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Everybody's somebody's fool (Sam Mccain Mystery Ser. #Bk. 5)
Par Edward Gorman. 2002
A party in 1961 ends with discovery of the body of Sara Griffin, troubled daughter of a wealthy Black River…
Falls, Iowa, family. Attorney Sam McCain investigates when police suspect former client David Egan, Sara's onetime boyfriend. After David's mysterious death, Sam works to clear his name. Some violence and some strong language. 2002Sugar skull: an Eve Diamond novel
Par Denise Hamilton. 2003
L.A. reporter Eve Diamond researches the background of murdered socialite Venus Dellaviglia Langdon, whose husband is running for mayor. Somehow…
the crime involves both Langdon's son and her lover. Eve also becomes emotionally involved with someone close to the case. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003The outlaw and the lady
Par Lorraine Heath. 2001
Fortune, Texas; 1891. Outlaw Lee Raven and his gang kidnap a bank robbery witness and realize later that beautiful Angela…
Bainbridge is blind. At Raven's Mexican home the two fall in love before the Texas Rangers arrive. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001A hot and sultry night for crime
Par Jeffery Deaver. 2003
Twenty original short mysteries feature passion, murder, and heat from members of Mystery Writers of America, including Loren D. Estleman…
and John Lutz. An award-winning suspense writer edits the collection and prefaces each selection with an author profile. Some violence. 2003Death in Dublin: a novel of suspense
Par Bartholomew Gill. 2003
A dangerous gang of criminals called the New Druids steal the ancient Book of Kells from the library at Trinity…
College, Dublin, and kill a guard. Chief superintendent Peter McGarr suspects an inside job and continues to investigate even after he is pulled off the case. Violence and strong language. 2003Cyanide Wells
Par Marcia Muller. 2003
The disappearance of Matthew Lindstrom's wife fourteen years ago, just before their divorce, branded him a murderer and destroyed his…
career. When he discovers Gwen is alive, Matt heads for California to look for answers and possibly revenge--but instead finds her lesbian lover and an even bigger mystery. Some strong language. 2003Beachcomber
Par Karen Robards. 2003
Christy Petrino quits her job when she discovers that the law firm she works for and her fiancé are involved…
with the mob. Now, with her life at stake, she must deliver a package to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, where she faces more danger--a serial killer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003Entre deux os: roman (Best-sellers)
Par Kathy Reichs. 2007
The best mysteries of Mary Roberts Rinehart: Four Complete Novels By America's First Lady Of Mystery
Par Mary Roberts Rinehart. 2002
Collection of four classic mystery tales by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) written in the early twentieth century. Includes The Circular…
Staircase, The Man in Lower Ten, The Window at the White Cat, and The Buckled Bag. 2002A place of hiding (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 2003
Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley's colleague, forensic scientist Simon St. James, comes to the aid of his wife's American friend…
China River. China is accused of murdering millionaire Guy Brouard on the island of Guernsey after she and her half-brother deliver a package of blueprints to him there. Strong language and some violence. 2003Playing for the ashes (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1994
Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are assigned the murder case of cricket star Kenneth Fleming. Separated…
from his wife, Fleming was living with his doting former teacher, Miriam Whitelaw, and having an affair with Gabriella Patten. In a parallel story, Whitelaw's daughter, now dying of a debilitating disease, describes her own wild youth. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerCome home, my heart
Par Phyllis Campbell. 1988
Dr. Susan Perry, an obstetrician, becomes blind after a brain tumor is removed. Once rehabilitated, she moves to a poor,…
rural Virginia town. In her new career as a social worker, she becomes an integral part of the community and falls in love. 1988Moon over Manhattan: mystery and mayhem
Par Larry King. 2003
Wealthy teenager Allison Vandameer, daughter of a liberal television commentator in New York City, plots a fake elopement to blackmail…
dad into letting her attend film school. The plan goes awry when her dim-witted boyfriend, Goonie, gets confused. Further schemes involve Goonie, a doorman, a reporter, and other hustlers. Some strong language. 2003In the presence of the enemy (Inspector Lynley Ser.)
Par Elizabeth George. 1997
Newspaper editor Dennis Luxford receives a threatening note demanding that he publicly reveal he is the father of ten-year-old Charlotte…
Bowen, the kidnapped daughter of a member of parliament with whom Luxford had an affair years earlier. Scotland Yard inspector Thomas Lynley enters the case when a body is discovered. Strong language. Bestseller. 1996Fifteen love
Par Robert Corbet. 2003
Fifteen-year-olds Mia, a violist with family problems, and Will, a tennis player whose brother is paralyzed, gradually fall in love--both…
for the first time. They reveal feelings about each other, school, and friends while struggling to understand the opposite sex. For senior high readers. 2003Entre l'eau douce et la mer (Focus)
Par Louise Tremblay-D'Essiambre. 2006
"Ce livre est un peu le voyage de l'eau d'un lac paisible à l'océan infini. C'est aussi Catherine, la silencieuse,…
la douce épouse, la tendre mère, vivant dans l'ombre et rêvant d'absolu. Et Étienne qu'elle rencontrera lors d'un séjour à la mer. La mer... tumultueuse, entière, déterminée. Une histoire tissée d'émotions et de tendresse, un récit où beaucoup de femmes pourront se reconnaître. Un roman d'espérance et de métamorphose où l'on assiste au triomphe de l'amour." -- 4e de couvL'empreinte du renard: roman (Fayard noir)
Par Moussa Konaté. 2006
À Bamako, le célèbre commissaire Habib, vieux flic dont la sagesse et le flair sont quasi légendaires, est expédié au…
coeur du pays dogon pour élucider une série de morts bizarres, vraisemblablement des meurtres. Affaire d'autant plus délicate que les Dogons sont très attachés à leurs traditions et vivent pratiquement en marge des autorités officielles du Mali. En outre, ils sont connus et redoutés pour la puissance de leur magie. [...] Avec les Dogons, un peuple qui a fasciné Marcel Griaule, Michel Leiris ou Jean Rouch, Moussa Konaté, sans le trahir, nous fait toucher du doigt une partie des secrets inviolés de l'Afrique. Il donne ainsi au lecteur, en le divertissant, une belle leçon d'humanité. -- 4e de couvThe Chili Queen: A Novel
Par Sandra Dallas. 2002
On the train to Nalgitas, New Mexico, brothel owner Addie French meets Emma Roby, a mail-order bride. When Emma's prospective…
husband fails to show, Addie takes her in at her "boarding house"--The Chili Queen. There Emma meets Welcome, the African American cook, and Ned, an outlaw. Together, they devise a moneymaking scheme. Spur Award. 2002Suddenly you
Par Lisa Kleypas. 2001
London, 1836. To end her never-loved spinster status, novelist Amanda Briars hires a male prostitute for one night of fantasy…
on her thirtieth birthday. She is appalled to again encounter Jack--aka John Devlin, a notorious publisher--at a dinner party. He then makes her an offer she can't refuse. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001L'empire des loups: roman
Par Jean-Christophe Grangé. 2003
Une femme qui ne reconnaît plus son mari, haut fonctionnaire de la justice; un policier qui enquête sur trois jeunes…
femmes retrouvées horriblement mutilées dans le quartier du Sentier, à Paris: deux récits parallèles dont la collision plongera le lecteur dans le milieu mal connu des immigrants turcs clandestins exploités par l'industrie textile. Un suspense efficace et dur, dans la lignée des Rivières pourpres