Detective and mystery fiction

  • A Green Place for Dying A Meg Harris Mystery

    Creator

    Harlick, R.J.

    Abstract

    Meg Harris’s friend has been missing for over two months, but she’s not the only one. Meg Harris returns to her home in the West Quebec wilderness after a trip. Upon her arrival she discovers that a friend’s daughter has been missing from the Migiskan Reserve for more than two months. Meg vows to help find the missing girl and starts by confronting the police on their indifference to the disappearance. During her investigation, she discovers that more than one woman has gone missing. Fearing the worst, Meg delves deeper and confronts an underside of life she would rather not know existed.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Lake on the Mountain A Dan Sharp Mystery

    Creator

    Round, Jeffrey

    Abstract

    2013 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery — Winner When missing persons investigator Dan Sharp attends a wedding, he finds himself investigating more than one murder. Dan Sharp, a gay father and missing persons investigator, accepts an invitation to a wedding on a yacht in Ontario’s Prince Edward County. It seems just the thing to bring Dan closer to his noncommittal partner, Bill, a respected medical professional with a penchant for sleazy after-hours clubs, cheap drugs, and rough sex. But the event doesn’t go exactly as planned.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Rewrite

    Creator

    Trifonova, Temenuga

    Abstract

    Rewrite, an intellectual mystery, follows Bruno Leblon, a history lecturer at a Paris university, during a six week long winter break as he tries to do research at the Public Library for his new book—a history of his family, one of the last aristocratic families in France. Bruno is shocked to find out that another library patron—“X”—is manipulating the historical evidence—late 19th century photographs of the Leblon family—that Bruno is using in his research.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Now or Never Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Skyward

    Creator

    Alexander, Philip David

    Abstract

    In this dark and gritty crime novel, the vacant Skyward Fairgrounds loom in the background as regional police officers pursue a stolen car and its unpredictable driver. A dangerous, high-speed chase unfolds. A few miles from the frozen highways, relentless Detective Kyle McVeigh pushes the boundaries to arrest local troublemaker Stan Hill; McVeigh is convinced Hill is responsible for three abductions that occurred at the Skyward Fair. The peculiar life of the pursued unfolds as he taunts and dares his pursuers, while the single-minded McVeigh moves ever closer to taking down his suspect.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Now or Never Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • The Complete Illustrated Novels of Sherlock Holmes: With 37 short stories A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear, The Adventures, Memoirs & Return of Sherlock Holmes

    Creator

    Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

    Paget, Sidney

    Abstract

    The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes includes A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear, and thirty-seven short stories from the Adventures, Memoirs and Return of Sherlock Holmes. Included are illustrations by Sidney Paget, George Hutchinson, James Greig, E. S. Morris & Charles Kerr. Holmes will need to use his various skills, including a knack at cracking ciphers, an aptitude for acting and disguise, tracking footprints, hand to hand combat, and knowledge of psychology to solve cases involving burglary, murder and revenge.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Engage Books

    Non spécifié
  • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (AD Classic Illustrated)

    Creator

    Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

    Paget, Sidney

    Abstract

    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of short stories, including the adventures of The Silver Blaze, The Musgrave Ritual, and The Final Problem. This collection not only introduces the term "smoking gun", it also introduces Holmes' greatest nemesis, Professor Moriarty. Holmes will need to use his various skills, including a knack at cracking ciphers, deciphering riddles, tricking thieves, analyzing tracks, and faking sickness to solve cases involving impersonation, burglary and revenge.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Engage Books

    Non spécifié
  • The Complete Illustrated Novels of Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles & The Valley of Fear (Engage Books) (Illustrated)

    Creator

    Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

    Paget, Sidney

    Abstract

    The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes includes A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear. Included are illustrations by Sidney Paget, George Hutchinson, James Greig & Charles Kerr. Holmes will need to use his various skills, including a knack at cracking ciphers, an aptitude for acting and disguise, tracking footprints, hand to hand combat, and knowledge of psychology to solve cases involving kidnapping, murder and revenge.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Engage Books

    Non spécifié
  • The Complete Illustrated Novels and Thirty-Seven Short Stories of Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear, The Adventures, Memoirs & Return of Sherlock Holmes (Engage Books) (Ill

    Creator

    Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

    Paget, Sidney

    Abstract

    The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes includes A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear, and thirty-seven short stories from the Adventures, Memoirs and Return of Sherlock Holmes. Included are illustrations by Sidney Paget, George Hutchinson, James Greig, E. S. Morris & Charles Kerr. Holmes will need to use his various skills, including a knack at cracking ciphers, an aptitude for acting and disguise, tracking footprints, hand to hand combat, and knowledge of psychology to solve cases involving burglary, murder and revenge.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Engage Books

    Non spécifié
  • Slow Curve on the Coquihalla : The Hunter Rayne Highway Mysteries, no. 1

    Creator

    Donald, R. E.

    Abstract

    When a well respected truck driver, the owner of a family trucking business, is found dead in his truck down a steep embankment along the Coquihalla highway that winds through the mountains in British Columbia, his distraught daughter wants to know how and why his truck left the highway on an easy uphill curve. This compels Hunter Rayne, a fellow trucker and retired RCMP detective with daughters of his own, to help her find answers.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Langley, B.C.

    Proud Horse Pub.

    Non spécifié
  • Ice on the Grapevine : The Hunter Rayne Highway Mysteries, no. 2

    Creator

    Donald, R. E.

    Abstract

    On a warm July morning in L.A. County, a frozen corpse turns up at a highway brake check just south of the Grapevine Pass. Ex-homicide detective Hunter Rayne, who now drives an eighteen wheeler, is persuaded by his irascible dispatcher, Elspeth Watson, to help clear two fellow truck drivers who are arrested for the murder. His job is made more difficult by the fact that the suspects, a newlywed couple, won't speak up in their own defense. The circumstantial evidence is strong, and a rookie detective from the L.A.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Langley, B.C.

    Proud Horse Pub.

    Non spécifié