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LadyGold
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 violenceAsylum 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 readersSneakers: 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 sexThe 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. BestsellerThe 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 executionFound money
Par James Grippando. 1999
One day before physician Ryan Duffy's electrician father dies, he tells his son about millions of dollars hidden in the…
attic. Meanwhile, divorced single mother Amy Parkens receives a box containing two hundred thousand dollars. Both want to know if the money is tainted. Strong language and some violenceNight letters: a journey through Switzerland and Italy
Par Robert Dessaix. 1997
Motivated by a recent diagnosis of terminal illness, an Australian man travels through Locarno, Vicenza, and Padua, and writes letters…
to a friend describing his thoughts on his journey. With occasional literary references, he reflects on the meaning of existence, love, and the passage of timeDon't scream
Par Joan Nixon. 1996
Jess and her friend Lori are thrilled when two new boys enroll in their small-town high school. Mark has moved…
in next door to Jess, and Lori quickly strikes up a friendship with Scott. What the girls don't realize is that one of the two is a sociopath and in the Federal Witness Protection Program. For junior and senior high readersFour corners of night: a novel
Par Craig Holden. 1999
When a girl goes missing, it brings back painful memories for cops and lifelong friends Steiner and Bank--Bank's stepdaughter disappeared…
seven years earlier and was never found. They throw themselves into this search, shocked to learn it's linked to the old case. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexSnow man
Par Carolyn Chute. 1999
Soon after a U.S. senator is shot by a Maine right-wing militia group, the household of a liberal Massachusetts senator…
finds the wounded gunman on their grounds. As the senator's wife and adult daughter secretly nurse the killer back to health, their feelings for him grow. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexCatherwood
Par Marly Youmans. 1996
In 1676 Catherwood and her husband, Gabriel, emigrate from England to a settlement near Albany, New York. Catherwood, herself an…
orphan, gives birth to a daughter, Elisabeth. One day, as mother and child are returning home from a visit, they become desperately lost and remain in the wilderness for monthsTotale: nouvelles érotiques (Roman érotique)
Par William St-Hilaire. 2007
"Dans Totale, on découvre [...] une littérature libertine qui va bien au-delà du sexe torride. En fait, on est d'abord…
frappé par la profondeur de la réflexion sur l'âme humaine, ses excès, ses contradictions, ses quêtes. Les relations amoureuses, les rapports de force, les passions dévorantes et la dépendance affective sont au cœur d'un texte puissant qui pourra en choquer certains, il est vrai, mais en ravir plusieurs." -- 4e de couvHeroes: a novel
Par Robert Cormier. 1998
Francis Cassavant returns from World War II so terribly mangled that no one recognizes him. His only goal is to…
kill his personal enemy, Larry LaSalle, for a crime committed before the war. Everyone mistakenly considers the two men war heroes. For senior high and older readersThe immoralist
Par André Gide. 1970
Michel, the protagonist, explains how his personality and attitudes toward life disintegrated under the influence of a tropical climate and…
illness. In this psychological study, Gide examines the conflict between self-development and self-sacrifice. The author was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1947Windfall: a novel
Par James Magnuson. 1999
Money is tight for professor Ben Lindberg and his family, and now their old van has broken down. Searching for…
his cat, Ben stumbles upon a fortune hidden in the basement of a closed-down store and must decide what to do about it. Strong language and violenceKeeper
Par Greg Rucka. 1996
While accompanying his girlfriend to an abortion clinic, bodyguard Atticus Kodiak is approached by Dr. Felice Romero. She wants to…
hire Kodiak and his colleagues to protect her and her daughter (who has Down's syndrome) from an increasingly threatening group of antiabortionists. Strong language and violenceHigh crimes: a novel
Par Joseph Finder. 1998
When the FBI tries to arrest Tom Chapman, his wife, Claire Heller, a Harvard law professor, learns that Tom is…
really army sergeant Ron Kubik, a fugitive for thirteen years. Claire defends her husband at his court-martial because she is determined to know the truth about him. Some strong language and some violence. BestsellerPerfect harmony: a novel
Par Barbara Wood. 1998
Three deaths have been attributed to tainted herbal medicines produced by the biotech company Charlotte Lee inherited from her Chinese…
grandmother. Charlotte suspects rivals within the company. Her ex-boyfriend, a computer genius, arrives from England to assist in catching the infiltrators before the FDA closes the business