Detective and mystery fiction

  • Silver Totem of Shame A Meg Harris Mystery

    Creator

    Harlick, R.J.

    Abstract

    On Haida Gwaii, Meg unravels a story of betrayal that reaches back more than a century. While visiting Vancouver, Meg Harris encounters the crime scene of a murdered Haida carver. She and her husband Eric are forced to confront Eric’s painful past when the young victim’s identity is discovered. The repercussions send them up the coast to the islands of Haida Gwaii, land of the Haida, in search of the murdered boy’s family and his killer. As the search progresses, a totem pole carver sets out to depict the ancient tale of a long-ago chief’s treasure and how it incited deception and shame.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Jack Taggart Mysteries 7-Book Bundle Corporate Asset / Birds of a Feather / Dead Ends / and more

    Creator

    Easton, Don

    Abstract

    Now available in one bundle for the first time, the first seven books of the Jack Taggart Mystery series are gathered together, including the latest mystery, Corporate Asset. "Ripped from the headlines … Easton, an ex-Mountie, knows his police work." - Globe and Mail "One of the best hard-nosed series in Canada." - Hamilton Spectator "Swift action, sudden violence and compassion told in a style that keeps you turning the pages.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Moretti and Falla Mysteries 2-Book Bundle Daggers and Men's Smiles / A Grave Waiting

    Creator

    Downie, Jill

    Abstract

    This double edition of the Moretti and Falla Mystery series presents Jill Downie’s Daggers and Men’s Smiles and A Grave Waiting.Daggers and Men’s Smiles: Lights! Camera! Action! On the English Channel island of Guernsey, Detective Inspector Ed Moretti and his new partner, Liz Falla, investigate vicious attacks on Epicure Films.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Charlie McKelvey Mysteries 3-Book Bundle The Weight of Stones / Slow Recoil / The Devil's Dust

    Creator

    Forrest, C.B.

    Abstract

    For the first time, this ebook bundle presents all three novels in C.B. Forrest's Charlie McKelvey Mysteries series, short-listed for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Fiction."A tour de force, the crime fiction trifecta." - Tim Wynne-Jones, author of Blink & Caution and two-time Governor General Award winner The Weight of Stones - A Charlie McKelvey Mystery #1 Detective Charlie McKelvey's life has been stuck on pause since the murder of his runaway son. Burdened with guilt, obsessed with the investigation, McKelvey starts to comes unhinged.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Dying for Murder A Cordi O'Callaghan Mystery

    Creator

    Kingsmill, Suzanne F.

    Abstract

    Cordi O’Callaghan is trapped on a remote island research station and in way over her head. While a hurricane rages, Cordi stalks a murderer — or is it the other way around? Zoologist Cordi O’Callaghan thinks she’s in for a relaxing birdsong study at a research station on Spaniel Island, off the coast of South Carolina. But, as usual, she can’t escape the chaos that follows her everywhere she goes. As a hurricane rages, trapping her and the rest of the researchers, the director of the station is found dead under troubling circumstances.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Paul Shenstone Mysteries 2-Book Bundle Quarrel with the Foe / Fire on the Runway

    Creator

    Bradshaw, Mel

    Abstract

    This double edition of the Paul Shenstone Mystery series presents Mel Bradshaw’s original hit novel and its just-released sequel. Surviving the horrors of the Great War only be plunged into the machinations of rumrunners and plutocrats, detective Paul Shenstone keeps watch in the shadows of the Jazz Age.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Inspector Green Mysteries 9-Book Bundle Do or Die / Once Upon a Time / Mist Walker / Fifth Son / The Whisper of Legends / and 4 more

    Creator

    Fradkin, Barbara

    Abstract

    This ebook bundle contains the first nine novels of the Inspector Green Mystery series by Barbara Fradkin. On dangerous backstreets of Ottawa, Homicide Inspector Michael Green leads complex investigations into sensational cases. When his job puts his marriage, life, and even his family in harm's way, Green's obsession with uncovering the truth leaves him grappling with the ultimate meaning of justice.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • A Siege of Bitterns A Birder Murder Mystery

    Creator

    Burrows, Steve

    Abstract

    Newly appointed police inspector Domenic Jejeune doesn’t mind ruffling a few feathers to flush out suspects in the brutal murder of a renowned ecological activist. 2015 Arthur Ellis Award — Winner, Best First Novel • Globe and Mail 100: Best Books of 2014 • 2015 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize — Shortlisted, Best Mystery 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.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • The Benefactor A Jack Taggart Mystery

    Creator

    Easton, Don

    Abstract

    While investigating a murder, RCMP undercover operative Jack Taggart finds himself in too deep when he tangles with an Asian organized crime syndicate and a rogue Chinese intelligence officer. When a seventy-five-year-old woman is killed in an apparently random car accident, it looks like a simple hit-and-run — until the car is linked to an Asian organized crime syndicate. Undercover operative Jack Taggart, who is called in to investigate, quickly identifies a top crime boss as the perpetrator, but he must still figure out how to infiltrate the man’s inner circle.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Pumpkin Eater A Dan Sharp Mystery

    Creator

    Round, Jeffrey

    Abstract

    Private investigator Dan Sharp searches the seamy underbelly of the city for a brutal killer. Following an anonymous tip, missing persons investigator Dan Sharp makes a grisly find in a burned-out slaughterhouse in Toronto’s west end. Someone is targeting known sex offenders whose names and identities were released on the Internet. When an iconic rock star contacts Dan to keep from becoming the next victim, things take a curious turn.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié