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Le fantôme de l'opéra
By Gaston Leroux, Frank Milani, Paulette Collet. 1959
Avec l'art de l'intrique parfaitement nouee et l'inspiration diabolique qui ont fait le succès de Gaston Leroux, le perce de…
Rouletabille, le Fantome de l'Opera nous entraine dans une extraordinaire aventure qui nous tient en haleine de la première à la dernière ligne. Roman porte à la scène et au cinéma. 1959, c1910.The last temptation (Dr. Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Mysteries Ser. #3)
By Val McDermid, St. Martin`s Press. 2003
After the horrifying events of The Wire in the Blood (DB xxxxx), Tony Hill has left profiling work for academia.…
Two years later, Carol Jordan calls for advice on an unexpected undercover assignment. Her dangerous case is soon complicated by a stalking serial killer. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002Reynard the Fox: a new translation
By James Simpson. 2015
A classic trickster narrative from twelfth-century Europe, this tale features a wily and gleefully amoral fox and his many victims.…
Focuses on the benefits of being clever over being virtuous and how, in a world of ruthless competition, clever subjects might outwit both their rulers and enemies alike. 2015The burying place: A Novel (Jonathan Stride Ser. #5)
By Brian Freeman, St. Martin`s Press. 2011
Grand Rapids, Minnesota. A baby is kidnapped and a woman is murdered on the same night. The police believe the…
killing is connected to the earlier disappearance of three other women. Detectives Jonathan Stride and Maggie Bei investigate both crimes. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010Stalked (Jonathan Stride Ser. #3)
By Brian Freeman, St. Martin`s Press. 2008
In this sequel to Stripped (RC 64161), Duluth detective Jonathan Stride attempts to prove his partner Maggie Bei did not…
kill her husband. Meanwhile Jonathan's lover, private investigator Serena Dial, agrees to help a politician deal with a blackmailer. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008Enter a murderer (St. Martin's dead letter mysteries #2)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
During a performance at London's Unicorn Theatre, Felix Gardener fires a revolver supposedly loaded with duds, killing fellow actor Arthur…
Surbonadier, with whom he had previously feuded. For Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn (conveniently in attendance), the question is not who pulled the trigger--but who switched the bullets? 1935Hand in glove (St. Martin's dead letter mysteries #22)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
Percival Pyke Period and retired solicitor Harold Cartell host a treasure hunt at their shared country estate, after which one…
of them is found murdered. Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn questions guests and family members and finds that a missing pair of gloves may lead to the killer. 1962Overture to death (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #8)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
As wealthy spinster Idris Campanula plays the musical prelude to the Pen Cuckoo parish hall's amateur charity performance, she is…
shot to death by a gun rigged inside the piano. Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn investigates, but suspects Miss Campanula may not have been the intended victim. 1939The sheltered life
By Ellen Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow. 1994
Virginia, 1900s. For years Eva Birdsong, a celebrated southern beauty, attempts to hide the extramarital affairs of her charming husband,…
George. But when George's affections turn to young Jenny Blair--the impetuous granddaughter of Eva's trusted friend General Archbald--tragedy follows. Includes 1994 afterword by Carol S. Manning. 1932The nursing home murder (St. Martin's dead letter mysteries #3)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
Scotland Yard's Inspector Roderick Alleyn finds himself with too many suspects after the death of the British Home Secretary during…
surgery. The murderer could have been a spurned mistress, a hate-filled wife, a jealous doctor, a crazy sister, or one of a number of terrorists. 1935Vintage murder (Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser.)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
On holiday in New Zealand, Inspector Roderick Alleyn encounters a traveling theater troupe from his native England. At a cast…
party, a stunt involving a champagne bottle leads to the death of troupe director Alfred Meyer. Suspects include Meyer's actress wife and her leading man--and lover--Hailey Hambledon. 1937Spinsters in jeopardy (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #17)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1998
En route to a family vacation, Inspector Roderick Alleyn finds himself in an alpine chateau that serves as the headquarters…
for a sinister cult of dope peddlers who practice bizarre religious rites. Roderick exposes a conspiracy to kidnap his son, corrupt a young girl, and murder a wealthy spinster. 1954Tooth and nail (Inspector Rebus Novels Ser. #3)
By Ian Rankin, St. Martin`s Press. 1996
Edinburgh inspector John Rebus helps London police track a serial killer dubbed the Wolfman because of the bite marks on…
victims' bodies. Rebus works with metropolitan CID counterpart George Flight and psychologist Lisa Frazer, who may have connections to the killer. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1992Knots and crosses (Inspector Rebus Novels Ser. #1)
By Ian Rankin, St. Martin`s Press. 1995
A serial killer targets young girls in Edinburgh, Scotland. Detective John Rebus receives taunting letters that he dismisses as coincidence--until…
they threaten his daughter. Reporter Jim Stevens, who is investigating Rebus's brother for drug trafficking, suspects Rebus is involved. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1987Stripped (Jonathan Stride Ser. #2)
By Brian Freeman, St. Martin`s Press. 2006
Las Vegas newcomer Jonathan Stride, of Immoral (DB 61116), investigates a playboy's slaying while Stride's lover, detective Serena Dial, handles…
two killings, including a hit-and-run. They link the three deaths to an exotic dancer's murder that occurred decades ago. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006Letters from Father Christmas
By J. R. R. Tolkien, Baillie Tolkien. 2004
A collection of Christmas letters penned by J.R.R. Tolkien and signed as Father Christmas that were sent to Tolkien's children…
from 1920-1943. Each recapped activities of the preceding year at the North Pole, including reindeer running amok and the North Polar Bear breaking the moon into four pieces. 2004Mortal causes (St. Martin's Minotaur mystery #6)
By Ian Rankin, St. Martin`s Press. 1997
Edinburgh. Inspector John Rebus investigates the case of a gangster's son found murdered in a medieval cellar, an apparent victim…
of a Northern Ireland-style punishment. Rebus heads to Belfast and uncovers possible connections to drugs, gun trafficking, the IRA, and loyalist paramilitary groups. Violence and strong language. 1994Black as he's painted (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser.)
By Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
The president of an African republic plans a goodwill mission to England, but someone seems intent on including murder in…
his itinerary. Inspector Alleyn of Scotland Yard, a former classmate of the president, finds himself in a ticklish predicament when he's put in charge of security precautions. Some strong language. 1973Strip Jack (Inspector Rebus Novels Ser. #4)
By Ian Rankin, St. Martin`s Press. 1994
When Detective Inspector John Rebus participates in a raid on an Edinburgh brothel, he is surprised to find a member…
of Parliament, Gregor Jack, among the guests. Because the press seems to have known about the raid, Rebus suspects a setup. Then Jack's wife is found murdered near their cottage in the Highlands. Some strong languageCoffin and the Paper Man (John Coffin Ser. #Bk. 22)
By Gwendoline Butler, St. Martin`s Press. 1991
After a young girl is raped and murdered, one of the suspects and some of his family die under suspicious…
circumstances. A series of anonymous notes signed Paper Man, and the odd actions of the rape and murder victim's grief-stricken father, are among the clues that Chief Commander Coffin must sift through to solve the case. Some violence