They looked impressive in their red tunics, but the members of the fledgling North West Mounted Police had little experience as they departed from Fort Garry in 1874 on a mission to bring order to the lawless territories west of the Red...
Crime
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Auteur:Downs, ArtSommaire:The far-ranging officers of the BC Provincial Police covered an area larger than California, Oregon, and Washington combined. In Yukon, a force of nineteen Mounties were charged with upholding the law across all of Arctic Canada. Set in...
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Auteur:Downs, ArtSommaire:Gold rush fever in the 1860s brought thousands of miners to the new territories of British Columbia and the Yukon armed with rifles, revolvers, and bowie knives. Among them were thugs and outlaws lured by the promise of easy riches....
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Auteur:Stout, DavidSommaire:The Great Depression was a time of desperation in America-parents struggled to feed their children and unemployment was at a record high. Adding to the lawlessness of the decade, thugs with submachine guns and corrupt law-enforcement...
- Auteur:STEWART, MarySommaire:
A novel of suspense and mystery with romantic overtones.
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Auteur:Mary Jane MaffiniSommaire:It's 40 below, but victim's advocate Camilla MacPhee is feeling the heat. When a savage serial batterer goes on the rampage looking for revenge against his girlfriend, the terrified woman turns to Camilla for help. A sudden...
- Auteur:Foley, LucySommaire:
"My favorite kind of whodunit, kept me guessing all the way through, and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best - with an extra dose of acid." - Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient....
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Whether investigating a gruesome triple-murder, a fairy tale marriage gone horribly wrong, or a brilliant con artist, Michael Lista has proven himself one of the most gifted storytellers of his generation. In his belief that crime...
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Auteur:GRISHAM, JohnSommaire:Law student Mitch finds his dreams coming true; a house, car and great job are all his. But then the nightmare begins - secret files, bugs and FBI investigators searching for millions of dollars in mob laundered money.
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Auteur:Lambert, AnnSommaire:The sequel to The Birds That Stay - hailed by the New York Journal of Books as "a fascinating and gripping tale of suspense" and the Globe and Mail as one of "Ten thrillers that will keep you on the edge of your seat". Says Ann Cleeves...
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Auteur:DALE, JohnSommaire:Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for best first crime novel. A thrilling journey through the murky Sydney underworld as one cop tries to redeem himself.
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Auteur:BRETT, Simon (Ed.)Sommaire:This anthology includes eleven new stories by the best of British: Robert Barnard, Lindsey Davis, Colin Dexter, Clare Francis, Robert Goddard, John Harvey, Reginald Hill, P.D. James, H.R.F. Keating, Michael Ridpath, Margaret Yorke and...
- Auteur:McCall, Smith AlexanderSommaire:
From the beloved and bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a lighthearted comedic novel about a Swedish police department tasked with solving the most unusual, complicated, and, often, insignificant...
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Auteur:WALTERS, MinetteSommaire:The newspapers reported the case with relish. Jane(Jinx) Kingsley, fashion and heiress, tried to kill herself after being jilted by her fianc
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Auteur:CORRIS, PeterSommaire:Wealthy Frederick Farmer died when his weekender burned to the ground. Death by accident, the police found. But his daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Farmer, hires Cliff Hardy to investigate. Is her only motive jealousy of her father's...
- Auteur:CONNELLY, MichaelSommaire:
After three years out of the LAPD, Harry Bosch returns, to find the department a different place from the one he left. Working with his former cop partner, Kiz Rider, they are given a sensitive case when a DNA match connects a white...
- Auteur:Poe, Edgar AllanSommaire:
First published in a 1846 edition of Godey's Lady's Book, The Cask of Amontillado is widely considered to be one of the most perfect short stories ever written. Told by the unreliable narrator Montresor-a man who sought vengeance...
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Auteur:COLE, MartinaSommaire:Imelda Dooley is scared. She's pregnant and now she's on her own. Her father, not a man to mess with, will see that somebody pays. So Imelda Dooley tells a lie that literally causes murders. When Mary Dooley's husband is...
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Auteur:BARNARD, RobertSommaire:Moving into a new home in Leeds, rising radio star Matt Harper is shocked to find the skeleton of a child in the attic.
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Auteur:PATTERSON, JamesSommaire:A young mother is recuperating in a San Francisco hospital when she is suddenly gasping for breath. The call button fails to bring help in time. The hospital's doctors are completely mystified by her sudden death. Could there be...
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