Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Last night in Montreal Last night in Montreal Emily St. John Mandel Lilia Albert has been leaving people behind for her entire life. She spends her childhood and adolescence traveling constantly and changing identities. In adulthood, she finds it impossible to stop. … OL13683810W
Deja Dead (Temperance Brennan #1) Deja Dead (Temperance Brennan #1) Kathy Reichs Her life is devoted to justice—even for those she never knew. In the year since Temperance Brennan left behind a shaky marriage in North Carolina, work has often preempted her weekend plans to exp… OL14870340W
Monday mourning Monday mourning Kathy Reichs Temperance Brennan, forensic anthropologist for both North Caolina and Quebec, has come from Charlotte to Montreal during the bleak days of December to testify as an expert witness at a murder trial. OL14870346W
206 bones 206 bones Kathy Reichs Chicago forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is accused of mishandling the autopsy and the case of a missing heiress from Montreal--an investigation that becomes more complicated when two more … OL16072506W
Being Sloane Jacobs Being Sloane Jacobs Lauren Morrill Sloane Emily Jacobs and Sloane Devon Jacobs, from very different worlds but both with problem families, meet in Montreal where they will stay in the same hotel while attending camp, one for figure sk… OL17912932W
Straight punch Straight punch Monique Polak "How bad can an alternative school be? Tessa McPhail has landed at New Directions, a last-chance school in Montreal's roughest neighborhood. The kids are tough and the school is far from home, but th… OL17913282W
The blue guitar The blue guitar Ann Ireland Nerves crunch at the international classical guitar competition in Montreal where musicians fly in from all over the world to compete in a gruelling week. A career can be made or lost, and the slight… OL17915845W
The Bonaventure adventures The Bonaventure adventures Rachelle Delaney Sebastian has two problems: he comes from a long line of circus performers, but has none of their acrobatic talents, AND the family business (traveling circus) is going broke. Solution: convince his … OL19716587W
Dogs at the perimeter Dogs at the perimeter Madeleine Thien Set in Cambodia during the regime of the Khmer Rouge and in present day Montreal, Dogs at the Perimeter tells the story of Janie, who as a child experiences the terrible violence carried out by the K… OL19721920W
Montreal noir Montreal noir John McFetridge,Jacques Filippi Following the success of Toronto Noir, the Noir Series explores new Canadian terrain, featuring both English and Francophone authors. OL19724213W
The lake The lake Perrine Leblanc The latest from Governor General's Literary Award winner Perrine Leblanc is a mesmerizing story about the disappearance of three young women and a deeply disturbing portrait of a small town gone bad.… OL20027997W
Death du jour Death du jour Kathy Reichs In the grounds of an abandoned convent, forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan digs carefully. She is there to exhume the remains of Sister Elisabeth Nicolet. But the body has been moved to an… OL24701974W
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Mordecai Richler The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his chan… OL674949W