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Rouges sont les roses: roman
Par James Patterson. 2002
Une épidémie d'attaques à main armée, avec massacre de tous les témoins à la clé, frappe l'Amérique. L'inspecteur Alex Cross,…
le personnage fétiche de l'auteur, a fort à faire pour neutraliser le psychopathe qui terrorrise ses compatriotesGryphon in light (Kelvren's Saga #1)
Par Mercedes Lackey. 2023
Set in the beloved and New York Times bestselling world of Valdemar, this first book in a new trilogy returns…
to the tales of the majestic gryphons. On the border between Valdemar and the deadly Pelagirs Forest, the gryphon hero Kelvren returns from a near-fatal self-sacrifice that won him the approval of Valdemar's ground troops, but caused a diplomatic crisis. Frustrated by his lack of a hero's welcome, Kelvren is talked into helping with an expedition by his old friend, Firesong. Firesong struggles with his own age and mortality, and he intends to solve a vast mystery at the center of legendary Lake Evendim as his crowning achievement. Just getting the multicultural fleet underway is a challenge, but what awaits them is a situation none of them could expectTu peux crever! (Folio policier #62)
Par Howard Fast. 1999
In the stone circle
Par Elizabeth Kimmel. 1998
Cristyn, fourteen, is reluctant to spend a dull summer in Wales with her widowed father while he does medieval-history research,…
and she's leery about sharing an ancient house with another American professor and her children. But ghostly happenings turn the vacation into an unexpected adventure. For grades 5-8Storm 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 readingNightfall
Par David Goodis. 1947
Commercial artist Jim Vanning is on the run, pursued by ruthless people who believe he is sitting on a cache…
of money from a bank robbery. Before the worst happens, New York police detective Fraser locates Vanning and helps him get to the bottom of his plightAll through the night
Par Mary Clark. 1998
It has been seven years since Sondra Lewis left her newborn baby in front of a church; simultaneously Lenny Centino…
was stealing a chalice from it. Now as amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan tries to help the church's priest and nuns save their afterschool haven, she uncovers a connection between those events and a child at the center. BestsellerReef of death
Par Paul Zindel. 1998
Maruul, an Aboriginal girl, and PC McPhee, an American boy, help their relatives dive for ancient treasure beneath the Australian…
reefs. But a killer fish and an unscrupulous scientist are also hunting in the sea. Some violence. For junior and senior high readersLe phare: roman (Policiers Fayard)
Par P. D James. 2006
"Au large de la Cornouailles anglaise, Combe Island abrite une Fondation destinée à permettre à des personnalités éminentes de venir…
jouir de la quiétude de ce lieu coupé du monde et se ressourcer à l'iode marin. Outre les résidents permanents - Emily Holcombe, dernière héritière des propriétaires de l'île, Rupert Maycroft, l'administrateur de la Fondation, Adrian Boyde, le comptable, Dan Padgett, le factotum, etc. -, Nathan Oliver, un écrivain de réputation mondiale, y séjourne régulièrement, accompagné de sa fille Miranda et de son secrétaire Dennis Tremlett. Alors que l'île accueille deux nouveaux visiteurs, l'un de ses habitants est retrouvé mort dans des conditions pour le moins suspectes. Chargé de mener une enquête aussi rapide que discrète, car Combe Island doit prochainement servir de cadre à un sommet international, le commandant Dalgliesh acquiert très vite la certitude qu'il s'agit d'un crime. Mais l'île est soudain la proie d'une autre menace, beaucoup plus insidieuse, celle-ci, et qui compromet la participation de Dalgliesh..." -- 4e de couvCountdown
Par Ben Mikaelsen. 1996
NASA has selected Elliot as its first junior astronaut. From space he talks by radio with people on Earth, including…
Vincent, a Maasai youth. Elliot and Vincent argue over their respective beliefs and customs, but finally realize that such differences need not be barriers to friendship. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 1996Turbulences catholiques (Série noire)
Par Colin Bateman. 2007
"Dan Starkey a décidé de redonner une chance à son couple. Pour preuve, il s'engage à assumer la paternité de…
Little Stevie, le bébé que sa femme Patricia a eu avec son amant. C'est ce bon moment de félicité familiale que choisit le primat de toute l'Irlande pour lui confier une enquête pour le moins inhabituelle sur une minuscule île aux oiseaux, battue par les flots. Sous la houlette du père Flynn, les rares habitants de cette terre isolée sont persuadés que le Messie est né chez eux et, qui plus est, se serait incarné en une petite fille répondant au prénom de... Christine. Quoi de mieux pour le journaliste qu'une retraite rurale grassement payée ? Et l'endroit idéal pour se mettre enfin à l'écriture de son livre ! Ce qui s'annonce comme un canular facile à déjouer vire peu à peu au cauchemar. Pour Dan, aux prises avec ses vieux démons que sont l'alcool et les femmes, ça tourne carrément à l'île de la tentation ! Au premier meurtre, l'ambiance bucolique prend du plomb dans l'aile. Quant au premier verre, il pourrait bien être le dernier... Avec ce thriller hilarant, Colin Bateman aborde sans complexe l'absurdité de l'intégrisme religieux". -- 4e de couvBrian's return
Par Gary Paulsen. 1999
Back in society, going to school and trying to fit in, Brian savagely beats a bully who attacked him. With…
the help of Caleb, a blind counselor, Brian realizes that he needs to go where he belongs--in the wilderness again. Sequel to The River (BR 08844). For grades 6-9 and older readersDeath and restoration: a Jonathan Argyll mystery
Par Iain Pears. 1998
Flavia di Stefan, of the art theft squad, learns that infamous English art thief Mary Verney is returning to Italy.…
Flavia enlists the help of her fiancé, lecturer Jonathan Argyll, to keep Mary from plundering any more items. They soon realize that the target is an obscure madonna icon of little obvious valuePhaenomen: 3], En des lieux obscurs
Par Érik L'Homme. 2008
"Ils ont fui la clinique où ils étaient enfermés. Ils ont échappé aux tueurs à gages lancés à leur poursuite…
et semé la panique au sein d'organisations aussi puissantes que mystérieuses. En cherchant à savoir qui ils sont vraiment, ces quatre adolescents hors norme ont déjà dérangé l'ordre du monde. Mais, pour eux, l'heure est maintenant venue de découvrir le secret le mieux gardé de l'histoire de l'humanité. L'inimaginable est là, au bout du chemin, en des lieux obscurs". -- 4e de couvNot that kind of place
Par Michael Melgaard. 2023
In May 1997, eighteen-year-old Laura McPherson left her house for a run and didn't return. Twenty years later, a reporter…
arrives in the small town of Griffiths to write an article about the unsolved murder of Laura McPherson. He is the most recent in a long line of journalists, podcasters, and amateur sleuths seeking new insights into what really happened to Laura. Laura's younger brother, David, a repressed and stuck thirty-something, is dealing with the recent death of his mother when the reporter comes knocking. The last surviving family member, David has lived a sheltered life, protected from the prying eyes of the media by his mother. But David cannot escape the past forever and soon finds himself confronting the lasting impact of his sister's death. As David learns more about his sister and the history of Griffiths, his eyes are opened to the casual violence, misogyny, and racism that lurk just below the surface of his seemingly placid community. Provocative and haunting, Not That Kind of Place is a compelling exploration of our obsession with true-crime stories and the devastating effects of systemic violence on our most vulnerable populationsSearch for the shadowman
Par Joan Nixon. 1996
When twelve-year-old Andy Thomas interviews his relatives for a family history assignment, he discovers a long-hidden scandal. Generations before, his…
ancestor Coley Joe Bonner supposedly ran away with his father's money. Andy's great-aunt refuses to discuss it, but after seeing a photo of Coley, Andy is determined to clear Coley's name. For grades 3-6The terrorist
Par Caroline Cooney. 1997
The Williams family has moved to London for a year. Unlike the rest of the students, naive, sixteen-year-old Laura does…
not know or care about current events or different cultures. But when her eleven-year-old brother, Billy, innocently accepts a package from a stranger on the subway and it explodes, Laura becomes obsessed with finding the terrorist who killed him. Some violence. For grades 6-9Un safari tout confort (10-18. Grands détectives)
Par Alexander McCall Smith. 2011
La célèbre détective Mma Ramotswe n'a aucun répit lors de son expédition au delta d'Okavango puisqu'elle est chargée de résoudre…
à la fois une histoire de complots, une histoire de coeur et un accident avant de parvenir à son safari avec Mma Makutsi.The fire at Mary Anne's house (The baby-sitters Club Ser. #No. 131)
Par Ann Martin. 1999
While reading her Teenzine, Mary Anne discovers the magazine is having a contest for the Baby-Sitter of the Year. She…
knows the Baby-Sitters Club can win. But Mary Anne suddenly has a different focus--her house burns down and her family has some important decisions to make. For grades 4-7. 1999