. While contending with the neglected cottage and encroaching wild animals, Jude looks not only for her father's will, but also for photographs of herself as a baby, desperate for proof that she was loved as a child. However, loneliness and terrifying dreams soon wear on her, bringing back frightening memories. Thoughts of her distant mother and intimidating father, her jealous sister, and her mother's mysterious friend infest Jude's increasingly clouded mind. Then a fierce storm sweeps away her boat and severs her from the outside world. Forced to reckon with long-buried truths and filled with the terrible sense that the cottage may be haunted by more than the past, Jude begins to fear for her sanity—and her lifeLe poids des illusions
Par Maxime Houde. 2008
"La mort de Kathryn, sa femme, a plongé Stan Coveleski dans une terrible dépression. Il a beau vouloir donner le…
change à Emma, sa secrétaire voit bien que son patron a tout abandonné... sauf l'alcool ! Certes, il mène un semblant d'enquête pour une cliente pas commode, mais l'affaire se présente mal et le détective récolte surtout des coups sur la tête, gracieuseté entre autres du lieutenant-détective Caron, un ancien collègue qui ne l'a jamais porté dans son coeur. Amoché, sans le sou, Coveleski ne réagit pas au départ d'Emma, qui n'en peut plus, ne se défend pas quand il est de nouveau tabassé par deux voyous, ne proteste pas quand il est évincé de son propre appartement..." -- 4e de couvThe hunt club: a novel
Par Bret Lott. 1998
Fifteen-year-old Huger Dillard and his blind uncle Leland discover a murdered man on their land. The two run a hunt…
club for the wealthy men of Charleston to patronize on weekends. Within days the Dillard family is threatened and kidnapped by men who want to possess what the Dillards own. Some violence and some strong languageThe girl who loved Tom Gordon: a novel
Par Stephen King. 1999
While her brother and mother argue up ahead on the Maine hiking trail, nine-year-old Trisha stops to relieve herself and…
becomes lost for days in the wilderness. Her imaginary conversations with Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon help her cope with the evil thing that's following her. Some strong language. BestsellerUn mensonge de trop
Par Éric Chassé. 2020
Une soirée banale dans un bar de quartier. Un vol d'identité. Une course contre la montre. Une vie exposée et...menacée.…
Comment les choses ont-elles pu déraper à ce point? Voici le troisième roman d'un jeune auteur qui s'impose lentement mais sûrement comme un maître du roman noir québécois!The good lord bird (national book award winner): A novel
Par James McBride. 2023
Now a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction From…
the bestselling author of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store , Deacon King Kong (an Oprah Book Club pick) and The Color of Water comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown’s antislavery crusade—and who must pass as a girl to survive. Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856-a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces-when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town-along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good luck charm. Over the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity to stay alive. Eventually Brown sweeps him into the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859-one of the great catalysts for the Civil War. An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBride's meticulous eye for detail and character, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survivalStamboul train: an entertainment
Par Graham Greene. 1932
Events on a three-day journey from Ostend to Istanbul aboard an express train. Portrays interactions among the passengers, including the…
young chorus girl Coral Musker, Jewish businessman Carleton Myatt, and the enigmatic doctor Richard John. Also published as Orient Express. 1932Moonlight Hotel (Littérature étrangère)
Par Scott Anderson. 2007
"[...] David Richards, diplomate de trente-quatre ans, coule des jours nonchalants à l'ambassade américaine du Kutar, un obscur royaume arabe.…
Il passe ses journées à coordonner de vagues projets de développement économique, ses soirées dans les cocktails mondains et ses nuits auprès des épouses désoeuvrées des expatriés locaux, indifférent à la situation critique du pays [...]. L'ancienne colonie britannique sombre alors dans la guerre civile. Les étrangers sont évacués. Sauf David, qui décide de rester et s'installe au Moonlight Hotel, l'ancien palace de la ville, en compagnie de quelques expatriés. Parmi eux, Amira, une princesse kutari de retour de Londres, dont David ne tarde pas à tomber amoureux. Les jours passent. Révolté par l'abandon du Kutar par la communauté internationale, David va tenter le tout pour le tout afin de sortir le pays de l'impasse. Le résultat aura le goût amer de l'ironie..." -- 4e de couvPersonne n'y échappera: roman
Par Romain Sardou. 2006
"New Hampshire. Hiver 2007. 24 corps sont découverts dans le sable enneigé d'un chantier d'autoroute. 24 cadavres ! Tués d'une…
balle en plein coeur, sans aucune trace de lutte. Sacrifice de secte ? Suicide assisté ? Gigantesque règlement de compte ? Plus incroyable encore : personne ne les réclame. Pas un mari inquiet, pas une mère affolée, pas un collègue de bureau ne prend contact avec la police. Le même soir, Frank Franklin, 29 ans, tout jeune professeur de littérature, arrive pour son nouveau poste au Durrisdeer College, une université richement dotée dont les terres jouxtent le chantier des 24. Très vite, quelque chose l'inquiète sur le campus. Bientôt, Franklin va comprendre qu'il a été entraîné dans un terrifiant jeu de dupes." -- 4e de couvWild hope: A novel
Par Joan Thomas. 2023
From the Governor General's Award–winning author of Five Wives, a thrilling contemporary novel about how the past never lets us…
go Isla and Jake are a couple drifting apart. She is a chef and co-owner of a farm-to-table restaurant on the brink of closing; he is a visual artist tormented by the oil-and-gas legacy of his late father. A looming figure in both their lives is Reg Bevaqua, Jake's childhood friend-turned-enemy, turned bottled-water baron. Reg is a demanding regular at Isla's restaurant and a man with a seething resentment toward Jake. With good reason, the feeling is mutual, but Jake keeps their past from Isla as he follows a devastating trail to the source of Reg's wealth. When Jake disappears following a winter camping trip, Isla starts to connect the dots, with all roads leading to Reg and his magnificent property on Georgian Bay. Seamlessly weaving together observations on the entitlements of the wealthy, the monetization of water and the politics of art, Joan Thomas has created a layered, page-turning read about how far we will go to hold on to power and what we will do to avenge old woundsThe Lüneburg variation
Par Paolo Maurensig. 1993
Dieter Frisch is found dead in his garden on a giant chessboard, apparently a suicide. But to those who can…
read the clues, Frisch's obsession with chess and his hidden Nazi past suggest the possibility of a belated execution