Canadian fiction

  • Purple Palette for Murder A Meg Harris Mystery

    Creator

    Harlick, R.J.

    Abstract

    With her husband under arrest for murder and Meg desperate to prove his innocence, she flies to Yellowknife, where a tangled web of family secrets and greed awaits her. Meg Harris is forced to leave the sanctuary of Three Deer Point and fly to Yellowknife, where her stepdaughter lies near death and her husband is in jail for killing a man. Expecting to find Eric shouting his innocence, she instead finds him cowed and willing to do hard time. But Meg doesn’t believe he’s guilty.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Stonechild and Rouleau Mysteries 4-Book Bundle Shallow End / Tumbled Graves / Butterfly Kills / Cold Mourning

    Creator

    Chapman, Brenda

    Abstract

    When damaged, brilliant detective Kala Stonechild and workaholic staff sergeant Jacques Rouleau get paired up, pieces start falling into place. The series has been called “deeply atmospheric and tightly plotted” and praised for its grit. Now, the first four mysteries are available together in an ebook-exclusive bundle at a special price. Includes: Cold Mourning – Book #1 A week before Christmas, wealthy businessman Tom Underwood disappears into thin air, with more than enough people wanting him dead.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Birder Murder Mysteries 4-Book Bundle A Shimmer of Hummingbirds / A Cast of Falcons / A Pitying of Doves / and 1 more

    Creator

    Burrows, Steve

    Abstract

    This special four-book bundle collects the first three books in the acclaimed, award-winning Birder Murder Mystery series. Includes: A Siege of Bitterns Inspector Domenic Jejeune’s success has made him a poster boy for the U.K. police service. The problem is Jejeune doesn’t really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds. Recently reassigned to the small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh in the heart of Britain’s premier birding country, Jejeune’s worlds collide when he investigates the grisly murder of a prominent ecological activist.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • The Moscow Code A Foreign Affairs Mystery

    Creator

    Wilkshire, Nick

    Abstract

    In Moscow, the truth can be a dangerous commodity. Ottawa bureaucrat–turned-diplomat Charlie Hillier is back. Having barely survived his first posting in Havana, Charlie is eager to put what he learned there to good use. And it isn’t long before he's thrust into a fresh case — a technical writer from Toronto in a Moscow jail on dubious drug charges. Charlie has barely put a dent in the brick wall that is the Russian legal system when the jailed man turns up dead, the official explanation: suicide.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • The Trickster's Lullaby An Amanda Doucette Mystery

    Creator

    Fradkin, Barbara

    Abstract

    A winter camping trip turns deadly as two missing teenagers, a twisted love triangle, and the spectre of radicalism create turmoil in the remote Laurentian wilderness. Amanda Doucette’s cross-Canada charity tour is in for a cold snap when she organizes a winter camping trip for inner-city young people in the stunning setting of the Laurentian Mountains. With a view to bridging cultural divides, she brings along a mixture of Canadian-born and immigrant youth.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Piau Journey to the Promised Land

    Creator

    Murray, Bruce

    Murray, Anne

    Abstract

    A glimpse into the life of Acadian folk hero Pierre Belliveau, known as Piau, who led his people into exile during the 1755 expulsion of the Acadians. Acadian leader Pierre Belliveau, known as Piau, led hundreds of Acadians into the wilderness to escape the Acadian Expulsion. He vowed to lead them to the Promised Land, where they could live without fear of deportation. Over the years he became a prisoner of war, was deported to Boston, and built a castle before finally leading his people to Memramcook, New Brunswick, the Promised Land.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Full Curl A Jenny Willson Mystery

    Creator

    Butler, Dave

    Abstract

    When her park is threatened, warden Jenny Willson takes it very personally. Jenny Willson is a hard-edged, caustic-witted warden from Banff National Park who considers poachers and ladder-climbing bureaucrats equally repulsive and worthy of the same painful fate. Does keeping her promise to protect her park from them mean crossing lines and putting her career at risk? When Willson discovers animals disappearing from Canada’s mountain parks, she begins a complex investigation that follows a trail of deceit, distraction, and murder.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Deer Life

    Creator

    Sexsmith, Ron

    Abstract

    A wicked fairy tale of witchcraft, bullying, revenge, and a mysterious bowler hat. Includes Ron’s own whimsical illustrations. Deryn Hedlight was not having a very good day and it was about to get much worse. He’d read stories of witches as a boy, but never believed for a second they were true. That is, until an unfortunate hunting accident turns his world upside down. What seemed like an honest mistake leads to an altogether unexpected transformation. But poor Deryn wasn’t the only wronged character tied up in these gloomy circumstances and sinister forces.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • The Artsy Mistake Mystery The Great Mistake Mysteries

    Creator

    McNicoll, Sylvia

    Abstract

    They say he’s been stealing art. But is Attila being framed? Outdoor art is disappearing all over the neighbourhood! From elaborate Halloween decorations to the Stream of Dreams fish display across the fence at Stephen and Renée’s school, it seems no art is safe. Renée’s brother, Attila, has been cursing those model fish since he first had to make them as part of his community service. So everyone thinks Attila is behind it when they disappear. But, grumpy teen though he is, Attila can do no wrong in Renée’s eyes, so she enlists Stephen’s help to catch the real criminal.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Christopher Dinsdale's Historical Adventures 4-Book Bundle Broken Circle / Stolen Away / Betrayed / The Emerald Key

    Creator

    Dinsdale, Christopher

    Abstract

    Warring Norsemen, treasure hidden on Oak Island, and mystical adventures on the Irish Isles. Journey through time with the historical adventures in this special four-book collection. Includes: Broken Circle Jesse, a twelve-year-old boy of Native American descent, grudgingly follows through with his deceased father’s request that he join his uncle on a special camping trip. During their first night around the campfire, Jesse has a vision, and the adventure begins. Stolen Away Keira, kidnapped from Ireland by Vikings, is a slave living in legendary Vinland.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié