Cadavre au sou-sol

by Norah McClintock

When a body is found buried beneath the cafe Tasha's parents used to own, the police start looking for a murderer...and their search leads them right to Tasha's father. Tasha's sure he didn't do it. but if he didn't, then who did? Tasha has to find out who the real killer is, but everywhere she turns she uncovers someone else with a secret to hide

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult, Read For School, Fiction, Novels

Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Norah McClintock’s fascinating mysteries are hard to put down. Her Chloe & Levesque series, Mike & Riel series, and Robyn Hunter series, all published by Scholastic Canada, have been popular with readers in many countries. Norah has also written several crime novels for reluctant readers in the Orca Soundings series from Orca Book Publishers,

Norah is a five-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Novel. Read Mistaken Identity, The Body in the Basement, Sins of the Father, Scared to Death, and Break and Enter to find out why! Norah's books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and she has won numerous awards.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award - Juvenile
o 1996 – Mistaken Identity – Winner
o 1998 – The Body in the Basement – Winner
o 1999 – Sins of the Father – Winner
o 2002 – Scared to Death – Winner
o 2003 – Break and Enter – Winner

Red Maple Award
o 2004 – Hit and Run – Winner

Reviews

[Emilie | La prof de français · Rating 4 out of 5]

J’ai lu ce roman parce que je compte l’utiliser en classe pour travailler le récit policier. J’ai rapidement été entraînée dans cette histoire. Je voulais tellement que Tasha réussisse à prouver l’innocence de son père. Je n’ai pas réussi à voir venir le dénouement, c’est donc mission accomplie! Très bon roman que les élèves apprécieront j’en suis certaine!

[madame · Rating 3 out of 5]

roman tout parfait à lire en première secondaire. j’ai bien aimé! c’était bien ficelé, il n’y avait pas trop de personnages, la trame policière était bien construite malgré que — de mon œil d’adulte, j’ai eu de la difficulté à embarquer dans le fait qu’une ado de 15 ans ait pu mener toute cette enquête sans que des policiers y arrivent. ça reste un roman bien intrigant et qui se lit surtout très bien!

[Judith Aubry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très bon suspense. J’ai lu le livre car ma fille avait cette lecture et j’ai été agréablement surprise par la qualité de la
Plume et de la façon que l’histoire évolue.

[Sahne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Al derribar el Café Fireside, aparece un cadáver enterrado en el sótano. Al tratarse de la mujer de Leonard Scanlan, la policía le arresta como principal sospechoso. Tasha no cree que su padre pueda ser un asesino y empieza una investigación independiente para tratar de exculparle.

[Keara Heavens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kept me on the edge of my seat, and I was guessing until the very end, but also didn't drag on unnecessarily long

[Lisa · Rating 1 out of 5]

1⭐️

[Philippe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lecture pour les élèves. Secondaire 2 (13-14ans). C’est bien pour travailler le récit policier. Accessible pour les jeunes.

[Helen Mason · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second Norah McClintock mystery I have read. I enjoy the characters she uses and how she keeps the action moving to the last page. Also leaves a hanger that makes the reader wonder what will happen next.

[Lilly [Hiatus due to School] · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember this story being unremarkable.