Summer along Canada's Sunshine Coast is murderously hot in this moody mystery thriller-the basis for the Fox TV and Hulu series Murder in a Small Town. RCMP Sergeant Karl Alberg is attempting to escape the heat with his girlfriend...
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A Canadian cop is up against a local femme fatale in a thriller of "fierce suspense" that launched the Fox TV and Hulu series Murder in a Small Town (Publishers Weekly). It's sunny days for Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg,...
- Auteur: Wright, L.R.Sommaire:
A housewife's murder draws a Canadian detective into a twisted family drama in this mystery thriller - the basis for the Fox TV and Hulu series Murder in a Small Town. Maria Buscombe was a housewife living in Sechelt, British...
- Auteur: Wright, L.R.Sommaire:
A "stunning mystery" in the Edgar Award-winning series that launched the Fox TV and Hulu series Murder in a Small Town - "the ending is a real killer" (The New York Times). In this masterpiece of psychological...
- Auteur: Makary, MartySommaire:
From Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Price We Pay - an eye-opening look at the medical groupthink that has led to public harm, and what you need to know about your health. More...
- Auteur: McCormick, PeterSommaire:
The End of the Charter Revolution explores the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, beginning with a general background history, followed by a survey of the significant changes brought about as Charter decisions were made. The book...
- Auteur: Eaton, Emily ; Gray-Donald, David ; Laforest, Joël ; Lameman, Crystal ; Tucker, Bronwen ; Alook, AngeleSommaire:
In this compelling roadmap to a livable future, Indigenous sovereignty and a solution to the climate crisis go hand in hand. The climate crisis is here, and the end of this world--a world built on land theft, resource extraction, and...
- Auteur: Birmingham, MariaSommaire:
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how humans have navigated the world over time.
- Auteur: Pollon, ChristopherSommaire:
Pitfall is the compelling story of the quest to exploit the metals our civilization needs--and at what cost to local people and their environments. Beginning with the first waves of big, foreign-owned mines in the 1960s, investigative...
- Auteur: Thúy, KimSommaire:
Vignettes describe a journey from a palatial residence in Saigon to a crowded and muddy Malaysian refugee camp, and onward to a new life in Quebec. There, the young girl feels the embrace of a new community, and revels in the chance to...
- Auteur: Citra, BeckySommaire:
Thea and her dad are always on the move, from one small Cariboo town to another, trying to leave behind the pain of Thea's mom's death. When her dad gets work renovating a guest ranch on Gumboot Lake, she makes friends with...
- Auteur: Symington-Fedy, EmeliaSommaire:
A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of 90s rape culture. Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks of a small town in British Columbia...
- This place is who we are : stories of Indigenous leadership, resilience, and connection to homelandsAuteur: Gordon, Katherine PalmerSommaire:
This Place Is Who We Are profiles Indigenous communities in central and northern coastal BC that are reconnecting to their lands and waters-and growing and thriving through this reconnection. Indigenous peoples and cultures are...
- Auteur: Housty, JessSommaire:
Crushed Wild Mint is a collection of poems embodying land love and ancestral wisdom, deeply rooted to the poet's motherland and their experience as a parent, herbalist and careful observer of the patterns and power of their territory....
- Auteur: Robertson, David A.Sommaire:
From the award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a cinematic fantasy-adventure story inspired by Indigenous legends. One summer day, Lauren and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather)....
- Auteur: Alaraj, E.G.Sommaire:
"A stunning marriage of text and art that will linger with listeners as they slip into sleep... This melodic lullaby is warm and tender perfection."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review. Parents and children will enjoy winding down and...
- Auteur: Adderson, CarolineSommaire:
Longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize. Short stories about disparate characters consider what it means to find happiness. On New Year's Eve, a pair of addicts robs a string of high-end parties in order to fund their own recovery. A...
- Auteur: McCrory, WayneSommaire:
The Chilcotin's wild horses are are romantic and beautiful, but they are also controversial: they are seen by government policy as intruders competing for range land with native species and domestic cattle and, as a result, they have...
- Auteur: Tsang, HenrySommaire:
Essays and photographs that document the anti-Asian riots of 1907 in the context of contemporary anti-Asian sentiment. White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading up to and the impact of a...
- Auteur: Horvath, PollySommaire:
By Newbery Honor author Polly Horvath, comes a sequel to her popular middle-grade novel Pine Island Home about orphaned sisters who find a way to make a new family. Fiona, Marlin, Natasha and Charlie McCready have been adopted by their...
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