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Family saga and romance set in Europe between the two world wars. Focuses on Rubin, a prominent British Jew, his…
wife, Magma, and his daughter, Jeanette. Some explicit descriptions of sex. c1978.
Sarah Leeson was the lady's maid at Porthgenna Tower. Her mistress Rosamond Treverton made a deathbed confession to her, but…
dies before explaining she wishes it passed on to her husband. Sarah keeps the confession secret for fifteen years, but a chain of events ensues which could lead to the discovery of the secret. Will it be revealed? 1986.
Dr. Jacob Cooper, founder of the Cooper Institute for Biblical Archaeology, and his teenagers, Lila and Jay, are in Central…
America assisting in the search for the treasures of the city of Toco-Rey. Others have died in the quest, and when Lila becomes ill and irrational, it seems she may die also. For grades 5-8. Sequel to "The Secret of the Desert Stone". 1996. (The Cooper Kids Adventure series ; 6)
As World War II escalates, Léa copes with the deaths of friends, including Camille, and the ruin of the family's…
vineyards. Yet she continues working for the Resistance, joins the Red Cross, and travels to Berlin, returning to Paris on the eve of liberation. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Léa" (DC19861). 1988. Uniform title: Diable en rit encore.
Texas Panhandle, 1883. Cowboys refuse to be stigmatized as drinkers and exploited by the wealthy cattle owners who don't pay…
decent wages. The ranchers also want to take away the cowboys' rights to own cattle because they believe it would lead to thieving. When rumours of such anti-ownership legislation travel to the cowboys, they decide to fight back by holding a strike. Descriptions of violence and strong language. 1971.
An orphan runs away to join her cousin, but she discovers that her relative is missing. She goes to work…
as a housekeeper and uncovers a trail of opium and slave trading. 1985.
Sarah's daydreams help mask the pain of her lonely life. It seems impossible that she will overcome her real-life problems…
to marry the man she truly loves, Lord Kenneth Broadmoor. Regency romance. 1985.
A sensational trial -- questions about the influence of the media, expert witnesses, the issue of the death penalty, and…
the advantage of wealth. While it sounds like one of today's headlines, this actually happened in 1900. The author investigates the remarkable trial of two men accused of murdering William Marsh Rice, founder of Rice University. 1994.
A personal analysis by two veteran sportswriters and hockey fans on the current crisis in hockey. They discuss the downturn…
of the game's traditions as it turned more violent and NHL games became almost boring. The authors also offer solutions on how they think hockey's future can be saved.
On the night of October 10, 2008, Johnny Altinger was heading to his first date with a woman he had…
met online. He was never seen again. Two weeks earlier, aspiring filmmaker Mark Twitchell, with a devotion to the television series Dexter, began a three-day shoot for his latest short film. His horror story featured a serial killer who impersonates women on an online dating site to lure unsuspecting men to his suburban kill room. But his script was actually the blueprint for a real-life murder. Includes violence and strong language. Winner of the 2013 Arthur Ellis Best Crime Non-fiction Award. c2012.
On June 8, 1989, the body of Cindy James was found near an abandoned house in a Vancouver suburb. In…
the years before her death, James had reported several assaults to the police, and had received poison pen letters. The perpetrator was never found, and speculation grew that James had committed suicide. Strong language and descriptions of violence. c1991.
Short stories, each taking a new slant on the immigrant experience in Ireland. In "Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner",…
a father who prides himself on his open-mindedness is forced to confront his feelings when one of his daughters brings home a black fella. In "57 per cent Irish" Ray Brady tries to devise a test of Irishness by measuring reactions to Robbie Keane's goal against Germany in the 2002 World Cup, Riverdance and "Danny Boy". In "Deportees", Jimmy Rabbitte, the man who formed The Commitments, decides it's time to find a new band, and this time no White Irish need apply. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and strong language. 2007.
France, A.D. 1140. Countess Alys, victim of a brutal beating, is cared for by Catherine LeVendeur at a convent. The…
convent inherits land upon Alys' death, which her husband claims they stole and which the local monastery wants. Catherine and her new husband search for information on the bequest, and soon stumble on another mystery: the discovery of a headless corpse that may ignite the anti-Semitism that is running high during this Easter season. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Death comes as epiphany". Followed by "The wandering arm" (DC27543). 2004. (Catherine LeVendeur mystery ; 2)
When Sonny Fareham overhears a conversation between her lover and his wife, she realizes that her life is in danger.…
Tony is a successful and ruthless man, so she decides to run away and make a new life elsewhere. She arrives in the north of England, pregnant and afraid, but soon makes a new friend. A new man even enters her life, but Tony is never far away. 1996.
Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie find themselves standing against the mighty Chinaman, Dr Fu Manchu and his monstrous schemes to…
bring Europe and America under Chinese domination. He and his assassins once again terrorize London's underworld and Nayland and Petrie find themselves in a battle of wits with the most stupendous genius who ever worked for evil. 1994.
By day, Sidonie Saint-Godard is a respectable young widow, but at night she becomes the Black Angel, robbing wealthy men…
who mistreat women. Sidonie, aware of the plight of unwed mothers, believes she can right society's wrongs. Her successful run falters when she targets the marquess of Devellyn, the notorious Devil of Duke Street. Some descriptions of violence and descriptions of sex. 2005.
The news wasn't good: the kill-crazy McClory brothers had busted out of Yuma Pen and were headed for Indian Territory.…
Somebody would have to bring them in. The job falls to Liberty Mercer, a US deputy marshal who also happens to be a woman, one who was getting mighty tired of having her abilities questioned time and again. 2014.