Detective and mystery fiction

  • To track a traitor : Lane Winslow, book 10

    Creator

    Whishaw, Iona

    Abstract

    With events spanning both world wars, the tenth installment in the Lane Winslow mystery—which first began with the bestselling adventure A Killer in King's Cove—series is a transatlantic tale of sibling rivalry—infidelity—and espionage. It's an early morning in May when Lane is pulled from a deep sleep by a concerning phone call from Scotland—her grandfather has had a heart attack. Lane hastily makes plans to fly overseas, and a dejected Inspector Darling prepares himself for a stint of bachelorhood.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    TouchWood Editions

    Not specified
  • Murder at the Hotel Hopeless

    Creator

    Lekich, John

    Abstract

    Charlie Hope was not expecting to spend his summer trying to solve a murder. Helping his mother run the family hotel doesn't usually offer much excitement. The only other people around are Penny Price, a spoiled child actor and star of the hit TV series Little Miss Murder being shot in town, and Mr. Ignato, an elderly resident at the hotel. When Mr. Ignato dies from a fall down the stairs, Charlie suspects foul play. Nobody believes him except for Penny, who jumps at the chance to solve a real murder. The two of them discover that Mr.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Victoria, British Columbia

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Ocean drive

    Creator

    Wiebe, Sam.

    Abstract

    Paroled killer Cameron Shaw and small-town cop Staff Sgt. Meghan Quick find themselves on a collision course when the murder-by-arson of a college student sparks off gang violence along the forty-ninth parallel. In his masterful new crime novel, award-winning author Sam Wiebe juxtaposes small town life with multinational criminal operations. With the threat of a gang war looming, and long-buried secrets coming to light, Ocean Drive is a riveting exploration of the shadows cast by development and the harrowing choices individuals make when faced with the allure of easy money.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    LaVergne

    Harbour Publishing

    Madeira Park, British Columbia, Canada

    Harbour Publishing

    Not specified
  • Lightning strikes the silence : Lane Winslow, book 11

    Creator

    Whishaw, Iona

    Abstract

    "The best Iona Whishaw novel yet."—Castlegar News. Beginning with a bang, the latest mystery in the series Publishers Weekly calls "highly entertaining" is a study in bygone promises and lingering prejudice. A warm June afternoon in King's Cove is interrupted by an explosion. Following the sound, Lane goes to investigate. Up a steep path she discovers a secluded cabin and, hiding nearby, a young Japanese girl injured and mute, but very much alive.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Touchwood Editions

    Victoria, British Columbia

    TouchWood Editions

    Not specified
  • Hell and gone : Wakeland, book 3

    Creator

    Wiebe, Sam.

    Abstract

    A captivating new thriller in the Wakeland detective series that explores the depths of Vancouver's criminal underworld. Caught between the grimy and glittering sides of Vancouver's streets, private investigator Dave Wakeland tries to keep his head down at the elite security firm he owns with partner Jeff Chen. But when masked men and women storm an ordinary-looking office building in Chinatown, leaving a trail of carnage, Wakeland finds himself caught up in a mystery that won't let him go, as hard as he tries to elude it.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    LaVergne

    Harbour Publishing

    Madeira Park, British Columbia

    Harbour Publishing

    Not specified
  • Mr. Good-Evening : a mystery

    Creator

    Gray, John MacLachlan

    Abstract

    The open-and-shut case of the Fatal Flapper just won't stay closed in this thrilling and immersive novel of 1920s Vancouver—another Raincoast Noir mystery. Miss Dora Decker doesn't look like the sort of young woman capable of stabbing her stockbroker employer twenty-five times with her high-heeled shoe; yet, thanks to a slow news day, she has become internationally famous as the Fatal Flapper, and the police are only too happy to make the arrest. Meanwhile, Ed McCurdy, former muckraking journalist, has traded his typewriter for a career reading radio news as Mr.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    LaVergne

    Douglas & McIntyre

    Madeira Park, British Columbia

    Douglas & McIntyre

    Not specified
  • The mystery writer

    Creator

    Gentill, Sulari

    Abstract

    2024 Mary Higgins Clark Edgar Award Nominee – "A mischievous twist on mystery novels and the people who write them." – Benjamin Stevenson, author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone and Everyone on the Train is a Suspect. There's nothing easier to dismiss than a conspiracy theory – until it turns out to be true. From 2023 Edgar Award nominee and bestselling author Sulari Gentill comes a literary thriller about an aspiring writer who meets and falls in love with her literary idol – only to find him murdered the day after she gave him her manuscript to read.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Naperville

    Poisoned Pen Press

    Naperville, Illinois

    Poisoned Pen Press

    Not specified
  • Escape velocity

    Creator

    Manibo, Victor

    Abstract

    A twisty new near-future genre-bending thriller: Knives Out in space with a Parasite twist. A decades-old murder looms over the glamorous clientele of a high-end space hotel . . . while an unforeseen threat percolates in the service corridors. The guests are about to experience the hospitality they deserve. Space Habitat Altaire is the premier luxury resort in low Earth orbit, playground of the privileged and the perfect location to host reunions for the Rochford Institute. Rochford boasts only the best: the wealthiest, most promising students with the most impressive pedigrees.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    LaVergne

    Erewhon Books

    [United States]

    Erewhon Books

    Not specified
  • The murder of Mr. Ma : Dee & Lao, book 1

    Creator

    Rozan, SJ.

    Abstract

    For fans of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films – this stunning, swashbuckling series opener by a powerhouse duo of authors is at once comfortingly familiar and tantalizingly new. Two unlikely allies race through the cobbled streets of 1920s London in search of a killer targeting Chinese immigrants. London, 1924. When shy academic Lao She meets larger-than-life Judge Dee Ren Jie, his quiet life abruptly turns from books and lectures to daring chases and narrow escapes.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Soho Crime

    New York

    Soho Press

    Not specified
  • Cold

    Creator

    Taylor, Drew Hayden

    Abstract

    Instant national bestseller – One of Kobo CA's Top Horror Ebooks and Top Horror Audiobook of 2024. A tragic plane crash that leaves two women stranded and fighting for their lives kicks off this sweeping and hilarious novel from award-winning writer Drew Hayden Taylor that blends thriller, murder mystery, and horror with humour and spectacle.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    McClelland & Stewart

    Toronto

    McClelland & Stewart

    Not specified