John Wilson came to Canada from Scotland in 1912, leaving his wife and family with the promise to return in a year. In 1914 he joined the Mounties, and while stationed in Saskatchewan village, he caught TB and fell hopelessly in love...
Murder
- Author:Simmie, LoisSummary:
- Author:Lippman, LauraSummary:
In a suspenseful collection of stories featuring fierce women-including one never-before-published novella-New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman showcases why she is one of today's top crime writers. The award-winning master of...
- Author:Colfer, EoinSummary:
Colfer adds an entirely new chapter to the adventures and misadventures of Daniel McEvoy, the down-on-his-luck Irish bouncer at a seedy New Jersey bar who, with the help of a motley crew of unlikely characters, solved a bizarre string...
- Author:Harper, HelenSummary:
My parents were brutally murdered when I was five years old. Their killer has spent the last twenty five years in prison for his terrible crimes-but I still have unanswered questions. After all, I am the phoenix. When I die, I am reborn...
- Author:Childs, LauraSummary:
Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning is lured into attending the Heritage Society's "Pirates and Plunder" soiree. But it's an antique diamond skull ring that gets plundered by someone who murders a history intern in the process....
- Author:Rose, KarenSummary:
An explosive new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Death Is Not Enough and Every Dark Corner. There's a serial killer on the loose, preying on vulnerable women. The only identifiable mark the killer leaves, are...
- Author:Keefe, Patrick RaddenSummary:
In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruders, her children clinging to her legs. They never saw her again. Her abduction was one of the most notorious...
- Author:Bateman, JackieSummary:
ReLit Long Shortlist, 2015.
Savour is the follow-up to Bateman’s award-winning debut novel, Nondescript Rambunctious, and the second book in a trilogy about a dark, suspected serial killer named Oliver. Savour retains the dark...
- Author:Andrews, IlonaSummary:
In a world where magic is the key to power and wealth, Catalina Baylor is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, and the Head of her House. Catalina has always been afraid to use her unique powers, but when her friend's mother...
- Author:Feehan, ChristineSummary:
In an underground club, a high-ranking public official spends his secret nights indulging in fantasies as exciting as they are depraved. For a seductive employee of the Dungeon, it's her job to fulfill them. But she's playing...
- Author:Demas, A.J.Summary:
A month ago, eunuch sword-dancer and spy Varazda collided with ex-soldier Damiskos at a seaside villa during a dizzying week of intrigue, assassinations, and a fake love affair that-maybe-turned real. Now Varazda is back home in Boukos...
- Author:Heneghan, JamesSummary:
Northern Ireland. In 1999, one year after the Good Friday peace accord, sectarian violence still runs rampant in Belfast and the hatred between Protestant and Catholic runs deep. Liam O'Donnell's father is a peacemaker to the Catholic...
- Author:Glickman, SusanSummary:
Liz Ryerson believes that Hillcrest Village, her Toronto neighbourhood, is quaint and quiet, but stumbling over a corpse while walking her dog dissolves that illusion for good. When she realizes she actually knew the murdered man, a...
- Author:Christie, AgathaSummary:
Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease when they inherit Aunt Laura's considerable fortune. But a poison pen letter begins a chain of events which is to end in...
- Author:Nikiforuk, AndrewSummary:
At Trickle Creek in northern Alberta, Wiebo Ludwig thought he’d buffered his tiny religious community from civilization, but in 1990 civilization came calling. A Calgary oil company proposed to drill directly in view of the farm’s...
- Author:Lansdale, Joe R.Summary:
Hap and Leonard investigate a racially motivated murder that threatens to tear apart their East Texas town.
- Author:Buckhanon, KalishaSummary:
A suspenseful, truthful look into the lives of women who drink to survive or just to cope, with a provocative narrator who carries readers along an emotional journey to acceptance. Tragedy and Victor Powell have moved to the desirable...
- Author:Lambeth, DougSummary:
Jimmy Biffman's life has just cratered. His wife dumps him for Dr. Dwayne the periodontist, he's downsized out of a job, and he's living in a trailer in his best friend Erica's backyard. So, when Erica hatches a wild scheme to recapture...
- Author:Noble, ElizabethSummary:
Wanting to end his pattern of choosing controlling and abusive men, Vladimir ‘Val’ Mihalic figures it’s better to live alone than live in fear. Just when things are settling down—his biggest trouble recently is a Kentucky Derby hopeful...
- Author:Stross, CharlesSummary:
As head of the Rule 34 Squad, Detective Inspector Liz Kavanaugh keeps a close eye on Internet activity, monitoring whether people are participating in harmless fantasies or engaging in illegal activities. When three criminal spammers...