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The Fair Lady of Côte-Vertu

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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

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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
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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

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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
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Kidnapping Madame Storey

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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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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
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Somewhere in France

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Marie Gessler, known as Marie Chaumontel, Jeanne d'Avrechy, the Countess d'Aurillac, was German. Her father, who served through the Franco-Prussian War, was a German spy. It was from her mother she learned to speak French sufficiently well to satisfy even an Academician and, among Parisians, to pass as one. Both her parents were dead. Before they departed, knowing they could leave their daughter ... Read more

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Marie Gessler, known as Marie Chaumontel, Jeanne d'Avrechy, the Countess d'Aurillac, was German. Her father, who served through the Franco-Prussian War, was a German spy. It was from her mother she learned to speak French sufficiently well to satisfy even an Academician and, among Parisians, to pass as one. Both her parents were dead. Before they departed, knowing they could leave their daughter
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar

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The Arrest of Arsène Lupin 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 ... Read more

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The Arrest of Arsène Lupin 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
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The Plague

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"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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"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
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Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (The Arsène Lupin Adventures)

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by Maurice Leblanc ...

" Dive into the thrilling world of the legendary gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin, as he faces off against his most formidable adversary, the brilliant detective Herlock Sholmes! This eBook promises a roller-coaster of emotions, from the exhilarating chases across Parisian rooftops to the intricate mind games in dimly lit salons. "A masterpiece! The tension between Lupin and Sholmes had me on the ... Read more

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" Dive into the thrilling world of the legendary gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin, as he faces off against his most formidable adversary, the brilliant detective Herlock Sholmes! This eBook promises a roller-coaster of emotions, from the exhilarating chases across Parisian rooftops to the intricate mind games in dimly lit salons. "A masterpiece! The tension between Lupin and Sholmes had me on the
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The Late Monsieur Gallet (Inspector Maigret)

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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

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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.
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Journey to the End of the Night

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Translated by Ralph Manheim ...

Céline’s masterpiece—colloquial, polemic, hyper-realistic, boiling over with black humorCéline’s masterpiece—colloquial, polemic, hyper realistic—boils over with bitter humor and revulsion at society’s idiocy and hypocrisy: Journey to the End of the Night is a literary symphony of cruelty and violence that hurtles through the improbable travels of the petit bourgeois (and largely autobiographical) ... Read more

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Céline’s masterpiece—colloquial, polemic, hyper-realistic, boiling over with black humorCéline’s masterpiece—colloquial, polemic, hyper realistic—boils over with bitter humor and revulsion at society’s idiocy and hypocrisy: Journey to the End of the Night is a literary symphony of cruelty and violence that hurtles through the improbable travels of the petit bourgeois (and largely autobiographical)
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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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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
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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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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
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The Case of the Dead Diplomat

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by Basil Thomson ...

He flung open a drawer and took from it a heavy dagger in a sheath with blood-stains upon it. On the blade were engraved the words, "Blut und Ehre!"Frank Everett was a rising young press attaché at the British Embassy in Paris - until he was found dead in his Rue St. Georges apartment, a knife wound to the throat. Was it a political assassination, a crime passionnel, or possibly even suicide?The ... Read more

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He flung open a drawer and took from it a heavy dagger in a sheath with blood-stains upon it. On the blade were engraved the words, "Blut und Ehre!"Frank Everett was a rising young press attaché at the British Embassy in Paris - until he was found dead in his Rue St. Georges apartment, a knife wound to the throat. Was it a political assassination, a crime passionnel, or possibly even suicide?The
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