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The graves (Abby Endicott. #2.)
By Pamela Wechsler. 2017
Things are looking good for Abby: she's top pick to be the next District Attorney, and her musician boyfriend Ty…
has moved in, despite her upper crust family's objections. But a serial killer is on the loose, and with two college-aged girls dead and another missing, time is running out. When the sons of a prominent government official are linked to the murders, Abby pushes back, stopping at nothing to find justice for the girls. This time, the killer could be right under her nose, and she may be the next victim. Sequel to "Mission Hill". 2017.The girl who dreamed only geese, and other tales of the Far North: And Other Tales Of The Far North
By Howard A Norman. 1997
Ten stories from Inuit oral tradition include portrayals of tundra wildlife - puffins, a wolverine, a seagull, a narwhal, and…
geese. The Biblical Noah appears in "Noah Hunts a Woolly Mammoth." In the title piece, a young girl's ability to help maintain the village food supply by dreaming about geese is challenged by a shaman. Grades 4-7. 1997.The fifth witness: a novel (Mickey Haller ; #4)
By Michael Connelly. 2011
Defense attorney Mickey Haller, from "The Lincoln Lawyer", now focuses on foreclosure work. But when his client Lisa Trammel is…
accused of murdering the banker who has been trying to take her house, Mickey once again has a high-profile case. Bestseller. 2011.The evolution of Alice
By David Robertson. 2014
Alice, a single mother raising her three young daughters on the rez where she grew up, has never had an…
easy life, but has managed to get by with the support of her best friend, Gideon, and her family. When an unthinkable loss occurs, Alice is forced onto a different path, one that will challenge her belief in herself and the world she thought she knew. 2014.The enemy inside: a Paul Madriani novel (Paul Madriani novel. #13)
By Steve Martini. 2015
The color of justice
By Ace Collins. 2017
1964 Justice, Mississippi, is a town divided. White and black. Rich and poor. Rule makers and rule breakers. Right or…
wrong, everyone assumes their place behind a fragile façade that is about to crumble. When attorney Coop Lindsay agrees to defend a black man accused of murdering a white teenager, the bribes and death threats don't intimidate him. As he prepares for the case of a lifetime, the young lawyer knows it's the verdict that poses the real threat--innocent or guilty, because of his stand Coop is no longer welcome in Justice. As he follows his conscience, he wonders just how far some people will go to make sure he doesn't finish his job? 2017.The hill
By Karen Bass. 2016
Jared’s plane has crashed in the Alberta wilderness, and Kyle is first on the scene. When Jared insists on hiking…
up the highest hill in search of cell phone reception, Kyle hesitates; his Cree grandmother has always forbidden him to go near it. There’s no stopping Jared, though, so Kyle reluctantly follows. After a night spent on the hilltop - with no cell service - the teens discover something odd: the plane has disappeared. Nothing in the forest surrounding them seems right. In fact, things seem very wrong. And worst of all, something - a creature that should only exist in legend - is hunting them. For senior high readers. 2016.The heaviness of things that float
By Jennifer Manuel. 2016
Depicts the lonely world of Bernadette, a woman who has spent the last forty years living alone on the periphery…
of a remote West Coast First Nations reserve, serving as a nurse for the community. Only weeks from retirement, Bernadette finds herself unsettled, with no immediate family of her own. And then a shocking announcement crackles over the VHF radio of the remote medical outpost: Chase Charlie, the young man that Bernadette loves like a son, is missing. Winner of the 2017 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. 2016.The gathering tree (Larry Loyie Ser.)
By Oskiniko Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden. 2005
When Tyler's cousin Robert arrives for the annual First Nations gathering, wearing a cowboy hat and a big smile, eager…
for his daily run, it's hard for Tyler to believe his favourite cousin is ill. At 21, Robert has HIV, but by speaking out he hopes he can encourage an awareness of AIDS among the First Nations community. Grades 4-7. 2005.The guilty plea: a novel (Maple leaf audio #2)
By Robert Rotenberg. 2011
The sequel to "Old City Hall" finds Toronto Detective Ari Greene investigating the murder of an heir to a Canadian…
food conglomerate. Although the victim's ex-wife swears to her lawyers that she's innocent, evidence to the contrary quickly mounts. Followed by "Stray bullets". 2011.The gun runner's daughter: a novel
By Neil Gordon. 1998
In July 1994, third-year law student Allison (Esther) Rosenthal learns of her father's arrest on the charge of illegally selling…
military supplies to Bosnian Muslims. The prosecutor turns out to be her intimate friend from Martha's Vineyard, and Allison applies her own brand of justice to save her father. Some strong language. 1998.The girl who married the moon: tales from Native North America
By Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross. 1994
16 Native stories about girls. "The Beauty Way" is a recounting of an Apache rite of passage; "Stonecoat" describes the…
defeat of an evil and powerful medicine man by women who use the power of their "moontime"; and in the title story, a girl not only marries the moon but shares his job with him. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1994.The earth under Sky Bear's feet: native American poems of the land
By Joseph Bruchac. 1995
The dream carvers
By Joan Clark. 1995
While on an expedition with his father to get lumber to take back to Greenland, Thrand is captured by the…
native Osweet, who have taken him to replace one of their own who was killed by a Greenlander. For junior and senior high readers. 1995.The dance of Shiva
By William Deverell. 1984
Max Macarthur, a young Vancouver lawyer, gets the break of his career when he assists in the trial defence of…
Shiva Ram Achrya, a cult leader charged with the brutal slaying of his followers. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. c1984.The client
By John Grisham. 1993
Just before committing suicide, a Mafia lawyer tells 11-year-old Mark Sway something that the police, the FBI and the Mafia…
want to know. With a one-dollar bill, Mark retains his own lawyer, feisty Reggie Love. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1993.The break
By Katherena Vermette. 2016
When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break…
- a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house - she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim - police, family, and friends - tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Bestseller. Canada Reads 2017. Winner of the 2017 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award, the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, the 2017 Evergreen Award and the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award. 2016.The brass verdict (Mickey Haller. #2.)
By Michael Connelly. 2009
Down-at-heels lawyer Mickey Haller has inherited his old colleague's clients. That means some serious cash. The only problem is that…
the other lawyer was murdered, and the tough-minded detective handling the case - one Harry Bosch - thinks the killer is one of his clients, and that Mickey could also be in danger. Sequel to "The Lincoln lawyer"; followed by "Nine dragons". Includes strong language. 2009. (Mickey Haller ; 2)The burden of proof
By Scott Turow. 1990
Attorney Alejandro Stern arrives at home and discovers that his wife of 30 years has committed suicide. His life is…
further complicated by the tawdry sexual, business, legal and medical problems of his family and friends. Strong language. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1990.The back of the turtle
By Thomas King. 2014
Gabriel returns to Smoke River, the reserve where his mother grew up and to which she returned with Gabriel’s sister.…
The reserve is deserted after an environmental disaster killed the population, including Gabriel’s family, and the wildlife. Gabriel, a brilliant scientist working for DowSanto, created GreenSweep, and indirectly led to the crisis. Now he has come to see the damage and to kill himself in the sea. But as he prepares to let the water take him, he sees a young girl in the waves. Plunging in, he saves her, and soon is saving others. Who are these people with their long black hair and almond eyes who have fallen from the sky? Bestseller. Winner of the 2014 Governor General’s Award for Fiction. 2014.