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Snow job
By William Deverell. 2009
Arthur Beauchamp has followed his wife, the leader and first elected member of the Green Party, to Ottawa. But he…
hates everything there: the cold, the politics, and his place in his wife's shadow. So when a delegation of government officials from Bhashyistan is blown sky high and the shares of a Calgary-based oil company promptly drop like a stone, Arthur is only too happy to jump to the defence of the missing suspected assassin. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2009.L'intérêt de l'enfant: roman ((Du monde entier).)
By Ian McEwan. 2015
À l'âge de cinquante-neuf ans, Fiona Maye est une brillante magistrate spécialiste du droit de la famille. Passionnée, parfois même…
hantée par son travail, elle en délaisse sa vie personnelle et son mari Jack. Surtout depuis cette nouvelle affaire : Adam Henry, un adolescent de dix-sept ans atteint de leucémie, risque la mort. Les croyances religieuses de ses parents interdisant la transfusion sanguine qui pourrait le sauver, les médecins s'en remettent à la cour. Après avoir entendu les deux parties, Fiona décide soudainement de se rendre à l'hôpital, auprès du garçon. Mais cette brève rencontre s'avère troublante et, indécise, la magistrate doit pourtant rendre son jugement. 2015.Cherche rouquine, coupe garçonne: roman
By Daniel Poliquin. 2017
À partir d'un fait divers qui a secoué le Québec des années soixante, l'affaire Coffin, Daniel Poliquin compose un roman…
qui est un chef-d'œuvre de roublardise narrative. Ce pauvre innocent de Blewett devient bien malgré lui le chaînon qui unit le destin des personnages que Poliquin fait défiler devant nos yeux avec un amusement contagieux. Il y a d'abord Odette, la sensuelle maîtresse de Blewett, chez laquelle il avait eu la mauvaise idée de se réfugier après avoir initialement réussi à s'échapper de la prison. Il y a Amédée Bérubé, le chef de police de L'Anse-Pleureuse, où il est mieux connu sous le nom de Barrabas, nous apprendrons pourquoi. Il y a surtout Jean-Jacques Bouffard, l'aumônier, qui faut-il s'en étonner? est celui dont la conscience s'accommode le plus mal avec l'acte dont il est témoin et complice. Enfin, il y a une certaine rouquine, qui hésite entre l'architecture et la taxidermie, entre les hommes et les femmes, mais qui sait dérouler un récit avec une captivante désinvolture. C'est elle, vous l'avez deviné, qui nous raconte cette histoire. 2017.Le clandestin (Best-sellers)
By John Grisham, Patrick Berthon. 2006
La question n'est pas de savoir s'il va être tué, mais qui va le tuer. Lobbyiste sans foi ni loi,…
Joel Backman a été condamné à vingt ans de prison pour avoir vendu à une puissance étrangère un superlogiciel capable de contrôler un ensemble de satellites espions. Six ans plus tard, à sa grande surprise, il est gracié par le président des États-Unis sortant et exfiltré dans une jolie ville d'Italie. Sous une nouvelle identité, le Clandestin découvre l'art subtil d'être heureux. Il est libre, mais transformé en appât. Car, si la CIA a obtenu sa grâce, c'est pour mieux savoir qui va le tuer : les Israéliens ? les Saoudiens ? les Chinois ? La chasse à l'homme a commencé. Quelques descriptions de violence et quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2006, c2005. Titre uniforme: The broker.Animal's people
By Indra Sinha. 2007
Orphaned Bhopal slum resident Animal, who used to be human before an industrial chemical accident left his bones twisted like…
a hairpin, and who walks on all fours, describes the events surrounding the impending trial of the Kampani responsible for the accident. He falls in with a group led by musician Somraj; Somraj's daughter, Nisha; and Nisha's boyfriend, Saint Zafar. Tensions mount as suspicious doctor Elli Barber opens a clinic in the slums, lawyers from the Kampani arrive to negotiate a settlement, and Animal, desperately in love with Nisha, copes with his desires and frustrations. Some descriptions of sex and violence, explicit strong language. 2007.Innocent
By Scott Turow. 2010
"Innocent" continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each…
other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife. Strong language. Sequel to "Presumed innocent". Bestseller. c2010.The secret of magic
By Deborah Johnson. 2014
Working for a prominent member of the NAACP in 1946 when a request comes from her favourite childhood author to…
investigate the murder of a black war hero, Regina Robichard travels to Mississippi, where she navigates the muddy waters of racism, relationships, and her own tragic past. 2014.Sycamore row (Jake Brigance #2)
By John Grisham. 2013
Still reeling from the racially charged case in "A Time to Kill", attorney Jake Brigance learns he has been hired--posthumously--by…
reclusive Seth Hubbard. Before hanging himself, Hubbard wrote a will that cut out his children and bestowed his wealth on his black housekeeper. Sequel to "A Time to Kill". Some strong language. Bestseller. 2013.The confession: A Novel
By John Grisham. 2010
Dying paroled convict Travis Boyette confesses to Lutheran minister Keith Schroeder that he is guilty of the rape and murder…
of Nicole Yarber, a white Texas high school cheerleader, ten years ago. But African American Donte Drumm, Nicole's former classmate, is about to be executed for the crime. Bestseller. 2010.The ex: a novel
By Alafair Burke. 2016
Olivia Randall is one of New York City's best criminal defense lawyers. When she hears that her former fiancé, Jack…
Harris, has been arrested for a triple homicide--and that one of the victims was connected to his wife's murder three years earlier--there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. The only question is, who would go to such great lengths to frame him--and why? For Olivia, representing Jack is a way to make up for past regrets and absolve herself of guilt from a tragic decision, a secret she has held for twenty years. But as the evidence against him mounts, she is forced to confront her doubts. The man she knew could not have done this. But what if she never really knew him? 2016.An unnatural life
By Erin K. Wagner. 2020
After cybernetic organism 812-3 is convicted of murdering a human worker on the Jovian moon Europa, Aiya Ritsehrer seeks to…
determine grounds for an appeal. As she uncovers the truth of the case, she must battle her own prejudices and those of the Europan community. Strong language and some violence. 2020The boy from the woods
By Harlan Coben. 2020
Thirty years ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods. Now, no one seems to take…
teen Naomi's disappearance seriously. But attorney Hester--whose grandson told her that Naomi was relentlessly bullied at school--asks Wilde to use his unique skills to find Naomi. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2020The good daughter: a novel
By Karin Slaughter. 2017
Twenty-eight years ago, teen sisters Charlie and Sam Quinn survived a horrific attack that left their mother dead. Now, Charlie…
practices law like their defense attorney father. Sam, also an attorney, is estranged in New York. A school shooting reunites them. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2017The heavens may fall
By Allen Eskens. 2016
On the fourth anniversary of his wife Jenni's unsolved death, homicide detective Max Rupert investigates the murder of the wife…
of attorney Ben Pruitt, whom Max would love to arrest. But the case is complicated by an anonymous tip regarding Jenni and by Max's friend Boady Sanden defending Pruitt. Strong language and some violence. 2016Numero zero
By Umberto Eco, Richard Dixon. 2015
In 1992 Milan, Colonna has been eking out a living as a ghostwriter, when he is hired by a shady…
editor fond of conspiracy theories. His job is to help create a fake newspaper to be used to blackmail some of Italy's powerful elite. Translated from the Italian. Some strong language. 2015Wilde Lake: a novel
By Laura Lippman. 2016
Following her father, Lu Brant is the state's attorney in Columbia, Maryland. Her first case is the vicious murder by…
a homeless man of a woman in her apartment. Meanwhile, past incidents color the life of Lu and her older golden-boy brother. Strong language, descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2016In the clearing (Tracy Crosswhite #3)
By Robert Dugoni. 2016
Klickitat County and Seattle, Washington. Detective Tracy Crosswhite is juggling two cases: a domestic murder in Seattle and a 40…
year old cold case in Klickitat County. She'll have to work her way through a thicket of lies if she's to solve either one. Some strong language and violenceMy sister's grave (Tracy Crosswhite #1)
By Robert Dugoni. 2014
Seattle police officer Tracy Crosswhite lost her sister Sarah over 20 years ago, and she has never forgiven herself. With…
no corpse discovered, there was still enough evidence to convict the man thought responsible for Sarah's disappearance. Now a body has been found and Tracy learns the remains are of her sister. Tracy has had her doubts about the guilt of the man behind bars, and she's absolutely sure there is a murderer still loose. Violence and some strong languageThe wife of Martin Guerre
By Janet Lewis. 2013
Young French peasants Bertrande de Rols and Martin Guerre marry to settle a family feud. Martin later leaves to fight…
in a war and is gone eight years. Bertrande suspects that the man who returns is an imposter. Based on a 1560 trial. 1941Starting now: a Blossom Street novel (Blossom Street #10)
By Debbie Macomber. 2013
Attorney Libby Morgan, a divorced workaholic, is shocked when she is laid off. Unable to find work, Libby starts knitting…
at A Good Yarn on Blossom Street and volunteering at the hospital, where she falls in love with a doctor. But then a job offer turns up. 2013