Policier
Sleuth Joanne Kilbourn is dismayed to find out that her friend Jill is marrying filmmaker Evan MacLeish. While he is famous, he has also exploited the lives - and deaths - of the two wives he lost to suicide by making acclaimed films about them. And now, he is on the point of releasing his most potentially explosive film yet, one that features his 17-year-old daughter Bryn. Some strong language. 2003.
Joanne Kilbourn, the Regina-based professor, single mother, and sleuth, is forced to relive the pain of her husband's untimely death when his murderer, Kevin Tarpley, is himself killed in prison. Soon after, she finds herself the prime suspect in the murder of Tarpley's wife. In order to prove her innocence, Kilbourn probes the past of the prisoner, her politician husband, and her friends.
Joanne's husband, Zack, recently elected mayor of Regina, is optimistic that he can garner the public support necessary to make Regina a city that works. Their oldest son Peter is marrying Maisie Crawford, a woman as clever and forthright as she is lovely. Their lakeside wedding is a dream come true, but when a former lover of a member of the bridal party shows up, the dream becomes a nightmare. Before the bride's bouquet has wilted, there's an act of sickening cruelty; soon afterwards, there's a murder. It becomes increasingly unclear whether political agendas, shattered romance, or a secret buried deep in the past have motivated the crimes.
When university lecturer Ariel Warren turns up dead in the library, everyone becomes involved, from professors to janitors, campus DJs to local politicians, each with their own spin on who the murderer might be. The plot thickens when a group of feminists ties Ariel's murder to their cause. As teacher and detective, Joanne must solve the crime while managing the conflicting personalities and politics of university life. Some strong language.
Joanne Kilbourn is following the political campaign of Ginny Monaghan, a woman whose success depends not so much on the election-day poll, but on the outcome of a custody battle she's fighting. Joanne thinks this is perfect material for a TV program she's putting together on women and politics, but then a local call girl is murdered - a woman whose regular clientele included several of Regina's most prominent lawyers, including (until he met Joanne) her own husband Zach. With her new marriage under strain, Joanne investigates why the dead woman had started to threaten her clients with blackmail. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex.
When journalist Kathryn Morrissey's book about thirteen adult children of prominent Canadians is published, one of the parents, Sam Parker, is furious enough to take a pot shot at the author. Joanne Kilbourn is covering his trial for television while her boyfriend, lawyer Jack Shreve, is hired by Parker. On the day of the verdict, Morrissey is brutally murdered, and Joanne's investigation quickly has her trying to unravel the endless knot of the relationship between parent and child.
Du Pré est un sang-mêlé descendant de Canadiens français et d'Amérindiens, il vit dans le Montana. Alors qu'il participait à un festival de musique traditionnelle organisé à Washington par le Smithsonian, une jeune femme Cree du Canada, membre d'un groupe de chanteurs est tuée. Paul Chase le patron du festival propose à Du Pré de monter une expédition pour suivre une ancienne route de trappeurs...
Du Pré, sang-mêlé descendant de Canadiens français et d'Amérindiens, vit dans le Montana. Deux partisans présumés de l'expulsion du bétail des propriétaires privés sur les terres publiques au profit de la création d'un parc naturel sont soupçonnés d'avoir relâché des bêtes et en avoir tué d'autres. Ils sont retrouvés morts dans la voiture au pied d'une falaise, le shérif, ami de Du Pré enquête...
Georgie suit sa mère partie à Reno pour un divorce rapide. Lors de la traversée de l'Atlantique, les deux femmes sont entourées d'hommes riches, notamment Cy Goldman, une célébrité d'Hollywood. Georgie se mêle d'une enquête menée par le séduisant Darcy, à propos d'un vol de bijoux.
1932. Lady Victoria Georgiana Charlotte Eugénie, fille d'un duc écossais et cousine du roi George V d'Angleterre, refuse le mariage organisé par son demi-frère avec un prince roumain. Fuyant à Londres, elle décide de gagner sa vie en devenant espionne de la reine.
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