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Heidi's Children
by Charles TrittenIn this, the third and final book in the HEIDI trilogy, we learn of the beautiful twins born to Heidi and Peter, of Heidi's best friend's little sister who came to live with them, and of a long-hidden family secret. A beautifully written story which will delight children and parents alike.
Hare and Guy Fawkes
by Alison UttleyCome join Grey Rabbit, Squirrel, Speckedly Hen, Fuzzipeg and the others from the forest to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day! Watch out for the jumping-jack firecrackers! Other books by this author are available in this library.
Little Grey Rabbit's May Day
by Alison UttleyA heartwarming story of animals who bring special gifts to a human while celebrating an important day in the forest. Other books by Alison Uttley are available in this library, where you can also read more of Little Grey Rabbit's adventures.
The Tangent Factor (Peter Tangent #2)
by Lawrence SandersThe story of two men divided by greed and honor-but united by the one woman who loves them both.
Lament For a Lost Lover
by Philippa CarrUnder the sway of the puritanical Oliver Cromwell, England simmers with religious persecution and political unrest. Like their exiled king, Arabella Tolworthy and her parents have retreated to France but yearn for their native country. When Arabella is separated from her family, she makes her way alone in an increasingly dangerous world and meets two people who will change her life: an actress named Harriet Main and the dashing nobleman Edwin Eversleigh. As the British king is restored to his rightful throne, Arabella’s odyssey mirrors the strife and turbulence of her beloved homeland. As she tries to make peace with her past, she’s confronted with an unexpected threat to her future—and a second chance at lasting love.
Vancouver Nightmare (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #2)
by Eric WilsonA chance meeting with a drug pusher named Spider takes Tom Austen into the grim streets of Vancouver's Skid Road, where he poses as a runaway while searching for information to help the police smash a gang which is cynically hooking young kids on drugs. Suddenly unmasked as a police agent, Tom is trapped in the nightmarish underworld of Vancouver as the gang closes in, determined to get rid of the young meddler at any cost." Get an exciting taste of Canadian teenage detectives in action in The Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries Series from the Bookshare Library including: #1. Murder on The Canadian, #3. The Case of the Golden Boy, #4. Disneyland Hostage, #5. The Kootenay Kidnapper, #6. Vampires of Ottawa, #7. Spirit in the Rainforest, #8. The Green Gables Detectives, #9. Code Red at the Supermall, #10. Cold Midnight in Vieux Quebec, #11. The Ice Diamond Quest, #12. The Prairie Dog Conspiracy, #13. The St. Andrews Werewolf and #14. The Inuk Mountie Adventure,
Murder on the Canadian (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #1)
by Eric WilsonTeenage thriller about Tom Austen, who fell into an unhappy sleep aboard the Canadian train, and woke up to a horrifying scream.
The Kootenay Kidnapper (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #5)
by Eric WilsonOnly groans and creaks sounded from the old building as it waited for Tom Austen to discover its secret. With a rapidly-beating heart, he approached the staircase... Juvenile mystery/thriller set in the mountains of British Columbia.
Final Decree
by George JonasKazmer Harcsa, an immigrant carpenter, has worked hard to provide his family with all the comforts of a modest middle-class life in Toronto, but his dream is shattered when his young wife leaves him, taking their two children with her. Kazmer is plunged into a humiliating world of slick divorce lawyers and incomprehensible court orders, a world where his native wisdom and wit are mistaken for simple-mindedness. Unable to make anyone understand his pain, Kazmer feels compelled to take the law into his own hands and seek his own brand of tragic justice. In Final Decree, George Jonas has crafted a fascinating and controversial portrait of a man struggling to maintain his dignity and a legal system that often doesn't stop long enough to listen to those who file--through its courtrooms.
Shattered Moon (Theresa Fortunato #1)
by Kate GreenHauntingly beautiful California psychic Theresa Fortunato begins her frightening ordeal when an anxious couple beg her to help them find their missing daughter, Bonnie. Theresa has a vision in which she sees Bonnie spread-eagled and dead, with jackknives pinning her hands to the ground. And when Theresa leads the police to Bonnie's body, the scene is exactly as she "saw" it. The next vision comes to Theresa unbidden--another dead young woman, her body surrounded by a circle of eight jackknives. Once again, Theresa's vision is correct in every grisly detail. Police Lieutenant Oliver Jardine hopes that Theresa can help him find the murderer. But Theresa is terrified of becoming further involved. For one thing, she once spent time in a mental institution--committed by her former husband, Michael, who believed her psychic powers to be an unmistakable sign of insanity. Now Michael has suddenly come back into her life, and Theresa doesn't know why. And there's something else--something she has not mentioned to anyone. Her most recent vision, vivid and horrible beyond description, was of her own violent death ...
Spirit in the Rainforest (A Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #7)
by Eric Wilson[from the back cover] The branches trembled, then something slipped away into the darkness of the forest. "That was Mosquito Joe!" Tom exclaimed. "Or his spirit," Liz said. "Let's get out of here." The rainforest of British Columbia holds many secrets, but none stranger than those of Nearby Island. After hair-raising events during a Pacific storm, Tom and Liz Austen seek answers among the island's looming trees. Alarmed by the ghostly shape of the hermit Mosquito Joe, they look for shelter in a deserted school in the rainforest. Then, in the night, Tom and Liz hear a girl's voice crying Beware! Beware! Look for more mysteries about the Canadian brother and sister team of Tom and Liz Austen in the Bookshare collection including: #1 Murder on The Canadian, #2 Vancouver Nightmare, #3 The Case of the Golden Boy, #4 Disneyland Hostage, #5 The Kootenay Kidnapper, #6 Vampires of Ottawa, #7 Spirit in the Rainforest, #8 The Green Gables Detectives, #9 Code Red at the Supermall, #10 Cold Midnight in Vieux Quebec, #11 The Ice Diamond Quest, #12 The Prairie Dog Conspiracy, #13 The St. Andrews Werewolf, #14 The Inuk Mountie Adventure and #17 The Ghost of Lunanburg Manor, with more to come. If you go for books featuring young detectives you'll find over 200 Hardy Boys mysteries, over 50 Three Investigators Mysteries and many more mystery books to keep you turning pages.
Code Red at the Supermall (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #9)
by Eric Wilson[from the back cover] "They swam past gently-moving strands of seaweed and pieces of jagged coral, then Tom almost choked in horror. A shark was coming straight at him, ready to strike. Have you ever visited a shopping mall that has sharks and piranhas, a triple-loop rollercoaster, 22 waterslides, an Ice Palace, submarines, 828 stores, and a major mystery to solve? Soon after Tom and Liz Austen arrive at the West Edmonton Mall a bomber strikes and they must follow a trail that leads through the fabled splendours of the supermall... to hidden danger." The Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries are action packed, fast paced reading. Though they are about 100 pages long with short chapters, they are packed with adventure in Canada. Look for them in the Bookshare collection. #1. Murder on The Canadian, #2. Vancouver Nightmare, #3. The Ghost of Lunenburg Manor, #4. Disneyland Hostage, #5. The Kootenay Kidnapper, #6. Vampires of Ottawa, #7. Spirit in the Rainforest and #8. The Green Gables Detectives
The Wolves of Time: Seekers at the Wulfrock (Wolves of Time Volume 2)
by William HorwoodTHE DRAMATIC CONCLUSION TO THE MAGNIFICENT SAGA OF WOLVES FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS... 'The wolf's eyes transfixed me, commanded me to rise and leave now, commanded me to journey on, journey home where I began, to where you and I must go.' Under the austere yet inspiring leadership of Klimt, the Wolves of time have taken back the Heartland. They have defeated the treacherous Magyar wolves, successfully avoided confrontation with the Menne, and their first cubs have been raised, one of whom is the god Wulf, inmortal form. But now Klimt faces a new responsibility. as the loathsome Magyars regain their strength and the Mennen enter a phase of war and anarchy that threatens to engulf Europe, the Wolves must find a new spiritual direction and purpose. Both Wolves and Mennen must make their separate journeys to the Wulfrock, there to play out the dramatic events decreed by destiny, and bring the Dark Millenium to a triumphant close.
Perfectly Correct
by Philippa GregoryFeminist Dr. Louise Case lives an open-minded, non-traditional life. But when Rose parks her van in Louise's orchard and announces she's staying for a while, Louise's values and ethics are thrown into chaos as she ponders what she should do.
Tomorrow Belongs To Us
by Larry CollinsAn explosive thriller packed with authentic detail, 'Tomorrow Belongs to Us' tells the story behind the headlines as it exposes the terrifying link between religious fundamentalism, the world drugs trade and Iran's nuclear capability. Former CIA agent Jim Duffy, a Near East expert, is urgently recalled from retirement to investigate reports that the Iranians have got hold of three nuclear warheads. With heroin flooding western markets, the CIA believes that the Iranians are financing their pursuit of nuclear capability with vast sums of money from drug trafficking. Meanwhile, in Europe, the 'Professor', a senior member of a secret Iranian terrorist organization, is shopping for high-tech equipment. His primary function is to obtain the hardware required for Operation Khalid, a devastating plan to blow up Tel Aviv and take back Palestine for Islam. When Duffy brings Washington confirmation of Iran's possession of nuclear devices, the Americans must confront their worst nightmare. It can only be a matter of time before the Iranians are capable of inflicting maximum destruction. Can Duffy track down the warheads before it is too late and prevent the nightmare from becoming reality?
Marble Heart
by Gretta MulrooneyA riveting story that illuminates the lives of men and women at the heart of the troubles in Belfast Ireland starts out as a simple story of the friendship between Joan, a hard-working caregiver and her newest client, Nina, an upper class British woman separated from her devoted husband, Martin, who can't understand why his wife feels unworthy to be loved. Joan who has mourned the loss of her brother, Eddie, who was like a father to her and disappeared many years ago, thinks she has found happiness and a partner at last in Rich who is soon to be released from prison. Though she is rapidly becoming weaker because of a terminal illness, Nina teaches Joan about the finer points of decorating, raising plants, cooking and other sophisticated elements of domestic life. In turn, Joan gives Nina extra kind and careful care. When she is alone, Nina is preoccupied writing a series of letters to a former friend now living in Africa about their days together as radicals fighting for Irish Freedom, living with the leader of a small communist group and operating totally under his influence. The sincere and insincere motives of activists is revealed along with their romantic entanglements. Most startling is the planning, and execution of violence and its short and long term aftermath. As Nina nears death the characters come together in surprising ways, and whatever justice is possible is accomplished.
Death and Restoration (Jonathan Argyll Art History Mysteries, Book #6)
by Iain PearsThe monastery of San Giovanni on Rome's Aventine hill has few treasures - only a painting doubtfully attributed to Caravaggio. So Flavia di Stefano of Rome's art police is surprised to receive a tip-off that a raid is being planned on the building. The raid takes place, but the thieves are disturbed and snatch the wrong painting, a curious icon of the Madonna, remarkable only for the affection in which it is held by the local population. Or is this what the thieves wanted all along? Does the legend of the icon's miraculous powers hold any clue? And who murdered the French dealer found in the Tiber soon afterwards? With the help of Jonathan Argyll, Flavia works her way through the intricacies of monastic and police politics and ends up by getting a bigger surprise than she could possibly have imagined. Iain Pears is the most exciting exponent of art-based crime, and Death and Restoration is his most intriguing and gripping novel yet.
A Jack Higgins Quartet: The Last Place God Made, The Savage Day, A Prayer For The Dying and The Eagle Has Landed
by Jack HigginsIn this Collector’s Choice are published four of Jack Higgins’ best known stories. All of them are exhaustively researched and bear the hallmark of Jack Higgins’ superb art as a storyteller. In the introduction, specially written for this volume, Jack Higgins explains how the books came to be written and their importance for him as a writer. THE LAST PLACE GOD MADE - Sam Hannah, ace flyer on the Western Front, was down to pushing ancient planes over the worst jungles in the world. Mallory was a flyer too, one who would rather fly anything than not fly at all, Mallory needed a job and Hannah needed a partner... Two men in battered planes, up against the Savage Huna Indians on Brazil's Rio das Mortes - the River of Death. THE SAVAGE DAY: Simon Vaughan, ex-British army major and adventurer, was rotting in a Greek prison when the British caught up with him. They needed him for a job no one could do better So Vaughan found himself thrust into a world of gun-running, violence and duplicity. Set in Ireland, this is a tough, bitter story, superbly written. A PRAYER FOR THE DYING - Fallon was good with a gun and had never worried about having to use one. The man now wanting him to make a hit was Dandy Jack Meehan, a ruthless underworld boss. That took Fallon to the north of England. It also took him into a conflict of interests that put him on the same side as a Catholic priest and in opposition to Meehan himself And that meant Fallon might live less time than he had recently anticipated. THE EAGLE HAS LANDED: At precisely 1 am, on Saturday, 6th November 1943. Heinrich Himmler, Reichsfuhrer of the SS and Chief of State Police, received a simple message. The Eagle has landed. It meant that a small force of German paratroops were safely in England and poised to snatch the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, from the Norfolk country house near the sea where he was. spending a quiet weekend...
The Oatmeal Ark: Across Canada by Water
by Rory MacleanThe Oatmeal Ark weaves invention through true stories, stitches imaginary characters into real events. It is at once a history and a fiction. It tries to reach beyond our tradition of realistic literature, building on the strengths of Susanna Moodie, the Canadian Vegetable and the NFB documentary, and to reassert the older mythical dimensions of the land. In my writing I strive to cross the line beyond which fact becomes myth to find a truth that is made sharper in fiction. The Oatmeal Ark is a subjective, heartfelt look at Canada, its history and the courageous men and women of all nationalities who struggled -- and struggle still -- to build this country.
Hard Right Turn: The New Face of Neo-Conservatism in Canada
by Brooke JeffreyIn Ontario, Mike Harris is leading his 'Common Sense' revolution. In Alberta, Ralph Klein has taken his right-wing Conservatives to new extremes. In Ottawa, Preston Manning and his Reformers are giving new meaning to the term Official Opposition. Despite their different political labels and regional perspectives, the leaders of the New Right have much in common, including a populist approach to politics and a passionate commitment to the same brand of neo-conservatism -- an ideology previously unknown in Canada and one that runs contrary to our traditional values and beliefs. Jeffrey argues these New Right gladiators are a new breed of politician. Less prepared for public office, they exhibit a dangerous combination of ignorance and zeal, refusing to let facts get in the way of their beliefs. Once in power, their populist mask disappears. Despite their attack on "special interests", they have close links with single-issue interest groups, including pro-life or anti-gun control organizations. And they all believe a government's primary purpose is to satisfy the narrow concerns of those who elected them. What led to their electoral success?
Hallowe'en Party
by Agatha ChristieAt a Hallowe'en party, Hercule Poirot aids mystery writer Ariadne Oliver in an investigation into the murder of a young girl-who may have witnessed a murder herself. But unmasking the killer proves more daunting than bobbing for apples.
Light Thickens (Roderick Alleyn #32)
by Ngaio MarshThe perfect theater production, the perfect mood, but one night the claymore swings and the dummy's head is more than real... Luckily Detective Alleyn is in the audience.
Mistress Of Mellyn
by Victoria HoltAn impoverished Victorian girl must take a position as a governess to a resentful, eight-year-old girl and her distant, enigmatic father.. The house in which the child lives, the child herself, and the child's father are hiding dark secrets. The governess puts her life in danger as she tries to unravel the mysteries and falls in love with the child and her father.
South By Java Head
by Alistair MacLeanFebruary, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japanese Army, as the last boat slips out of the harbour into the South China Sea. On board are a desperate group of people, each with a secret to guard, each willing to kill to keep that secret safe. Who or what is the dissolute Englishman, Farnholme? The elegant Dutch planter, Van Effen? The strangely beautiful Eurasian girl, Gudrun? The slave trader, Siran? The smiling and silent Nicholson who is never without his gun? Only one thing is certain: the rotting tramp steamer is a floating death trap, carrying a cargo of human TNT. Dawn sees them far out to sea but with the first murderous dive bombers already aimed at their ship. Thus begins an ordeal few are to survive, a nightmare succession of disasters wrought by the hell-bent Japanese, the unrelenting tropical sun and by the survivors themselves, whose hatred and bitterness divides them one against the other. Written after the acclaimed and phenomenally successful HMS Ulysses and The Guns of Navarone, this was MacLean's third book, and it contains all the hallmarks of those other two classics. Rich with stunning visual imagery, muscular narrative power, brutality, courage and breathtaking excitement, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of South by Java Head offers readers a long-denied chance to enjoy one of the greatest war novels ever written.
Juggernaut
by Desmond BagleyIt is longer than a football pitch, weighs 550 tons, and moves at an average of five miles per hour. Its job-and that of company troubleshooter Neil Mannix – is to move a giant transformer across Nyala, an oil-rich African state. Outwardly politically stable, Nyala erupts in civil war. And Mannix finds himself, and the juggernaut, at the centre of the conflict – with no way to run and nowhere to hide.