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Hunted down: the detective stories of Charles Dickens
Par Charles Dickens. 1996
Twelve stories, some featuring well-known characters such as Inspector Bucket and his wife, from Bleak House (BR 11645), and Mr.…
Nadgett, from Martin Chuzzlewit (BR 10218). Dickens's work as a law clerk and reporter and his attendance at trials, executions, and nightly rounds with the police provided material for these mysteriesBlack coffee: a Hercule Poirot novel
Par Charles Osborne. 1997
Osborne has adapted as a novel this work originally written as a play by Agatha Christie in 1930. Scientist Sir…
Claud Amory believes someone in his home is trying to steal an important formula he has developed. He asks Poirot to come to his Surrey home and take the formula back to London. But when Poirot arrives, he finds Amory dead and soon identifies numerous suspectsThe captive voice
Par B. J Hoff. 1987
While honeymooning on Lake Erie, Jennifer Kaine and her husband Daniel, who is blind, meet Christian singer Vali Tremayne. Vali…
retired after the death of her fiance. Now it appears that her life is also in danger. With the help of God, the Kaines lend Vali their support. Sequel to Storm at Daybreak (RC 46590, BR 11674)Dark river legacy
Par B. J Hoff. 1997
Jennifer and Daniel Kaine travel to Kentucky to help a friend, Mitch Donovan, organize the annual Heritage Arts Festival. Mitch…
is currently sheltering an elderly homeless woman who has amnesia. But someone is stalking her with plans of murder. Sequel to Vow of Silence (RC 46593, BR 11677)Murder at the Watergate: a novel
Par Margaret Truman. 1998
While Mac and Annabel Smith attend a fund-raiser for Vice President Joseph Aprile at the Watergate, a Mexican union organizer…
is killed in the garage. A few days later, a researcher for the Mexican Initiative is pushed from the Watergate's roof. The Smiths soon head to Mexico to investigate a connection between the deaths and financial investments in Aprile's campaign. Some strong languageMr. Midshipman Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1994
Horatio Hornblower of the British Royal Navy faces a series of adventurous episodes in his early career. His quick thinking,…
brilliant intuition, and decisiveness leave him with the rank of lieutenant. Prequel to Lieutenant Hornblower (RC 46117, BR 11553)Cromartie v. the god Shiva acting through the government of India
Par Rumer Godden. 1997
When a Canadian art dealer tries to sell an eleventh-century bronze statue of a Hindu god in London, the Indian…
government demands its return. Michael Dean is sent to India by his law firm to determine the statue's provenance. Tracing a replica of the statue leads to a murder and romantic complicationsThe tangled web
Par B. J Hoff. 1988
Jennifer and Daniel Kaine are in the process of converting a West Virginia farm into a Christian summer camp for…
disabled youth. A hoodlum on the run from the mob turns up with the two children of his murdered boss. The Kaines offer shelter and prepare for the hit men to arrive. Sequel to The Captive Voice (BR 11675)The case has altered
Par Martha Grimes. 1997
On her way back to the Fengate estate from the Case Has Altered pub, Dorcas Reese is strangled to death…
on the Lincolnshire fens. Two weeks earlier, Verna Dunn was shot to death at Fengate. Scotland Yard detective Richard Jury's investigation becomes problematic when his former lover Jenny Kennington turns into the prime suspect in both crimes. Some strong languageZéro heure à Phnom Penh: un roman (Polar presse)
Par Christopher Moore. 2006
"Personne, songea Calvino, ne paie cinq mille dollars pour un travail que n'importe qui peut accomplir sans prendre de risques...…
Voilà ce que le détective privé Vincent Calvino comprend après avoir accepté le mandat de retrouver un individu disparu au Cambodge. Il ne se doute pas qu'il devra passer des bas fonds de Bangkok à l'enfer de Phnom Penh. L'étranger, le farang, qu'on lui demandait de retrouver, il devrait le rechercher dans une ville où Khmers, Vietnamiens, Américains, Français, Irlandais et autres tentaient de survivre au milieu des tirs constants des armes automatiques des forces meurtières qui hantent les rues. Dans cette quête où se côtoient la contrebande d'armes et le trafic de bijoux, Calvino nous fait découvrir avec doigté un pays profondément blessé dans un continent où les subtilités nous échappent parfois." -- 4e de couvBeat to quarters
Par C. S Forester. 1966
June 1808. Captain Hornblower and his men are aboard the HMS Lydia off the coast of Nicaragua. He has been…
given several orders to carry out or face a court martial. One of his tasks is to find a water route across Central America, and as a result, he is transporting Lady Wellesley to Panama. Sequel to Hornblower and the Atropos (RC 25507, BR 7081)Tuer Johnny Fry (Roman noir)
Par Walter Mosley. 2007
"Lorsque Cordell Carmel surprend sa petite amie dans les bras d'un autre homme, l'existence paisible de ce quadragénaire new-yorkais prend…
un tour dramatique. Il démissionne, se met à boire, suit une mystérieuse égérie qui l'entraîne sur les chemins du plaisir et... fomente le meurtre de Johnny Fry." -- 4e de couvVies éclatées
Par Joy Fielding. 1997
Vêtue de pied en cap (Darcy Cavanaugh Ser.)
Par Candy Calvert. 2008
"L'infirmière du service des urgences, Darcy Cavanaugh, espère que cette croisière lui permettra de passer des vacances inoubliables et d'oublier…
les grossièretés de ses patients, le manque de personnel dans les hôpitaux et une vie amoureuse qui sombre à toute allure. Champagne, robes de grands couturiers et paysages spectaculaires, voilà exactement ce que son médecin lui a prescrit. Mais, quand un garçon de cabine est retrouvé mort dans des circonstances troublantes, Darcy doit affronter un véritable raz-de-marée pour découvrir la vérité. Seule parmi un océan de passagers de l'âge d'or et un animateur de danse au physique très plaisant, mais envers qui se portent ses soupçons Darcy doit résoudre le mystère sous peine de subir le supplice de la planche." -- 4e de couvCommodore Hornblower
Par C. S Forester. 1972
The old sea dog Horatio Hornblower is entrusted with a delicate mission to Russia, neatly threading the tangle of Baltic…
politics in the year 1812 in this sequel to Flying Colours (RC 46122, BR 11557)The game of thirty
Par William Kotzwinkle. 1994
New York P.I. Jimmy McShane is hired by the daughter of Tommy Rennseler, a specialist in Egyptian antiques, to find…
her father's murderer. Rennseler was playing a pharaoh's board game when he was killed. Now it appears McShane is a pawn on the streets of New York. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexTell me lies
Par Jennifer Crusie. 1998
After finding crotchless underpants in her husband's car, Maddie Faraday decides to get revenge by seducing recently returned C.L. Sturgis,…
with whom she had a one-night stand in high school. Then Maddie's husband disappears before she can divorce him and the town suspects she murdered him. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexThe face on the wall
Par Jane Langton. 1998
Children's book illustrator Annie Swann moves into a new wing of her Massachusetts house and begins to paint a wall…
mural. She rents the old half of her house to a family named Gast. But things go terribly wrong--with both the mural and the Gasts. Annie's uncle, detective Homer Kelly, steps in to help. Some violence and some strong languageStorm at daybreak
Par B. J Hoff. 1995
Jennifer Terry is hired as an assistant to the owner of a Christian radio station in West Virginia. Left sightless…
by a drunken driver, Daniel Kaine is a composer as well as an ex-Olympic swimmer. While they gradually fall in love, their happiness is threatened by attempts on Dan's life. Prequel to The Captive Voice (BR 11675)Detective duos
1997
Following their introduction in which the editors discuss the many combinations of detective duos in fiction, this husband-and-wife team offers…
twenty-five works covering the broad spectrum of mysteries both in historical development and in types of partnerships. Each story includes a brief introduction and offers suggested titles for further reading