Detective and mystery fiction

  • Endgame

    Creator

    Round, Jeffrey

    Abstract

    A modern retelling of the classic Agatha Christie tale of suspense and murder, And Then There Were None. When Harvey Keill, ex-manager of the Ladykillers, arranges a reunion for his notorious punk band on a remote island off the coast of Seattle, it seems as though the group’s glory days are about to return. One by one, the band members and their guests arrive.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Dan Sharp Mysteries 4-Book Bundle Lake on the Mountain / Pumpkin Eater / The Jade Butterfly / After the Horses

    Creator

    Round, Jeffrey

    Abstract

    The first four novels of the Dan Sharp mystery series, winner of the Lambda Award for best gay mystery. Collected into a single volume, the Lambda-award winning Dan Sharp series by Jeffrey Round follows a gay father and missing persons investigator as he weaves from upper-class enclaves to the seedy underbelly of Toronto and Southern Ontario. Includes: Lake on the Mountain - #1 Dan Sharp, a gay missing persons investigator, accepts an invitation to a wedding on a yacht in Ontario’s Prince Edward County. But the event doesn’t go as planned.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Cold Girl A B.C. Blues Crime Novel

    Creator

    Greenaway, R.M.

    Abstract

    2017 Arthur Ellis Award, Best First Novel — Shortlisted 2014 Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel — Winner It’s too cold to go missing in northern B.C., as a mismatched team of investigators battle the clock while the disappearances add up. A popular rockabilly singer has vanished in the snowbound Hazeltons of northern B.C. Lead RCMP investigator David Leith and his team work through the possibilities: has she been snatched by the so-called Pickup Killer, or does the answer lie here in the community, somewhere among her reticent fans and friends?

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • A Cast of Falcons A Birder Murder Mystery

    Creator

    Burrows, Steve

    Abstract

    The threat from above casts a dark shadow. A man falls to his death from a cliff face in western Scotland. From a distance, another man watches. He approaches the body, tucks a book into the dead man’s pocket, and leaves. When the Scottish police show visiting Detective Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune the book, he recognizes it as a call for help. But he also knows that answering that call could destroy the life he and his girlfriend Lindy have built for themselves in the village of Saltmarsh, in north Norfolk.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Riviera Blues A Crang Mystery

    Creator

    Batten, Jack

    Abstract

    Crang, the smart (and often smartass) criminal lawyer, finds himself embroiled in a mystery while on vacation on the French Riviera. Like all the criminal messes Crang has ever found himself caught up in, this one begins in perfect innocence. As Crang is leaving for a holiday on the French Riviera with his movie-critic girlfriend, Annie, his rich-as-Croesus former father-in-law appears to ask if he’d mind checking up on an errant family member who is said to be hanging out in Monaco.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Birder Murder Mysteries 2-Book Bundle A Siege of Bitterns / A Pitying of Doves

    Creator

    Burrows, Steve

    Abstract

    This special 2-book bundle collects the first two titles in the acclaimed, award-nominated Birder Murder Mysteries. 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

    Not specified
  • Thaddeus Lewis Mysteries 4-Book Bundle On the Head of a Pin / Sowing Poison / 47 Sorrows / The Burying Ground

    Creator

    Kellough, Janet

    Abstract

    This ebook bundle contains the first four novels of the Thaddeus Lewis Mystery series. During the wild era before Confederation, Thaddeus Lewis, a “saddlebag” preacher, mourns the mysterious death of his daughter Sarah as he rides to his new posting in Prince Edward County. But soon other deaths hang over Lewis’s head.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Cornwall and Redfern Mysteries 2-Book Bundle Corpse Flower / A Shroud of Roses

    Creator

    Ferris, Gloria

    Abstract

    This two-book bundle gathers both novels of Gloria Ferris’s darkly comic mystery series, starring the inimitable Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall and her boyfriend, fellow sleuth, and often reluctant accomplice Neil Redfern. Includes: A Shroud of Roses (New!) The Class of 2000 left behind a skeleton in its closet, and fifteen years later a killer is coming for the rest of the graduates, including none other than Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • A Cold White Fear A Meg Harris Mystery

    Creator

    Harlick, R.J.

    Abstract

    Stranded by a blizzard at her isolated cabin, Meg Harris, an escapee from a failed marriage into the remote wilderness, finds herself in a desperate and terrifying situation when two strangers arrive. As night approaches, a major blizzard has cut off road access to Meg Harris’s isolated wilderness home, Three Deer Point. She is alone with her young friend Adjidamo, preparing for Christmas, when a knock suddenly echoes through the house. She finds two strange men at her front door, one of them bleeding. Against her better judgment, she lets them in.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified
  • Tumbled Graves A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery

    Creator

    Chapman, Brenda

    Abstract

    A missing child. A dead mother. Kala Stonechild is about to discover what one betrayal can lead to. When Adele Delaney and her daughter, Violet, go missing, Jacques Rouleau is called upon to investigate. However, struggling with the impending death of his ill ex-wife, he sends Kala Stonechild and Paul Gundersund instead. Stonechild has been trying to adapt to life as her young cousin Dawn’s guardian, and even though Gundersund has offered support, Stonechild is at risk of losing custody.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Not specified