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Smoke River
Par Krista Foss. 2014
After a proposed subdivision becomes the site of a Mohawk protest -- the land, which has long formed a kind…
of neutral border between a reserve and the neighbouring town, is contested -- tensions escalate through three sweltering summer months, exposing old wounds, as well as forging new and surprising connections. The story is told in the voices of several characters, from the restless young Mohawk woman dreaming of adventure and fame in the wider world; to the successful businessman who has made good use of his position between two communities; to the high school hero whose inner life would shock his admirers; and to the unexpected lovers, who must weigh happiness against history and fierce pride. 2014.Snow job
Par William Deverell. 2009
Arthur Beauchamp has followed his wife, the leader and first elected member of the Green Party, to Ottawa. But he…
hates everything there: the cold, the politics, and his place in his wife's shadow. So when a delegation of government officials from Bhashyistan is blown sky high and the shares of a Calgary-based oil company promptly drop like a stone, Arthur is only too happy to jump to the defence of the missing suspected assassin. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2009.Stalking horse
Par Terence Strong. 1993
Iraq invades Kuwait and the world lurches towards war. In Washington DC and London, two governments dread a biological attack…
that will lose them the battle before it begins. However, two intelligence agents are in a position to avert the catastrophe - Avery is a former SAS man; Corrigan is a Delta Force Soldier. Each is on a separate deep-cover assignment to penetrate the world's deadliest terrorist organisation. 1993.Soldier no more: a novel (Dr David Audley. #10.)
Par Anthony Price. 1981
Spyder web
Par Tom Grace. 1998
The Spyder is the CIA's greatest surveillance weapon, moving silently and stealthily on a globe-spanning web of computer networks. The…
battle to control this confidential technology has begun, and former US Navy SEAL officer Nolan Kilkenny has walked into the middle of the fight and a worldwide hunt for three computer-age information pirates. 1998.Spy story
Par Len Deighton. 1974
War games and super secrets involve the transferral of a defecting Russian admiral to Britain under the command of a…
tough-sounding retired American marine corps commander. Submarine espionage under the Arctic and a bittersweet love affair add to the suspense. Strong language. 1974.Spy sinker
Par Len Deighton. 1990
What kind of woman would leave her husband, her children and her home to live behind the Iron Curtain and…
work for the KGB? "Spy sinker" is a novel of many interlocking puzzles, for with the third person narrative comes a very different picture of characters we thought we knew so well from previous books. Conceived from the beginning as one complex plot, Deighton's great saga ends, like "Spy line" (DC30503), in 1987 when Fiona Samson's mission is complete. Descriptions of violence. 1990.Spy line (Hook, line and sinker trilogy ; #2)
Par Len Deighton. 1989
Berlin-Kreuzberg: winter 1987. Through the grey streets, the British military police are hunting for Bernard Samson. But Berlin, beloved city…
of Bernard's childhood, holds innumerable hiding places for a spy on the run. Sequel to: "Spy hook". Followed by "Spy sinker". 1989. (Hook, line and sinker trilogy ; 2)Son of a trickster (Trickster trilogy. #1.)
Par Eden Robinson. 2017
Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary…
mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion and an impulse to watch over people more than twice his age, and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer, and now she's dead. Bestseller. 2017.Snow wolf
Par Glenn Meade. 1996
In 1953 President Eisenhower receives alarming reports of Joseph Stalin's deteriorating mental health and of a heightened risk of war.…
Ike authorizes the CIA to kill Stalin, and two agents are dropped in Moscow. When the plot goes awry, the agents come under threat from both sides and find an unlikely ally. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 1996.Solo (A James Bond novel)
Par William Boyd. 2013
It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the…
service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia, he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice. Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington, D.C., where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge, a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment. 2013.S.O.B. : Banco à Cuba (SOB. #8.)
Par Jack Hild. 1986
Les soldats de Barrabas sont une équipe de mercenaires (une douzaine au départ, leur nombre tendant à diminuer au fil…
des missions, à cause de tous les salauds qui leur veulent du mal) menés par le colonel Nile Barrabas, un ancien du Vietnam (comme il se doit) qui se voir confier des (sales) missions par un sénateur. Titre uniforme: Eye of the fire.Slave of the Haida
Par Doris Andersen. 1974
Kim-Ta, son of a Salish chief, is captured by the Haidas. Afraid that he may become a sacrificial victim at…
one of their feasts, Kim-Ta plans his escape. Grades 4-7. 1974.Sing down the moon
Par Scott O'Dell. 1994
Skeleton Key (Alex Rider adventure. #3.)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2002
Teenage superspy Alex Rider travels from a reconnaissance mission at Wimbledon Tennis Championships to an investigation on Cayo Esqueleto, Cuba.…
He begins to make chilling links between several deaths, an illegal nuclear weapons deal and General Sarov's plans for the future of the world. Some strong language. Sequel to "Point blank" (DC26006), followed by "Eagle strike" (DC29161). For junior high readers. 2002. (Alex Rider adventure ; 3)Skeleton man (Skeleton Man #1)
Par Joseph Bruchac. 2001
A strange "great-uncle" takes charge of Molly after her parents disappear. She doesn't trust him and must rely on her…
dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety--and maybe even for her life. Grades 5-8. 2001.Sion crossing: a novel (Dr David Audley. #13.)
Par Anthony Price. 1984
On the exact site of the Sion Crossing skirmish between the Blue and the Grey soldiers of the American Civil…
War 100 years earlier, treachery awaits a new victim - Oliver St John. Latimer has been lured by the CIA from his Whitehall job of Kremlin-watching and spy-catching. David Audley comes to the rescue. 1984.SilverFin: a James Bond adventure (Young Bond. #1.)
Par Ian Fleming, Charles Higson. 2005
The dark waters around a remote Scottish castle hold a sinister secret. One man with a thirst for power will…
use it - whatever the cost. SilverFin is dangerous, SilverFin is the future and SilverFin must be destroyed. Young James Bond, on holiday from Eton and living with his aunt and uncle, finds himself embroiled in his first big adventure. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005.Scorpia rising (Alex Rider adventure. #9.)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2011
When the world's deadliest terrorist organization, Scorpia, stirs up trouble in the Middle East, it is up to fourteen-year-old MI6…
agent Alex Rider to thwart their plans. Sequel to “Crocodile Tears”. Junior High. 2011.Scarecrow
Par Matthew Reilly. 2004
Enigmatic Marine Shane Schofield, call-sign 'Scarecrow' is one of 15 top warriors being hunted for bounty. Plunged into a headlong…
race around the world, he is pursued by a fearsome collection of international bounty hunters - including the 'Black Knight', a notoriously ruthless man who seems intent on eliminating only Schofield. Schofield fights for survival, at the same time unveiling a vast international conspiracy and the terrible reason why he cannot be allowed to live. 2004.