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The chain of destiny
Par Betty Neels. 1989
Suzannah Lightfoot was alone in the world, when Guy Bowers-Bentinck came to her rescue. "He's so tiresome and ill-tempered and…
impatient and he must hate the sight of me", Suzannah reflected as fate kept throwing them together. It was because of this she wasn't prepared to join the queue of females wanting to marry him, wasn't it? 1989.The bridesmaid
Par Ruth Rendell. 1989
Philip Wardman falls for a beautiful, enigmatic woman he meets at his sister's wedding. Philip abhors any depiction of violent…
death, but Senta believes they should each kill someone to prove their love for each other. Some descriptions of sex. 1989.The body in the billiard room (Inspector Ghote mystery. #16)
Par H. R. F Keating. 1987
Inspector Ghote finds himself cast in the role of the Great Detective when Surinder Mehta M.C. expressly requests that the…
Bombay detective be sent up to Ooty, the famous hill station, to solve the murder of the billiard marker in their most historic club. A daunting enough assignment without the luck of having Surinder as his tireless Dr Watson - the greatest hindrance in his career to date. Sequel to “Under a monsoon cloud”, followed by “Dead on time”. 1987.The blood of an Englishman: a Kramer and Zondi novel (Kramer and Zondi novel. #6.)
Par James McClure. 1980
There's a giant on the loose - a homicidal giant attacking blameless citizens at random - or so one of…
its victims claims. But Lieutenant Tromp Kramer of the Trekkersburg Murder and Robbery Squad remains unimpressed. Yet one morning Bantu Detective Sergeant Mickey Zondi brings him news of a gruesome find. An England visitor to South Africa lies murdered, and his injuries point decisively to a gigantic killer possessed of hideous strength. The celebrated detective team of Afrikaner and Zulu soon faces a seemingly impenetrable problem. 1980.Sous la glace (Armand Gamache enquête.)
Par Louise Penny, Michel Saint-Germain. 2011
L'hiver a enveloppé de neige le village endormi de Three Pines. Le temps des fêtes appelle à la paix et…
aux bons sentiments, jusqu'à ce qu'un cri déchire l'air glacé. Un meurtre a été commis : une spectatrice de la traditionnelle partie de curling a été électrocutée sous les yeux de tous, au beau milieu d'un lac gelé. Pour diriger l'enquête, l'inspecteur-chef Armand Gamache revient dans la charmante communauté anglophone. Avec minutie, il dévoile le passé de la victime et découvre un écheveau de secrets et de rivalités. Gamache a cependant ses propres ennemis au sein de la Sûreté du Québec ; il sait qu'il ne peut se fier à personne. Tandis qu'un vent mordant souffle sur Three Pines, une menace plus glaçante encore plane sur lui. 2011. Titre uniforme: Dead cold.The black book: an Inspector Rebus novel
Par Ian Rankin. 1994
Five years ago, Edinburgh's Central Hotel burned to the ground, and a body with a bullet hole in it was…
found in the ashes. Now John Rebus is having a terrible week--his lover has thrown him out, his brother has arrived unannounced, and his deputy is hospitalized in a coma. Then Rebus reads the notes in his deputy's black book and sees a connection. Strong language. 1994.The betrayed
Par David Hosp. 2006
When Sydney Chaplin left D.C. nine years ago for college, she vowed never to return. But when her sister is…
found brutally murdered, she finds herself drawn once again into the shadowy web of her wealthy, powerful family. Joined by Washington detectives Jack Cassian and Darius Train, and driven by her need to know the truth about her sister's death, Sydney will risk everything - her life and her family's future - to find the answers. 2006.The best man to die (Inspector Wexford mystery. #4.)
Par Ruth Rendell. 1981
Jack Pertwee was getting married in the morning and the darts club gathered in the pub to give him a…
send off. Charlie Hatton drove his lorry eleven hours down from Leeds just to be there. Charlie was Jack's best friend and he would be his best man. When the two finally parted at the Kingston Bridge, Jack felt as though his life was just beginning. But for Charlie Hatton life was just about to end. Sequel to "Wolf to the slaughter", followed by "A guilty thing surprised". 1981, c1969. (Inspector Wexford mystery)The beige man (Inspector Irene Huss. #7.)
Par Helene Tursten. 2015
Göteborg, Sweden: The high-speed chase of a stolen BMW takes a chilling turn when the two police officers involved witness…
a gruesome hit-and-run. When they finally recover the abandoned vehicle, search dogs are unable to trace the thieves, but they do uncover an entirely different horror: the half-naked corpse of a young girl in a nearby root cellar. As Detective Inspector Irene Huss and her colleagues struggle to put the pieces together, they discover the man whose car was stolen—a retired police officer—is none other than the victim in the hit-and-run. Could it be a strange coincidence? Or is something larger at play? Meanwhile, the hunt for the girl's killer leads Irene into the dark world of sex trafficking. An international criminal has arrived in Göteborg, and he'll stop at nothing to expand his sinister operation. 2015. Uniform title: Man med litet ansikte.The bachelor's wedding (Harlequin Romance)
Par Betty Neels. 1995
Araminta Smith had first met Professor Jason Lister when she was hired to look after his niece and nephew. Knowing…
that her plain but honest looks weren't about to catch her a husband, she was intrigued by the distinguished surgeon's interest in her. Since he was also a confirmed bachelor, the professor's proposal had come as an even greater surprise. A marriage between them, as he pointed out to her, would be infinitely practical - and Araminta was nothing if not practical. But then... what about love? 1995.The babes in the wood (Inspector Wexford mystery. #19.)
Par Ruth Rendell. 2002
As epic flooding descends upon Sussex, chief inspector Wexford investigates the case of the two missing Dade children, fifteen-year-old Giles…
and thirteen-year-old Sophie, and their weekend sitter, Joanna Troy. The trail leads to shady suspects and a strange motive while Wexford copes with his own daughter's problems. Descriptions of violence and strong language. Sequel to "Harm done", followed by "End in tears". 2002.The anonymous venetian (A commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par Donna Leon. 1995
Commissario Guido Brunetti's hopes of a refreshing family holiday in the mountains are dashed when a gruesome discovery is made…
in Marghera - a body so badly beaten the face is unrecognisable. Brunetti searches Venice for someone who can identify the dead man, but he is met with a wall of silence. Then he receives a telephone call from a contact who promises some tantalizing information. 1995.Temps glaciaires
Par Fred Vargas. 2015
" Paris. Une vieille dame, Alice Gauthier, est retrouvée morte dans sa baignoire, les veines des poignets tranchées. Suicide ou…
meurtre ? Le commissaire Bourlin est en charge du dossier, bientôt rejoint par le commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg et le commandant Adrien Danglard de la brigade criminelle. Une autre mort suspecte et paraissant liée les mène alors dans les Yvelines et jusqu'en Islande. "That certain spark (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2010
Woman physician Taylor Bestman receives a cold welcome from the citizens of Gooding, Texas, and especially from Karl Van der…
Vort, the town blacksmith, who becomes her first patient ... against his will. Though hesitant to believe in Taylor's doctoring skills, Karl finds himself oddly protective of this surprising and determined woman. 2010.The ambitious city (The macneice Mysteries Ser.)
Par Scott Thornley. 2012
If a local biker war isn't enough - 7 corpses are found buried on a farm - MacNeice receives a…
desperate phone call from the mayor of Dundurn. Dredging is nearly completed on the ambitious waterfront project the mayor hopes will revive his mini rust belt of a city, when 6 more bodies turn up at the bottom of the lake, and 2 of them, encased in concrete, are fairly fresh. The mayor wants MacNeice to fix things fast, but there’s another "visionary" on the loose in Dundurn - a serial killer who wants to rid the city of high-achieving young women of colour. Includes sex, violence and strong language. 2012.The abominable man (Martin Beck. #7.)
Par Thomas Teal, Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö. 1973
That certain yearning
Par Claudia Jameson. 1989
Diane's heart went out to vulnerable, ten year old Kirsty, but warning bells sounded in her head when she met…
Kirsty's dynamic, outspoken uncle, Nik Channing. He was determined to make her think twice about her life and her father's remarriage, and there was definitely a disturbing magnetism about him which she found hard to handle. 1989.Simisola: roman
Par Ruth Rendell. 1995
La petite ville de Kingsmarkham a bien changé depuis les premières enquêtes de Wexford: le chômage, les sans-abris, les préjugés…
raciaux. La jeune fille de son médecin privé vient de disparaître. L'inspecteur se lance dans une poursuite parsemée de fausses pistes et de rebondissements, où le mystère s'épaissit à mesure que le lecteur croit le voir s'éclaircir. À partir de l'investigation sur le cas apparemment simple d'une disparition d'une jeune fille noire, l'auteure construit une intrigue d'une complexité croissante où la dimension sociologique s'imbrique étroitement au puzzle romanesque. 1995.Surgie de nulle part
Par Giles Blunt, Pierre Bondil, Nicolas Bondil. 2005
Algonquin Bay, en été. Une jeune femme amnésique, avec une balle de petite calibre dans le cerveau, débarque dans un…
bar. On la surnomme Red. Au même moment un corps est retrouvé dans une grotte. Ses tatouages permettent d'identifier Wombat Guthrie, biker et dealer. Même si à première vue rien ne lie les deux affaires, Cardinal découvre que Red est menacée par des bikers. Suite de "Sous un ciel de tempête", suivi de "Quand tu liras ces mots". 2009, c2005. Titre uniforme: Black fly season.Sous un ciel de tempête
Par Giles Blunt. 2005
Où l'on retrouve le policier de "Quarante mots pour la neige" face à un crime perpétré sur un ancien agent…
de la CIA et ayant des rapports possibles avec le mouvement FLQ de 1970. 2006, c2005. Titre uniforme: The delicate storm.