Action and adventure fiction

  • Lost and found in Paris

    Creator

    Dolan, Lian

    Abstract

    The thinking woman's ultimate escapist adventure in Paris, told with wit, style, and a touch of intrigue, by the popular and dynamic author of The Sweeney Sisters. Joan Blakely had an unconventional childhood: the daughter of a globe-trotting supermodel and a world-famous artist. Her artist father died on 9/11, and Joan--an art historian by training--has spent more than a decade maintaining his legacy. Life in the art world is beginning to wear on her--and then one fateful afternoon her husband drops a bombshell: he's fathered twins with another woman.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperAudio

    Non spécifié
  • Lone jack trail : Neah Bay, book 2

    Creator

    Laukkanen, Owen

    Abstract

    A veteran Marine and an ex-convict find themselves on opposite sides of the law in this propulsive new thriller from award-nominated suspense master and "powerhouse writer" Owen Laukkanen (Kirkus Reviews). Could your closest friend be a killer?When a body washes up outside Deception Cove, Washington, Jess Winslow-once a US Marine, now a trainee sheriff's deputy-is assigned to investigate. But when she realizes it's "Bad" Brock Boyd, a hometown celebrity lately fallen from grace, things become complicated. The last person seen with Boyd was her own boyfriend, Mason Burke.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Hachette Audio

    Non spécifié
  • James et la grosse pêche

    Creator

    Dahl, Roald

    Abstract

    Le petit James mène une existence bien malheureuse auprès de ses deux tantes abominablement méchantes, tante Éponge et tante Piquette, qui le tourmentent sans cesse. Un jour, un vieil homme confie à James un sac rempli de bizarres petites choses vertes. James les fait tomber par mégarde au pied du vieux pêcher et voilà qu'une pêche géante se met à pousser! Cette pêche va bouleverser la vie de James ... Les aventures de James et la grosse pêche sont racontées avec délice et espièglerie par Claude Villers, Sophie Wright et toute une galerie de comédiens.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Paris]

    Gallimard Jeunesse Audio

    Non spécifié
  • Holes

    Creator

    Sachar, Louis

    Abstract

    A miscarriage of justice sends Stanley Yelnats to a harsh juvenile detention center. While the warden claims that the hard labor that the boys are subjected to is meant to build character, it becomes clear that she is really using the boys to hunt for a fortune buried by a Wild West outlaw. The outlaw's story and a curse put on Stanley's great-great-grandfather are part of a compelling puzzle that has taken generations to unravel.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Listening Library

    Non spécifié
  • Heresy

    Creator

    Lenhardt, Melissa

    Abstract

    Margaret Parker and Hattie LaCour never intended to turn outlaw. After being run off their ranch by a greedy cattleman, their family is left destitute. As women alone they have few choices: marriage, lying on their backs for money, or holding a gun. For Margaret and Hattie the choice is easy. With their small makeshift family, the gang pulls off a series of heists across the West. Though the newspapers refuse to give the female gang credit, their exploits don't go unnoticed.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York, NY

    Redhook Books/Orbit, Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • Harley Quinn : reckoning

    Creator

    Allen, Rachael

    Abstract

    Traces Harleen Quinzel's journey from precocious, revenge-obsessed teenage girl to a hardcore justice-seeker on her way to becoming supervillain, Harley Quinn.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House

    Non spécifié
  • Curb angels

    Creator

    Mendis, Lisa

    Abstract

    In the post-punk, global economy of the 1980's, four young women from very different backgrounds are united by a common goal: justice. Curb Angels features fearless female characters on a mission that crosses borders and challenges the status quo. In the face of exploitation and violence against women, they carve their own path and leave a touch of well-deserved wreckage along the way.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [Winnipeg, Manitoba]

    At Bay Press

    Non spécifié
  • Ghost, volume 1 : in the smoke and din : Ghost III, book 1

    Creator

    DeConnick, Kelly Sue

    Abstract

    Supernatural! One warm night in Chicago's Resurrection Cemetery, paranormal investigators Vaughn and Tommy accidentally summon a beautiful, transparent woman. Their search for her true identity uncovers a dark, hidden history of the city and a deadly alliance between political corruption and demonic science! In the middle of it all stands a woman trapped between two worlds!

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Rockville

    GraphicAudio

    Non spécifié
  • Gamora and Nebula : sisters in arms

    Creator

    Van Engelenhoven, Mackenzi

    Abstract

    The second book in the hit series from New York Times best-selling author Mackenzi Lee! This three-book series explores the untapped potential and duality of heroism of popular characters in the Marvel Universe. The first book in these series, Loki: wehre Mischief Lies, was an instant New York Times best seller and received two starred reviews. Gamora arrives on Torndune--a once-lush planet that has been strip-mined for the power source beneath its surface--with a mission: collect the heart of the planet.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [Solon]

    Marvel Press

    Non spécifié
  • Fortunately, the milk

    Creator

    Gaiman, Neil

    Abstract

    While picking up milk for his children's cereal, a father is abducted by aliens and finds himself on a wild adventure through time and space.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Harper Audio

    Non spécifié