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Although the widow, the police chief, and the examining physician maintain that colonel Romand's death was accidental, telltale marks near…
the scene of the shooting lead Pinaud to a different conclusion. 1980.
Beginning with the arrival of Jacques Cartier at Gaspé, Miller presents a chronological history of relations between the Native and…
white populations of Canada. He notes that relations were amicable until the mid-19th century, when the government began to force Natives to adopt white culture. In the 20th century, however, Native Canadians became politically active, leading to the current land claims negotiations and the movement to self-government. c1989.
Fiery feminist trial lawyer Elizabeth Finnegan sets her sights on an arrogant Supreme Court judge, who has handed down a…
lenient sentence to a convicted rapist. When a woman comes to Finnegan claiming she was raped by the same judge, she jumps at the case. Her research looks damning, but is her client telling the truth? 1999.
Kim-Ta, son of a Salish chief, is captured by the Haidas. Afraid that he may become a sacrificial victim at…
one of their feasts, Kim-Ta plans his escape. Grades 4-7. 1974.
How can Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg find the killer of a woman whose identity and destination are unknown? To worsen…
matters, Karl is distracted by the behaviour of his girlfriend who has become infatuated with an actor from Los Angeles. Strong language. 1986. (Karl Alberg mysteries ; 2)
It's rare for a young woman to die from a stroke and when three such deaths occur in short order…
it starts to look like an epidemic. Then a sharp pathologist notices traces of benzodiazepine in one of the victim's blood samples and just traceable damage to the ligaments in her neck, and their cause of death is changed from natural to murder. The police aren't making much progress in their hunt for the killer until he appears to make a mistake: Alison Willetts is found alive. 2002. (Tom Thorne ; 1)
When the ruthless soldiers of the Mastery strike, the city is burned, and the Manth people are taken into slavery.…
Kestrel Hath is left behind, separated from her beloved brother Bowman, and vowing revenge. Kestrel must find Bowman again, and Bowman must learn the secrets of the Singer people. Only then will they break the power of the Mastery. For Junior High readers. Sequel to "The wind singer" (DC29160). Followed by "Fire song" (DC29755). 2002. (Wind on fire trilogy ; 2)
At age 42, Johnny Franklin has journeyed from Barbados to Canada twenty-five times. Once more he joins old friends and…
new faces to work on an Ontario tobacco farm for 10 months in a migrant labour program, as they dream of staying in Canada one way or another. Strong language. 1998.
Colonel Lord Aiden journeys to Ringwood Manor to honour the dying request of one of his men: to impart the…
news of his death to his sister, and to protect her. To protect her Aidan proposes a marriage of convenience, but soon they begin to wonder if perhaps it will someday be possible to be more than just slightly married. 2003.
David Pace is a man who has it all--a successful career as an academic, a wife blessed with both beauty…
and brains, a young son and a lovely home. But David's brain has begun to misfire. It shuts off when David is meant to be awake--when he's writing, when he's lecturing, when he's driving--but otherwise denies him any rest at all. Popping a variety of pills at an increasingly alarming rate, David struggles to remain alert, but his efforts become less and less effective, leaving his family in tatters and his career on the brink. Then, almost by accident, David finds himself with a loaded gun in his hands, and all of a sudden he feels tantalizingly, gloriously awake. Bestseller. 2015.
The nine stories in this book allow us to enter an astonishing world – one both recognizable and slightly askew,…
the world we sometimes glimpse when on the cusp of waking from a daydream, or “funny” sleep: a modern teenage girl trying to navigate an embarrassing sex ed class, a middle-aged country-village minister in the 19th century who is experiencing a devastating crisis of faith, a young pilot’s widow coping with her grief by growing a Victory Garden during World War II, and more. Includes sex and strong language. 2012.
Tax accountant Luther Krank calculates that a Caribbean cruise will cost less than what he and his wife, Nora, spent…
celebrating the holidays last year. Since daughter Blair is in the Peace Corps, they plan to skip Christmas. Luther, however, doesn't anticipate the town's reaction. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001.
London is abuzz over the arrival of Wulfric Bedwyn, the reclusive Duke of Bewcastle, at the social event of the…
season. On this dazzling afternoon, one woman caught his eye - and she was the only female in the room who wasn't even trying. Christine Derrick was intrigued by the Duke, all the more so when he invited her to become his mistress. 2004.
An ex-detective pays a visit to a children's home and suspects something strange in the mysterious disease from which they…
all suffer. Sequel to “The seals”, followed by “The lizard in the cup”. 1971.
Billy Pilgrim, an American captured by the Germans in the Second World War, is billetted in a slaughterhouse in Dresden…
and survives the annihilation of the city by the RAF. He later becomes rich and successful, only to find himself transported to another planet from which he returns radiant and full of desire to preach his message. Strong language and violence. 1970, c1969.
Having grown up working class, her lust for lace and linen leads Mary Saunders to prostitute herself. When sent to…
live with Mrs. Jones, a family friend, Mary leads an ordinary life as a seamstress for a while. But eventually it is clothes, their splendour and their deception, that lead Mary to disaster. Some strong language. 2001.
Attorney Charles Benedict drugs prosecutor Carrie Blair and records them having what looks like consensual sex. When his attempt to…
blackmail Blair backfires, Benedict kills her and frames her wealthy husband Horace for the murder--and then represents Horace. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013.
Vuong explains that stories of the sun, moon, and stars are found in folklore throughout the world. Likewise, these six…
Vietnamese folktales explore the relationship between humankind and legendary heavenly beings and explain celestial phenomena. Includes "Why the Rooster Crows at Sunrise," "How the Moon Became Ivory," and "The Seven Weavers." For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1993.