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Secret prey (Prey novel. #9.)
Par John Sandford. 1998
At first, the shooting death of the company chairman seems like an unfortunate hunting accident -- until Lucas investigates the…
other four executives in the hunting party. Sequel to “Sudden prey”, followed by “Certain prey”. 1998.Seven days dead (Storm murders trilogy. #2.)
Par John Farrow. 2016
During an epic storm a woman races in a small boat through a torrential sea storm to Grand Manan island,…
located off the coast of Maine. She is determined to reach her dying father's bedside. Meanwhile, detective Cinq-Mars is enjoying a vacation with his wife on the island until he's caught up in the investigation of a murder. Long-held secrets start to emerge, and Cinq-Mars begins to wonder if the two deaths are related. Sequel to "The storm murders". 2016.Sea change: a Toon graphic
Par Frank Viva. 2016
Follows a young boy who is reluctantly sent to spend the summer in a remote part of Nova Scotia. As…
the summer wears on, the hero forges solid friendships with other kids in the small fishing community and is changed forever by the experience. Grades 5-8. 2016.Sharpe's Christmas: two short stories
Par Bernard Cornwell. 2003
Sharpe's Christmas contains two short stories, Sharpe's Christmas and Sharpe's Ransom. Sharpe's Christmas is set in 1813, towards the end…
of the Peninsular War and falls after "Sharpe's Regiment" (DC29839). Sharpe's Ransom is set in peacetime and provides a glimpse of Sharpe's life in Normandy with Lucille. 2003.Shantymen of Cache Lake (The bains Ser. #Vol. 1)
Par Bill Freeman. 1975
In the late 1800s, 14-year old John Bains and his sister, Meg, spend the winter working in an Ottawa Valley…
lumber camp. Though hired as cook's helpers, they spend most of the time in the field with the workers cutting down trees or squaring the timbers. Soon, however, their adventures lead them to a treacherous log drive down the Ottawa River to Ottawa. Followed by "The last voyage of the Scotian." Grades 4-7. 1975.Shallows
Par Tim Winton. 1984
Whales have always been the life-force of Angelus, a small town on the south coast of Western Australia. Their annual…
passing defines the rhythms of a life where little changes, and the town depends on their carcasses. So when the battle begins on the beaches outside the town, and when Queenie Cookson, a local girl, joins the Greenies to make amends for the crimes of her whaling ancestors, it can only throw everything into chaos. 1985. c1984.Shanghai Station
Par Bartle Bull. 2004
Alexander Karlov arrives in Shanghai with vengeance in his soul, for the Bolsheviks murdered his mother and kidnapped his sister.…
He becomes embroiled in perilous alliances with a woman who knows Shanghai's dark secrets, the Triad, the French police, and a young woman calling herself Jesse James. A rousing historical adventure. 2004.Sharla
Par Budge Wilson. 1997
Sharla is angry at everyone--her parents for moving to Churchill, Manitoba, her new teachers, tourists who flock to see the…
local polar bears, even her two new friends. Then Sharla meets Jake, attractive, older, and looking for someone to help on a photo shoot. Sharla agrees without telling her parents, but during the session, a polar bear threatens Sharla's and Jake's lives, and she is faced with new realities in a matter of seconds. For junior and senior high readers. 1997.Shardik (Beklan Empire. #1)
Par Richard Adams. 2002
Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centred on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance…
among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious and unpredictable, Shardik changes the life of every person in the story. His advent commences a momentous chain of events. Followed by “Maia”. 2002.Shallow grave: a Bill Slider mystery (Inspector Bill Slider mystery #No. 7)
Par Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. 1999
Detective Inspector Bill Slider and his partner Jim Atherton investigate the death of Jennifer Andrews. Because her body was found…
in a trench on a posh West London property that her contractor husband Eddie was hired to repair, Eddie seems an obvious suspect. Some strong language. 1998.Shakey: Neil Young's biography
Par Jimmy McDonough. 2002
Life and times of rock musician Neil Young, who was born in Canada in 1945 and developed both polio and…
epilepsy as a child. Focuses on the years between 1966 and 1979, when the songwriter-guitarist worked with such influential bands as Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Explicit strong language. c2002.Shampoo planet
Par Douglas Coupland. 1992
The world of Tyler Johnson, a 20-year-old Reaganite, collides with that of his hippie parents. As Tyler drifts into the…
Washington town of Lancaster and jaunts to Paris and Hollywood, his life mirrors contemporary society. 1992.Sharing Sam (Love stories ; #2)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1995
Alison, a junior, is fascinated by the new boy at school, Sam Cody. But shortly after they meet, her best…
friend, Izzy, is diagnosed with a fatal brain tumour. Realizing that Izzy is attracted to Sam, too, Alison decides to put her own budding relationship on hold and convince Sam to devote himself to Izzy during the girl's last few months. Some strong language. Junior high and older. 1995.Shantaram
Par Gregory David Roberts. 2005
An Australian bank robber escapes from prison and flees under an assumed name to Bombay, India, where he hides in…
the slums. Aided by tour guide Prabaker, Lindsay becomes part of the city’s Mafia and falls in love with an emotionally damaged young woman, Karla. Includes violence and strong language. 2005.Shameless
Par Paul Burston. 2001
Martin is not a happy bunny. His boyfriend has left him for a male prostitute, his best friend is too…
busy looking for sex on the internet to offer much in the way of support and his gal pal is convinced that her own boyfriend is also gay. How's a boy to find Mr Right rather than Mr Right Now? Descriptions of sex. 2001.Shannon's way
Par A. J Cronin. 1948
Shall we tell the president?
Par Jeffrey Archer. 1977
It is 1983. Edward Kennedy is President. At 7.70 on March 3 the FBI receives information of an assassination threat.…
By 8.30 five men have the details. At 9.30, four are dead. 1977.Sharp through the hawthorn
Par Sybil Marshall. 1995
The ancient East Anglian village of Old Swithinford had always seemed to be a haven against trouble. But since middle-aged…
widow Fran came back to live there three years ago there have been plenty of changes. Fran and William scandalize certain established villagers when they set up home together. 1995.Shakin' all over: the rock'n'roll years in Canada
Par Peter Goddard, Philip Kamin. 1989
Sharpe's fury: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811 (Richard Sharpe ; #11)
Par Bernard Cornwell. 2006
The year is 1811, and the French appear to have won their war in Portugal and Spain. The British army…
is penned into a small part of Portugal, while all of Spain except for the sea-wrapped city of Cádiz has fallen to the invader. Captain Richard Sharpe has no business being in Cádiz but finds himself in a city under French siege, attempting to defeat a blackmail attempt by Spaniards who want to break the alliance with Britain and forge a friendship with Napoléon's France-diabolical plans that only Sharpe can thwart. Sequel to "Sharpe's escape". Followed by "Sharpe's battle" (DC17506). Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, and strong language. 2006. (Richard Sharpe ; 11)