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Thin ice
Par Marsha Qualey. 1997
Arden's parents died in a plane crash when she was six, and her brother, Scott, dropped out of college to…
raise her. Now Arden is seventeen and Scott has disappeared, presumably drowned in a snowmobile accident. But Arden has reason to believe Scott has run away, and she's determined to find him. For junior and senior high readersTuer Johnny Fry (Roman noir)
Par Walter Mosley. 2007
"Lorsque Cordell Carmel surprend sa petite amie dans les bras d'un autre homme, l'existence paisible de ce quadragénaire new-yorkais prend…
un tour dramatique. Il démissionne, se met à boire, suit une mystérieuse égérie qui l'entraîne sur les chemins du plaisir et... fomente le meurtre de Johnny Fry." -- 4e de couvVies éclatées
Par Joy Fielding. 1997
Vêtue de pied en cap (Darcy Cavanaugh Ser.)
Par Candy Calvert. 2008
"L'infirmière du service des urgences, Darcy Cavanaugh, espère que cette croisière lui permettra de passer des vacances inoubliables et d'oublier…
les grossièretés de ses patients, le manque de personnel dans les hôpitaux et une vie amoureuse qui sombre à toute allure. Champagne, robes de grands couturiers et paysages spectaculaires, voilà exactement ce que son médecin lui a prescrit. Mais, quand un garçon de cabine est retrouvé mort dans des circonstances troublantes, Darcy doit affronter un véritable raz-de-marée pour découvrir la vérité. Seule parmi un océan de passagers de l'âge d'or et un animateur de danse au physique très plaisant, mais envers qui se portent ses soupçons Darcy doit résoudre le mystère sous peine de subir le supplice de la planche." -- 4e de couvThe dark side of nowhere: a novel
Par Neal Shusterman. 1997
Jason Miller hates his bland, small-town life, so when the high school janitor gives him an odd glove and tells…
him his life is about to change, he is both puzzled and excited. Jason learns classmates have received the same message, and soon they all encounter bizarre experiences. For grades 6-9The departure (Animorphs Ser. #No. 19)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
After her latest mission when she morphed into a wolf, Cassie realizes that she is losing her human feelings. She…
tells her friends that she is quitting; she does not want to be an animorph any longer. But when confronted by a leopard and Karen, a human-controller who knows Cassie's secret, Cassie must rethink her decision. For grades 4-71001 things everyone should know about the universe
Par William Gutsch. 1998
The decision (Animorphs Ser. #No. 18)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
Ax, the Andalite trapped on Earth, tells this adventure about how he and his four human friends who have the…
power to morph become mosquitoes for a mission against their mutual enemy, the Yeerks. For grades 4-7The game of thirty
Par William Kotzwinkle. 1994
New York P.I. Jimmy McShane is hired by the daughter of Tommy Rennseler, a specialist in Egyptian antiques, to find…
her father's murderer. Rennseler was playing a pharaoh's board game when he was killed. Now it appears McShane is a pawn on the streets of New York. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexPassion play
Par Sean Stewart. 1992
It is the future and fundamentalism rules. Diane Fletcher works with the police as a shaper--one who uses psychic abilities…
to hunt criminals. After arresting a deacon for stoning an adulteress to death, Fletcher turns her attention to the murder of a powerful actor. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sexTell me lies
Par Jennifer Crusie. 1998
After finding crotchless underpants in her husband's car, Maddie Faraday decides to get revenge by seducing recently returned C.L. Sturgis,…
with whom she had a one-night stand in high school. Then Maddie's husband disappears before she can divorce him and the town suspects she murdered him. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexThe face on the wall
Par Jane Langton. 1998
Children's book illustrator Annie Swann moves into a new wing of her Massachusetts house and begins to paint a wall…
mural. She rents the old half of her house to a family named Gast. But things go terribly wrong--with both the mural and the Gasts. Annie's uncle, detective Homer Kelly, steps in to help. Some violence and some strong languageIt's my life
Par Michael Harrison. 1997
Martin's mother had ordered him straight home from school. When she calls to check on him, Martin reaches for the…
phone only to have someone grab him from behind. So begins Martin's kidnapping, which becomes more and more bizarre as he realizes just who his enemies really are. For grades 6-9The discovery (Animorphs Ser. #No. 20)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
A new boy at school, David, is carrying the blue box essential to acquiring the power to morph. Marco spots…
him and tries to buy the box. Realizing that it must be valuable, David advertises the blue box on the Internet, alerting the Animorphs' enemies to its existence. That one ad changes David's life--forever. For grades 4-7Storm 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. BestsellerThe underground (Animorphs Ser. #No. 17)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
Rachel and her four friends are able to morph into any animal. They are all flying around as large birds…
when Rachel telepathically directs them to catch a man jumping from a building. It appears the man's brain has been invaded by Yeerks. Rachel plots to destroy the Yeerks with an ordinary breakfast food, but it is a risky, dangerous venture. For grades 4-7Turbulences 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 couv