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Par James Scott Bell. 2003
Los Angeles, 1906. Kit Shannon, devout Christian defense attorney, represents both a mother who lost her son in a trolley…
accident and a rail worker accused of attempted murder. The two cases pit her against powerful railroad men and politicians who seem to have something to hide. 2003Par Catherine Palmer. 2003
London, 1819. Jane Fellowes, descendant of Sir Isaac Newton, discovers a mysterious box of papers that may establish scientific proof…
of the existence of God. When the box disappears, scientist Thomas Norcross and Jane investigate. Bizarre events ensue as the pair realize the true puzzle is a matter of the heart. 2003Par James Scott Bell. 2003
Los Angeles, 1905. Criminal lawyer Kit Shannon tries the case of Celia Harcourt, who is being blackmailed for past events…
that threaten her family's happiness. A murder intensifies Kit's involvement, forcing her to face a ruthless female prosecutor. Undaunted and aided by her strong religious beliefs, Kit exposes the truth. 2003Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2004
The Elm Creek Quilters were quite surprised when master quilter Sylvia married Andrew Cooper on Christmas Eve. Now they are…
secretly conspiring to create a bridal quilt. But the project hits a snag when the local stitchers are confronted with their own personal problems. 2004Par T. Dawn Richard. 2003
Sixty-five-year-old May List leaves her philandering husband and moves into a senior citizen apartment complex. As May adjusts to her…
new life, she discovers that her neighbor, Mrs. Berkowitz, runs a blackmail operation. When Mrs. Berkowitz is murdered, May and her zany elderly cohorts determine to solve the crime. 2003Par Kathy Reichs. 2011
" Victoria Brennan se trouve confrontée à une nouvelle intrigue. Pourquoi tant de malades meurent-ils dans un seul hôpital ?…
Ils ont tous les mêmes symptômes... Serait-ce un virus que certains voudraient cacher ? " -- 4e de couvPar Charles Todd. 1998
To investigate a colonel's murder in 1919, Scotland Yard needs an experienced, but expendable, detective. Inspector Ian Rutledge, tormented mentally…
since returning from WWI, is assigned the politically sensitive case. His reputation at stake, Rutledge questions the victim's beautiful ward, her war-hero fiancé, and a shell-shocked witness. Some violence. 1996Par Ann Cleeves. 2010
" Dans un coin perdu d'archipel écossais, un polar insomniaque et virtuose, une nouvelle enquête de Jimmy Perez, flic taciturne…
et compatissant, dont le métier s'accorde mal avec un encombrant complexe de bon Samaritain... Macabre découverte à Biddista, petit hameau des Shetland. Dans une cabane de pêcheur, le corps d'un homme, pendu. Fait étrange, son visage est dissimulé par un masque de clown. Pour l'inspecteur Jimmy Perez, l'affaire s'avère d'autant plus délicate que personne ne semble connaître la victime. Une chose est sûre, il ne croit pas au suicide. Mais, malgré les renforts, les investigations piétinent. C'est alors qu'un nouveau corps est retrouvé au pied de la falaise. Le cadavre de Roddy, l'enfant chéri de l'île, un jeune violoniste célèbre. Quel lien peut bien unir ces deux crimes ? Y aurait-il un tueur en série à Biddista ? Durant ces jours étranges où le soleil ne se couche jamais, Jimmy Perez n'aura pas trop de sa légendaire ténacité et de son art de la psychologie pour faire la lumière sur le passé d'une petite communauté en apparence idyllique... " -- 4e de couvPar Brian McGrory. 2002
With his newspaper facing a hostile takeover, Boston investigative reporter Jack Flynn from The Incumbent (BR 13563) postpones a damaging…
story on Massachusetts governor Lance Randolph, nominee for U.S. attorney general, to help publisher Paul Ellis. When Ellis is murdered, Flynn searches for his killer. Violence and strong language. 2002Par Rhys Bowen. 2003
New York, 1901. In this sequel to Death of Riley (BR 14657), Molly Murphy inherits her boss's detective business. Two…
cases, one to uncover industrial espionage and the other to locate a runaway, intertwine. Molly tries to ease the plight of an immigrant family and finds a new love. 2003Par John Mortimer. 2002
Six stories featuring British barrister Rumpole, now recovering from his near-fatal heart attack in Rumpole Rests His Case (RC 55589,…
BR 14645). In the title piece, Rumpole investigates a fellow patient's mysterious death at the Primrose Path convalescent home in Sussex. Back in London he takes on five other cases. 2002Par Nelson DeMille. 1992
Captain Ann Campbell, the base commander's daughter, is found dead on the Fort Hadley, Georgia, firing range. Army criminal investigator…
Paul Brenner and rape specialist Cynthia Sunhill, Brenner's ex-girlfriend, must handle the politically explosive case. They uncover Campbell's shocking secret life. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1992Par Bill Pronzini. 2003
Fourteen short mysteries spanning thirty-five years of "nameless" San Francisco PI stories. In "It's a Lousy World" Nameless vindicates a…
friend suspected of--and shot for--robbing a liquor store. Also includes "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" and "Incident in a Neighborhood Tavern." Violence and some strong language. 2003Par Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark. 2004
During a vacation weekend in Stowe, Vermont, lottery winner Alvirah Meehan and her friend private investigator Regan Reilly become involved…
in the case of a stolen Christmas tree. The tree, designated for Rockefeller Center, connects a scam artist, a swindled waitress, and a sparkling treasure. 2004Par James Patterson. 2011
" Une mère et son bébé sont froidement abattus près de leur voiture, dans le parking d'un centre commercial. Il…
n'y a aucun témoin, et le sergent Lindsay Boxer dispose pour seul indice d'un mystérieux message écrit au rouge à lèvres sur le pare-brise. Le même soir, la femme de Marcus Dowling, un célèbre acteur de cinéma, est tirée de son sommeil par un cambrioleur qui vient de lui dérober ses bijoux. Le meurtre de la jeune femme va provoquer un tapage médiatique sans précédent. Lindsay mettra tout en oeuvre pour résoudre ces énigmes avec l'aide de son coéquipier, Rich. Mais l'attirance qu'elle ressent pour lui risque de mettre en péril son couple et le Women Murder Club... Une enquête palpitante, où se mêlent le danger et l'horreur. " -- 4e de couvPar Alice Hoffman. 2003
For generations women of the Sparrow family in Massachusetts have been blessed--or cursed--with clairvoyant powers. When thirteen-year-old Stella has a…
premonition that lands her father in jail on suspicion of murder, she goes to live in the historic ancestral home where she confronts her haunting legacy. Some strong language. 2003Par Isaac Asimov, Charles Ardai. 2003
Sixteen stories, some previously unpublished in any collection, involving the Black Widowers club members who gather monthly to dine and…
solve a brainteasing puzzle. The men ponder mysteries ranging from murder and theft to an umbrella's seemingly inexplicable disappearance into a space warp. Foreword by Harlan Ellison. Some strong language. 2003Par David Patneaude. 2000
Twelve-year-old Nelson recruits his female cousin Mike to coach his baseball team. They are on a losing streak when they…
see messages scratched in the dirt at home plate. The team wonders if the ghost of a boy who died years ago is responsible. For grades 4-7. 2000Par Eleanor Estes. 2000
Ten-year-old Jerry Pye and his younger sister Rachel get a new puppy and name him Ginger. When Ginger disappears, the…
adventurous children set out to find him. They suspect the little dog has been spirited away by a mysterious stranger wearing a yellow hat. For grades 3-6. Newbery Medal. 1951Par Tim Bowler. 2003
Cornwall, England. Thirteen-year-old Ella is kidnapped and held in a cave after her older brother Fin leaves her and their…
three-year-old brother home alone. As his parents deal with the kidnapper's demands Fin begins his own investigation and uncovers a deadly family secret. For grades 6-9. 2001