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“marcel viau”

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  • The Fair Lady of Côte-Vertu

    by Marcel Viau ...
    Montreal, September 1866. A woman lies dead in a clearing, adorned with haunting elegance—patent leather shoes, enigmatic grace, and the weight of untold secrets. Detective Silas Robinson and his sharp-minded assistant Miss Dupuis are drawn into a web of espionage, loyalty, and betrayal that reaches deep into Montreal's shadowed past. Every clue they uncover reveals characters caught between ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The murder in Sparks Street

    by Marcel Viau ...
    Two weeks after the assassination of MP Thomas D'Arcy McGee on Sparks Street in Ottawa, the body of Andrew Lenny, a wealthy lumber entrepreneur, is discovered under suspicious circumstances. Dispatched from Montreal to investigate, the brilliant Detective Silas Robinson and his astute assistant Miss Dupuis undertake a discreet inquiry. As they navigate the corridors of the burgeoning lumber ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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    At a time when the crime of kidnapping was sweeping the country like a plague, my employer Madame Storey and I attended the first night of a Paul Vallorbe play at the Bijou Theatre. Lately the kidnappers had been soaring to unprecedented heights of boldness. Nearly every week the son or the daughter of some prominent family was discovered to be missing, and enormous sums of money had been ... Read more

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  • Somewhere in France, a collection of stories

    by Richard Harding Davis ...
    This book contains: Somewhere in France, Playing Dead, The Card-Sharp, Billy and the Big Stick, The Boy Scout, and The Frame-Up. According to Wikipedia: "Richard Harding Davis (18 April 1864—11 April 1916) was a popular writer of fiction and drama, and a journalist famous for his coverage of the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. Davis, whose mother Rebecca Harding ... Read more

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  • The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin

    by Maurice Leblanc ...
    It was a strange ending to a voyage that had commenced in a most auspicious manner. The transatlantic steamship `La Provence' was a swift and comfortable vessel, under the command of a most affable man. The passengers constituted a select and delightful society. The charm of new acquaintances and improvised amusements served to make the time pass agreeably. We enjoyed the pleasant sensation of ... Read more

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  • The Plague

    by Albert Camus ...
    "The Plague" (French: "La Peste") is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947. Set in the Algerian coastal town of Oran, the story revolves around a sudden and inexplicable outbreak of bubonic plague, isolating the town from the rest of the world. This event plunges the citizens into a state of fear, confusion, and uncertainty as they grapple with the escalating crisis. The narrative primarily ... Read more

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  • Arsène Lupin vs. Herlock Sholmes

    by Maurice Leblanc ...
    Leblanc’s creation, gentleman thief Arsene Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat – witty, charming, brilliant, sly…and possibly the greatest thief in the world. In this classic tale, Lupin comes up against the only man who may be able to stop him…no less than the great British gentleman-detective Herlock Sholmes! Who will emerge triumphant? A Classic Tale of the World’s ... Read more

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  • The Late Monsieur Gallet (Inspector Maigret)

    by Georges Simenon ...
    Translated by Anthea Bell ...
    Series Book 2 - Inspector Maigret
    When a man traveling abroad is murdered in his hotel room, Inspector Maigret must sift through the misdirection and betrayal to find the truth hidden beneath.A Monsieur Gallet has been found dead—murdered—in his hotel room, in a small town outside of Paris. In Georges Simenon’s The Late Monsieur Gallet, Inspector Maigret sets off to figure out the course of events that led to this grim outcome. ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • Arvida

    by Samuel Archibald ...
    Series Book 15 - Biblioasis International Translation Series
    Samuel Archibald is the hottest young writer in Quebec. In a region where short story collections might sell worse than anywhere else in North America, Arvida sold through 25,000 copies.Arvida fits in naturally with "country noir" authors like Donald Ray Pollock and Daniel Woodrell, but with a sharp and humorous French-Canadian twist.The collection explores topical subjects, including the collapse ... Read more

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  • Two Solitudes

    by Hugh MacLennan ...
    Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Fiction Canada Reads Selection (CBC), 2013A landmark of nationalist fiction, Hugh MacLennan’s Two Solitudes is the story of two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend and ideas of what a nation should be. In his vivid portrayals of human drama in First World War–era Quebec, MacLennan focuses on two individuals whose love increases the ... Read more

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  • The Lost Girl in Paris

    by Diney Costeloe ...
    Paris, 1871. A lost child. A family divided. The bitter backdrop of war. A heart-stopping and gripping tale of endurance for fans of historical fiction.The St Clair family have returned home after the war, seeking refuge in Paris. But their safety is not to last.Their young daughter, Hélène, falls ill and, in an unlucky twist of fate, is separated from her family. Alone and afraid, she is left to ... Read more

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  • 1984. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Animal Farm. Down and Out In Paris and London

    by George Orwell ...
    A lot of things that Orwell described as if happening in 1984 can be observed in the nowadays world. However, he depicted the future that everyone should be afraid of at any time.The anti-utopian parable or satiric story Animal Farm is an allegory of the Revolution of 1917 and the following events in the USSR. It shows the transformation of supposedly animal society: from the complete freedom ... Read more

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