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The hill
Par Karen Bass. 2016
Jared’s plane has crashed in the Alberta wilderness, and Kyle is first on the scene. When Jared insists on hiking…
up the highest hill in search of cell phone reception, Kyle hesitates; his Cree grandmother has always forbidden him to go near it. There’s no stopping Jared, though, so Kyle reluctantly follows. After a night spent on the hilltop - with no cell service - the teens discover something odd: the plane has disappeared. Nothing in the forest surrounding them seems right. In fact, things seem very wrong. And worst of all, something - a creature that should only exist in legend - is hunting them. For senior high readers. 2016.The heaviness of things that float
Par Jennifer Manuel. 2016
Depicts the lonely world of Bernadette, a woman who has spent the last forty years living alone on the periphery…
of a remote West Coast First Nations reserve, serving as a nurse for the community. Only weeks from retirement, Bernadette finds herself unsettled, with no immediate family of her own. And then a shocking announcement crackles over the VHF radio of the remote medical outpost: Chase Charlie, the young man that Bernadette loves like a son, is missing. Winner of the 2017 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. 2016.The heart is an involuntary muscle
Par David Homel, Fred A Reed, Monique Proulx. 2003
Florence doesn't like writers, books, dogs, alcohol, old people, pleasure, or love, only her partner Zeno - though she'd never…
admit it. The two of them run an Internet business that puts lesser known writers and artists back in the limelight. Zeno sends Florence to find his favourite author, the mysterious Pierre Laliberté, in this novel of literature and the people who create it. Strong language. Canada Reads 2004. 2002, 2003. Uniform title: Cœur est un muscle involontaire.The hellfire club
Par Jake Tapper. 2018
Charlie Marder is an unlikely Congressman. Thrust into office by his family ties after his predecessor died mysteriously, Charlie is…
struggling to navigate the dangerous waters of 1950s Washington, DC, alongside his young wife Margaret, a zoologist with ambitions of her own. But when Charlie discovers a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of governance, he has to fight not only for his principles and his newfound political career, but for his life. 2018.The highwayman (Walt Longmire mystery.)
Par Craig Johnson. 2016
When Wyoming highway patrolman Rosey Wayman is transferred to the beautiful and imposing landscape of the Wind River Canyon, an…
area the troopers refer to as no-man's-land because of the lack of radio communication, she starts receiving "officer needs assistance" calls. The problem? They're coming from Bobby Womack, a legendary Arapaho patrolman who met a fiery death in the canyon almost a half-century ago. With an investigation that spans this world and the next, Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear take on a case that pits them against a legend: the Highwayman. Bestseller. 2016.The house gun
Par Nadine Gordimer. 1998
Harald and his doctor wife Claudia are faced with a son who has committed the unimaginable, who has disregarded the…
sanctity of human life. The parents and Duncan find themselves in the hands of a flamboyant black advocate, in a country where the death penalty is still on the statute book. 1998.The house by the sea
Par Nicola Thorne. 2003
To Clare Trafford, busy working on a biography of Joan of Arc, the charming coastal town of Port St Pierre…
seems the perfect place to continue her research. Overlooking the bay stands the dominating Chateau des Moulins, home of the de Frigecourts, an aristocratic French family plagued by misfortune. When Clare discovers that the estate is built on the site of St. Joan's prison, an ancient curse she had long dismissed as legend looms as deadly fact. 2003.The hot rock
Par Donald E Westlake. 1970
Thieves make five separate attempts to steal a sacred emerald and succeed each time. The hilarious capers include raids on…
the New York Coliseum, the Utopia Park prison, an insane asylum, and a vault in a Fifth Avenue bank. Followed by "Bank shot." Some strong language. 1970.The house in Amalfi
Par Elizabeth Adler. 2005
Lamour Harrington decides to leave her Chicago home and career behind to return to the Italy of her childhood. Nico…
Pirata, the heir to the Castello Pirata, sweeps her off her feet. But why does his father Lorenzo hate a woman he only ever knew as an innocent child? As Lorenzo plots to make Lamour leave Amalfi forever, long-hidden secrets come to dangerous life again. 2005.The hour of the Lily
Par John Kruse. 1987
Soviet intelligence officer Andrei Yakushev is pledged to destroy the leader of an underworld network in Afghanistan. CIA agent Mike…
McCabe is dropped behind the lines and is destined to play a crucial role in the series of events that unfold. 1987.The heir (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Paul Robertson. 2007
When New England's premier powerbroker dies, his 28-year-old son Jason is surprised to find he is the sole heir. At…
first, Jason angrily rejects this billion-dollar bequest. But he's gradually seduced by the very power and prestige he despises. When he finally starts to right past wrongs, however, a series of murders sends him fleeing for his life. 2007.The Holland suggestions
Par John Dunning. 2001
A mysterious photograph unlocks a Pandora's Box of Jim Ryan's memories, and lures him on a terrifying journey toward the…
shocking truth about the mother of his daughter, about himself, and about a past experiment in terror. 2001.The hit list
Par Chris Ryan. 2000
When Robert Maxwell is assassinated at sea by an unknown agency, it can only be a matter of time before…
the dark secret at the heart of the British Establishment is exposed to the light of day. SAS soldier Neil Slater has left the army. While trying to make a new life for himself as a teacher, terrorists attempt the kidnap of one of his pupils. Slater intervenes, and the episode ends violently. Dismissed from the school, it seems that he is to be drawn back into the covert world. Includes sex. 2000.The honourable schoolboy
Par John Le Carré. 1977
The hand of Robin Squires
Par Joan Clark. 1981
The haunting
Par Margaret Mahy. 1982
After a shy 8-year-old boy begins to receive frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a family legacy which…
can be considered a curse or a rare gift. Grades 5-8. 1983, c1982.The hammer of Eden: a novel
Par Ken Follett. 1998
After a terrorist threat of a manmade earthquake is broadcast, young FBI agent Judy Maddox is assigned to track down…
the cult group, Hammer of Eden, and their leader, named Priest. She is teamed up with seismologist Michael Quercus. But his wife is under the spell of Priest, whose group has stolen key data that could help them start a devastating California quake. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1998.The haunted mask II (Goosebumps. #36.)
Par R. L Stine. 1995
Steve Boswell thought that Carly Beth's Halloween mask was great. This year he goes to the store where Carly Beth…
got her mask. His mask is a creepy old man, definitely the scariest mask around. But soon Steve himself is feeling old -- and creepy. Grades 4-7. c1995. (Goosebumps ; 36)The haunted mask (Goosebumps. #11.)
Par R. L Stine. 1993
How ugly is Carly Beth's Halloween mask? It's so ugly that it almost scared her little brother to death, so…
terrifying that even her friends are totally freaked out by it. It's the best Halloween mask ever! But maybe it's too good. Because Halloween is almost over. And Carly Beth is still wearing that special mask. Sequel to "The Ghost Next Door". Followed by "Be Careful What You Wish For..." (DC14309). Grades 4-7. 1993. (Goosebumps ; 11)The haunting of Josie
Par Kay Hooper. 1994
Josie Douglas came to the isolated country cottage with her research, a good alibi, and a gun, hoping to have…
enough time to unravel the facts behind the tragedy that, years before, had shattered her life. Instead, a series of strange coincidences, a ghostly visitor, and a mysterious brass key provide another mystery: a house haunted by its own dark past. There's also Marc Westbrook, a landlord who embodies the meaning of the term drop-dead handsome, but can Josie trust him with the secret that drove her into seclusion? 2008, c1994.