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The hangman (Good reads series)
Par Louise Penny. 2010
On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On…
his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2010.Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
Par Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.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.Missing (Good reads)
Par Frances Itani. 2011
Northern France, World War I. Luc Caron sees three airplanes in a dogfight, with one flipping over and the pilot…
falling to his death. In 1928, the Greenwoods of Canada, whose pilot son has been missing for 11 years, receive a package from England. How is the mystery of the missing pilot solved, bringing peace to Luc and to the pilot’s parents? Based on a true story. High interest, low vocabulary. 2011.L'intérêt de l'enfant: roman ((Du monde entier).)
Par Ian McEwan. 2015
À l'âge de cinquante-neuf ans, Fiona Maye est une brillante magistrate spécialiste du droit de la famille. Passionnée, parfois même…
hantée par son travail, elle en délaisse sa vie personnelle et son mari Jack. Surtout depuis cette nouvelle affaire : Adam Henry, un adolescent de dix-sept ans atteint de leucémie, risque la mort. Les croyances religieuses de ses parents interdisant la transfusion sanguine qui pourrait le sauver, les médecins s'en remettent à la cour. Après avoir entendu les deux parties, Fiona décide soudainement de se rendre à l'hôpital, auprès du garçon. Mais cette brève rencontre s'avère troublante et, indécise, la magistrate doit pourtant rendre son jugement. 2015.Cherche rouquine, coupe garçonne: roman
Par Daniel Poliquin. 2017
À partir d'un fait divers qui a secoué le Québec des années soixante, l'affaire Coffin, Daniel Poliquin compose un roman…
qui est un chef-d'œuvre de roublardise narrative. Ce pauvre innocent de Blewett devient bien malgré lui le chaînon qui unit le destin des personnages que Poliquin fait défiler devant nos yeux avec un amusement contagieux. Il y a d'abord Odette, la sensuelle maîtresse de Blewett, chez laquelle il avait eu la mauvaise idée de se réfugier après avoir initialement réussi à s'échapper de la prison. Il y a Amédée Bérubé, le chef de police de L'Anse-Pleureuse, où il est mieux connu sous le nom de Barrabas, nous apprendrons pourquoi. Il y a surtout Jean-Jacques Bouffard, l'aumônier, qui faut-il s'en étonner? est celui dont la conscience s'accommode le plus mal avec l'acte dont il est témoin et complice. Enfin, il y a une certaine rouquine, qui hésite entre l'architecture et la taxidermie, entre les hommes et les femmes, mais qui sait dérouler un récit avec une captivante désinvolture. C'est elle, vous l'avez deviné, qui nous raconte cette histoire. 2017.Le clandestin (Best-sellers)
Par John Grisham, Patrick Berthon. 2006
La question n'est pas de savoir s'il va être tué, mais qui va le tuer. Lobbyiste sans foi ni loi,…
Joel Backman a été condamné à vingt ans de prison pour avoir vendu à une puissance étrangère un superlogiciel capable de contrôler un ensemble de satellites espions. Six ans plus tard, à sa grande surprise, il est gracié par le président des États-Unis sortant et exfiltré dans une jolie ville d'Italie. Sous une nouvelle identité, le Clandestin découvre l'art subtil d'être heureux. Il est libre, mais transformé en appât. Car, si la CIA a obtenu sa grâce, c'est pour mieux savoir qui va le tuer : les Israéliens ? les Saoudiens ? les Chinois ? La chasse à l'homme a commencé. Quelques descriptions de violence et quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2006, c2005. Titre uniforme: The broker.Home invasion (Good reads)
Par Joy Fielding. 2011
A noise wakes Kathy Brown from a dream where she was about to kiss Michael, her high school boyfriend, who…
was much more exciting than her husband Jack is. Hearing whispers, she gets up only to feel a gun at her head - two men are in the house, forcing Kathy and her husband into a living nightmare where Kathy also faces her real feelings about her husband. The outcome surprises everyone, most of all Kathy herself. Some descriptions of violence. High interest/low vocabulary book. Winner of the 2013 Golden Oak Award. 2011.Easy money (Good reads)
Par Gail E Vaz-Oxlade. 2010
The author will show you how to make your money work for you. Budgeting, saving, and getting your debt paid…
off have never been so easy to understand or to do. 2010.Animal's people
Par Indra Sinha. 2007
Orphaned Bhopal slum resident Animal, who used to be human before an industrial chemical accident left his bones twisted like…
a hairpin, and who walks on all fours, describes the events surrounding the impending trial of the Kampani responsible for the accident. He falls in with a group led by musician Somraj; Somraj's daughter, Nisha; and Nisha's boyfriend, Saint Zafar. Tensions mount as suspicious doctor Elli Barber opens a clinic in the slums, lawyers from the Kampani arrive to negotiate a settlement, and Animal, desperately in love with Nisha, copes with his desires and frustrations. Some descriptions of sex and violence, explicit strong language. 2007.The brass verdict (Mickey Haller. #2.)
Par Michael Connelly. 2008
When down-at-heel lawyer Mickey Haller gets the news that his old colleague Jerry Vincent has died, he also gets an…
unexpected windfall. Jerry had left instructions that Mickey should inherit all of his clients - putting Mickey's stalled career back on track at a stroke. Not only that, but Vincent was about to go to bat for Walter Elliott, the Hollywood mogul accused of brutally slaying his wife and her lover, in a trial that promises big fees and an even bigger place in the media spotlight. If Mickey could find the magic bullet and win that one against the odds, he'd really be back in the big leagues. The only problem is that Vincent was murdered, shot at close range in his office garage. And the detective handling the case - a certain Harry Bosch - is convinced the killer must be one of Vincent's clients. Suddenly Jerry Vincent's legacy is beginning to look more like a poisoned chalice, and Mickey is faced with the biggest challenge of his career: how to successfully defend a client who might just be planning to murder him. Sequel to "The Lincoln lawyer", followed by "The reversal". 2008.Presumed innocent
Par Scott Turow. 1987
Chief prosecutor Rusty Sabich is given a case involving the murder of lawyer Carolyn Polhemus. But the married Sabich once…
had an affair with Polhemus, and his colleague Tommy Molto is convinced he is the killer. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1987.Innocent
Par Scott Turow. 2010
"Innocent" continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each…
other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife. Strong language. Sequel to "Presumed innocent". Bestseller. c2010.Théodore Boone, enfant et justicier: roman
Par John Grisham, Emmanuel Pailler. 2010
Theodore Boone a toujours rêvé de devenir avocat. À treize ans, il est d'ailleurs le conseiller juridique gratuit de ses…
camarades et même de ses professeurs! C'est ainsi qu'il recueille bien malgré lui des éléments accablants dans le plus important procès pénal que sa ville ait connu, celui d'un notable jugé pour l'assassinat de sa femme. Theo, qui a juré le secret, ne peut ni parler ni laisser acquitter un meurtrier de sang-froid... -- 4e de couv.The associate
Par John Grisham. 2009
A college misdeed comes back to haunt Yale law-school graduate Kyle McAvoy when he is blackmailed into working at a…
Wall Street firm that is handling a multibillion dollar lawsuit involving a Pentagon contract. Forced into stealing documents, Kyle soon realizes he is in over his head. Bestseller. 2009.The dying photo
Par Alan Gibbons. 2010
A strange man takes a photo of Jimmy's family. As the camera flashes, Jimmy's parents vanish. The only clue is…
a picture of his mum and dad screaming. Jimmy is alone. Nobody believes him. Is he going mad? Or can Jimmy find the man who took his parents from him and get them back? This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 9+. 2010.The nightmare card
Par Catherine Johnson. 2011
Sara and Mina have been best friends for years. So when Sara gets hold of some Tarot cards and suggests…
they start telling fake fortunes Mina plays along. But soon Sara's predictions become all too accurate. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 11+. Grades K-3. 2011.Rook (Barrington Stoke teen)
Par Anthony McGowan. 2017
When Kenny and Nicky rescue a rook left for dead, Kenny is determined to keep it alive. Nicky doubts the…
scruffy bird will make it, but then Nicky has plenty else to worry about – a school bully, his first love, and the fact that everything is about to go very, very wrong. This book is particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers with an interest age of 13+ and a reading age of 8+. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2017.You killed me! (Barrington Stoke teen)
Par Keith Gray. 2013
Toby is a murderer. That's what the ghost at the end of his bed tells him. Toby is taken back…
in time to see the repercussions of his actions and unravel the series of events that led to the man's death. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and Interest age of 13+. 2013.The number 7 shirt
Par Alan Gibbons. 2008
The story of a boy's journey to becoming a professional footballer. Will the advice of 5 of Manchester United's greats…
help him achieve his dream? Jimmy has always dreamed of becoming a pro footballer and gets one step closer when he's invited to go for a trial for the Man U Academy! A must for football fans everywhere. Summer Reading Challenge 2015. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 9+. 2012, c2008.