Fiction
The Commissaire is convinced that the outlaw Jacques Normand – France’s Public Enemy Number One who escaped prison over ten years ago – is still alive. Commanded to find him, Inspector Aliette Nouvelle suspects there’s more than meets the eye. >>
The World Is But a Broken Heart
The eleven interconnected stories in The World Is But a Broken Heart follow the Fitzpatricks, a blue-collar family constantly followed by bad luck. This coming-of-age collection of stories is a testament to the human spirit and the unbreakable bond between brothers. >>
In the west coast Vancouver Island native village of Kitsum, where everyone knows everyone's business, sixteen-year-old Brenda Joe’s pregnancy is only the first of many secrets and betrayals that threaten to tear her family apart. >>
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Tilting Towards Joy is a collection of interconnected stories that trace the delicate threads binding lives across continents and through time. Set against the backdrop of rural France, each story follows familiar characters through unfamiliar terrain, offering insight into how we navigate new experiences, unexpected conflicts, and shifting relationships. >>
Forced to attend counselling sessions in the city until the psychologist rules that she's truly over her gun phobia and fit for service, Aliette Nouvelle finds herself in the midst of a puzzling crime spree. >>
Winner of the 1990 Grand Prix du Livre de Montréal, True Copies is an evocative tale of love, loss and deception. A young Québecoise's quest for a missing computer disk leads her through the Silicon Valley and into the streets of Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco. >>
In this fifth installment of the Aliette Nouvelle mysteries, Aliette is now the Inspector of the cozy wine-producing town St-Brin. She quickly becomes embroiled in a politically motivated murder layered in obsessive radicalism and anarchistic machinations that span all of Europe. >>
When a world-famous rock star convicted of murdering his film-star lover returns to his country retreat, the quiet community reacts with suspicion. >>
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