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"Someone is stealing in Peachwood. At first it was jewelry, but when the thief turns to stealing food from a…
local church pantry, Malene's convinced the Presbyterians are behind the shenanigans. But Clem and Rufus aren't convinced, so they set out to nab the culprit. Only, the thief turns out to be a sprite heck-bent on ruining their town. Can Clem and Rufus stop the creature before it destroys Peachwood? Or, will the town as they know it turn to dust?" -- Provided by publisherThe figure of the detective: a literary history and analysis
Par Charles Brownson. 2014
"This book begins with a history of the detective genre, coextensive with the novel itself, identifying the attitudes and institutions…
needed for the genre to emerge in its mature form around 1880. The theory of the genre is laid out along with its central theme of the getting and deployment of knowledge. Sherlock Holmes, the English Classic stories and their inheritors are examined in light of this theme and the balance of two forms of knowledge used in fictional detection--cool or rational, and warm or emotional. The evolution of the genre formula is driven by changes in the social climate in which it is embedded. These changes explain the decay of the English Classic and its replacement by noir, hardboiled and spy stories, to end in the cul-de-sac of the thriller and the nostalgic Neo-Classic. Possible new forms of the detective story are suggested." -- Provided by publisherThe other side of silence: a novel of suspense
Par Bill Pronzini. 2008
On his third day in Death Valley, Rick Fallon comes upon a deserted Toyota Camry, and soon thereafter, the almost-dead…
body of Casey Dunbar. Having rescued her, Fallon soon learns what had driven to give up on life--and, his own life on hold, he resolves to unravel the twisted and dangerous strands of hers, a quest that leads him to the glitter-dome of Las Vegas. Contains some violence and strong languageRetribution: a thriller
Par Steffen Jacobsen. 2018
"On a warm Autumn afternoon, Denmark's largest amusement park, Tivoli Gardens, is devastated by a terrorist attack that leaves more…
than 1,200 dead. No one claims responsibility for the attack, and seven months later the nation is still reeling and the police have no leads. Police Lieutenant Lene Jensen has been assigned to the frustrating case from the beginning. When she receives a desperate phone call from a Muslim woman who later turns up dead, she sees a connection to the Tivoli bombing. Lene's initial investigation suggests that the woman was unknowingly part of a secret research project conducted by the government, and as she digs deeper, she is met with increasing resistance from her superiors. Together with private detective Michael Sander, she tries to get to the bottom of the complicated case--only to realize that someone knows a lot more than they are letting on. With the threat of another attack looming, Sander and Jensen must race against the clock to save lives and restore peace of mind to the people of the idyllic country." -- Provided by publisherIf we had known
Par Elise Juska. 2018
English professor Maggie Daley and her college-student daughter struggle with guilt, fear, and the dangerous bonds of family in the…
aftermath of a mass shooting in their small New England town. When it is revealed that the gunman had been one of Maggie's students, she questions whether the dark, violence-tinged essay he wrote in her freshman comp seminar have been a warning. Should-- or could-- she have done something? Adult. UnratedEn tierra de nadie (John Puller novel. Spanish #04)
Par David Baldacci. 2019
"Special Agent John Puller's mother, Jackie, vanished thirty years ago from Fort Monroe, Virginia. Now, military investigators, armed with a…
letter from Jackie's friend, arrive in the hospital room of Puller's father--a legendary three-star general now sinking into dementia. They reveal that he has been accused of murdering Jackie." -- Provided by NLSLe cri du livre (Pocket junior #345. C'est ça la vie!)
Par Carole Martinez. 1997
Noé, qui s'est emprisonné dans sa chambre, assiste en direct, par la lunette de son télescope, à l'étranglement de Marguerite,…
la bibliothécaire. Avec sa petite voisine, témoin elle aussi, ils décident de mener l'enquête. Un suspense bien enlevé. [SDMLa huida (John Puller novel. Spanish #03)
Par David Baldacci. 2018
"U.S. Army special agent John Puller is the man they call to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. But…
he is unprepared to hunt the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked--his own brother. Imprisoned for treason and national security crimes, Robert has now inexplicably escaped." -- Provided by NLSAna Laura Tango (Pocket junior #270. C'est ça la vie!)
Par Joachim Friedrich. 1997
Ana Laura reconnaît son père dans un taxi, lui qui est supposé être mort depuis deux ans dans un incendie…
en Argentine. Avec l'aide de ses proches, elle entreprend de percer le mystère. Elle découvre, peu à peu, un secret dans le passé de son père qui a un lien avec le tango. Au fur et à mesure des découvertes, on est pris dans un tourbillon...La última milla (Amos Decker series #02)
Par David Baldacci. 2017
"As Melvin Mars is about to be executed for the violent killing of his parents two decades earlier, another man…
confesses to the crime. Meanwhile, Amos Decker--newly hired on an FBI special task force--takes an interest in Mars's case after discovering striking similarities to his own life." -- Provided by NLSLook both ways: a novel
Par Linwood Barclay. 2022
"These headlights are watching you... The media have descended on Garrett Island, a small, isolated community that is the setting…
of a visionary experiment. All the residents' cars were sent to the mainland and for the past month the islanders have been "driving" the Arrival, a revolutionary autonomous vehicle. With a simple voice command, an Arrival will take you wherever you want to go and, because the fleet is networked and aware of one another, car travel is now 100% safe. The future, it seems, has arrived. As the excitement reaches a fever pitch, Sandra Montrose-islander, single mom, and public relations executive-prepares for Arrival Inc.'s flashy press event. Sandra is more than ready for this new world. Her husband died after falling asleep at the wheel and she's relieved that her two teens, Archie and Katie, will never need driver's licenses. But as the celebratory day gets underway, disaster strikes. A visiting journalist has vanished, possibly murdered. Before long, the Arrivals run amok, no longer taking orders from their passengers. They're starting to organize. They're beginning to hunt. And they seem hell-bent on killing any human they encounter. Is this all just a tragic accident, a technological malfunction with deadly consequences? Or were the vehicles programmed to act this way in a cruel act of corporate sabotage? Or could it be that the Arrivals have a mind of their own? Fasten your seatbelts-it's going to be a bumpy ride" -- Provided by publisherNaked at the window
Par Bill James. 2002
When the neighborhood supplier of drug dealer Panicking Ralph Ember is murdered by London thugs, the discreet network of local…
drug traders is threatened. With budget cuts leaving zero-tolerance drug policies obsolete, detectives Harpur and Iles work to keep the peace. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex.Less than a moment: a Posadas County mystery (Posadas County mystery #24)
Par Steven Havill. 2020
"Posadas County, sitting along New Mexico's southern border, has enjoyed a surge in visitors, jobs, and prosperity since rancher Miles…
Waddell used much of his inherited half billion to create an internationally renowned astronomy complex atop Torrance Mesa. Passion, not profit, drives Waddell. Yet benefits include a narrow gauge train linking the village of Posadas to NightZone. It's a boon to employees and for nature lovers, hikers, and birders as well as star gazers. A ripple of unease is felt across the county with the arrival of developer-no, speculator-Kyle Thompson. Why did he and his wife quietly purchase a large scrubby acreage to the north of NightZone? Any light pollution would jeopardize Waddell's success. "Lights are like cancer cells. One comes, others follow." Unease grows with a drive-by shoot-up at the Posadas Register, its 25 shots wounding a reporter and the paper's editor. Sheriff Bob Torrez and Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman see a connection to NightZone...and worse, a connection with Torrez's own nephew. Why? And then murder strikes..." -- Provided by publisherThe cat who brought down the house
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2003
Elderly film star Thelma Thackeray turns the opera house into a film club when she returns to Moose County. She…
graciously allows newspaperman Jim Qwilleran to host a Kit Kat Revue there. His Siamese cat Koko ruins the show but solves a murder. 2003Will you still love me tomorrow?
Par Edward Gorman. 2001
Black Water Falls, Iowa; 1959. Anti-communism is at its peak after a visit to the state by premier Nikita Khrushchev…
of the USSR. When a high-profile local liberal, attorney Sam McCain's client, is murdered, Sam investigates. Trouble arises when the two main suspects are also killed. Some strong language.Death of Riley
Par Rhys Bowen. 2002
New York City, 1901. Irish immigrant Molly Murphy, last seen in Murphy's Law (BR 14095), cajoles private investigator Paddy Riley…
to hire her as his assistant. When Paddy is murdered, Molly gets a glimpse of the culprit and attempts to track him down.Wolf pass: a novel
Par Steve Thayer. 2003
Wrongfully labeled a chief suspect after a shooting by a long-range sniper, deputy sheriff and former wartime army ranger P.A.…
Pennington realizes an old nemesis, a Nazi colonel, has returned. Adult. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Strong language. ViolenceThe cat who talked turkey
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2004
A dead body found on his property slightly dims Moose County columnist Jim "Qwill" Qwilleran's excitement over a new bookstore…
and a neighboring town's upcoming bicentennial. After wild turkeys, rare for the area, suddenly appear Qwill looks to his clairvoyant cat, Koko, for answers. Bestseller.Johnny get your gun: a novel
Par John Dudley Ball. 1969
"Alone in his bedroom, Johnny McGuire turned on his small transistor radio. In the few weeks that he and his…
parents had been in Pasadena Johnny had made few acquaintances and no friends; in his lonesome little life the radio had openedd the door to a magnificent new world. People played music for him to listen to and they told him, play-by-play, what was happening in the big league games. Seated on the edge of the bed, he clutched the little set in both hands. This radio had been the only gift that could be afforded for his ninth birthday and already Johnny McGuire seemed old enough to understand why. He knew that life wasn't always fair, that there was little money to spend, that sometimes his father was angry, often afraid. This is the story, as only John Ball could tell it, of what happens when an older, bigger boy steals Johnny's proudest possession and Johnny sets out to even the score using his father's . 38 Colt revolver. Told against the scene of black-white conflict in Pasadena, between poor whites and black militants, between rich whites and poor whites, and the highly topical and urgent problem of gun control, Johnny Get Your Gun is first-rate suspense. It is the chilling story of Johnny's adventures with his gun and of a murder and how the murder is solved by John Ball's cool, brilliant black homicide detective Virgil Tibbs, hero of In the Heat of the Night and The Cool Cottontail. There are riots, brutalities, an action-packed chase through Disneyland, and a heartwarming and heartbreaking scene at the end of the book in the baseball park of the California Angels. Perhaps the most important issue, described with sincerity and sensitivity by John Ball, is the terror and confusion in the mind of a nine-year-old boy--frightened, alone, hurt by the hatred around him, a fugitive from justice. Johnny Get Your Gun touches on some of the most urgent problems facing America today, and is told by one of America's most accomplished storytellers. John Ball is most recently author of Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "a very funny and tender story of what happens when East meets West," as well as author of In the Heat of the Night, made into a screenplay which won the Academy Award for best picture of 1967." -- Dust jacketL'héritage: roman
Par John Grisham. 2003
Ray Atlee découvre trois millions de dollars en liquide dans la demeure familiale. Son père vient de mourir, son frère…
n'est pas encore arrivé : il est seul face à l'argent. Pas d'impôt à payer, rien à partager, il ne résiste pas à la tentation de prendre le magot. A partir de cet instant, un danger le guette...