About the Book
In Algonquin Bay, Detective John Cardinal suffers a devastating loss. He arrives at a grisly crime scene only to discover that the victim is his own wife, who left a suicide note at the scene. But when Cardinal begins to receive a series of threatening letters, he suspects that his wife may not have taken her own life--and that there may be more to her suicide note than meets the eye.
While Cardinal takes time to grieve, his partner, Sargeant Lise Delorme, is investigating a high-profile sex crime involving a young girl whose abuse is being broadcast online--and who appears to be a resident of Algonquin Bay. Things are heating up in this quiet, costal town as both Delorme and Cardinal find themselves tracking predators so diabolical that the accepted bounds of criminal justice no longer apply....
About the Author :
Giles Blunt grew up in North Bay, Ontario. After spending over twenty years in New York City, he now lives in Toronto. He has written scripts "for Law & Order" and he is the author of four John Cardinal novels, including "Forty Words for Sorrow," for which he won The British Crime Writers' Macallan Silver Dagger Award, and the most recent "By the Time You Read This," which was short-listed for the Duncan Lawrie Dagger, the most prestigious crime fiction award in the world.
Review :
"Ingenious."--Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Tremendous."--Lee Child "The most deeply felt page-turner of the year."--"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)
"Quite simply, a great book by a writer at the top of his form." --"Calgary"" Herald"
"One of the most chilling villains since Hannibal Lecter."--"BookPage"
“Ingenious.”—Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Tremendous.”—Lee Child “The most deeply felt page-turner of the year.”—"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)
“Quite simply, a great book by a writer at the top of his form.” —"Calgary"" Herald"
“One of the most chilling villains since Hannibal Lecter.”—"BookPage"
"Ingenious."--Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review""Tremendous."--Lee Child "The most deeply felt page-turner of the year."--"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)
"Quite simply, a great book by a writer at the top of his form." --"Calgary"" Herald"
"One of the most chilling villains since Hannibal Lecter."--"BookPage"
"An emotionally involving and intellectually challenging journey from night in to day. A fine and moving novel about bereavement."
-Reginald Hill
"Blunt writes a taut, gripping tale of suspense that is loaded with gritty realism. . . . Few can match his wit, wry observations and emotionally charged background sketches."
-"Edmonton Journal"
"If Blunt ends the Cardinal series here, he has created a colourful parade of seasonal mysteries. But his readers will hope to meet Cardinal again, as a lion in winter."
-"Winnipeg Free Press"
"Blunt, who has received Canadian and international awards for this series, once again proves he can set the scene better than almost anyone else in the crime genre. . . . There is something else Blunt excels at, and that is shedding light on the chilling inner workings of the criminal mind."
-"The Globe and Mail"
"The most beautifully written, deeply felt page-turner of the year."
-"Kirkus" (starred review)
"In a series that has already taken home numerous awards, this volume, Blunt's fourth, stands out for its grace, compassion and the elegance of his writing. ... It is a poignant literary work that nonetheless offers all the gritty satisfaction of a standard police procedural. This is, quite simply, a great book from a writer at the top of his form."
-"Calgary Herald"
Praise for Giles Blunt:
"Giles Blunt is one of the top crime writers around."
-"National Post"
"Giles Blunt writes with uncommon grace, style and compassion and he plots like a demon."
-Jonathan Kellerman
"Blunt writes a taut, gripping tale of suspense that is loaded with gritty realism . . . Few can match his wit, wry observationsand emotionally charged background sketches."
-"Edmonton Journal"
"Giles Blunt has a tremendous talent."
-Tony Hillerman
"Blunt should be considered among the new practitioners of crime drama's elite."
-"Publishers Weekly"
"[Blunt] can join the select group of writers - such as Ian Rankin and Tony Hillerman - who can locate their readers in a fictional universe as physically real as the chair they inhabit."
-"The Observer" "From the Trade Paperback edition."
" An emotionally involving and intellectually challenging journey from night in to day. A fine and moving novel about bereavement."
- Reginald Hill
" Blunt writes a taut, gripping tale of suspense that is loaded with gritty realism. . . . Few can match his wit, wry observations and emotionally charged background sketches."
- "Edmonton Journal"
" If Blunt ends the Cardinal series here, he has created a colourful parade of seasonal mysteries. But his readers will hope to meet Cardinal again, as a lion in winter."
- "Winnipeg Free Press"
" Blunt, who has received Canadian and international awards for this series, once again proves he can set the scene better than almost anyone else in the crime genre. . . . There is something else Blunt excels at, and that is shedding light on the chilling inner workings of the criminal mind."
- "The Globe and Mail"
" The most beautifully written, deeply felt page-turner of the year."
- "Kirkus" (starred review)
" In a series that has already taken home numerous awards, this volume, Blunt' s fourth, stands out for its grace, compassion and the elegance of his writing. ... It is a poignant literary work that nonetheless offers all the gritty satisfaction of a standard police procedural. This is, quite simply, a great book from a writer at the top of his form."
- "Calgary Herald"
Praise for Giles Blunt:
" Giles Blunt is one of the top crime writers around."
- "National Post"
" Giles Blunt writes with uncommon grace, style and compassion and he plots like ademon."
- Jonathan Kellerman
" Blunt writes a taut, gripping tale of suspense that is loaded with gritty realism . . . Few can match his wit, wry observations and emotionally charged background sketches."
- "Edmonton Journal"
" Giles Blunt has a tremendous talent."
- Tony Hillerman
" Blunt should be considered among the new practitioners of crime drama' s elite."
- "Publishers Weekly"
" [Blunt] can join the select group of writers - such as Ian Rankin and Tony Hillerman - who can locate their readers in a fictional universe as physically real as the chair they inhabit."
- "The Observer" "From the Trade Paperback edition."
"In a series that has already taken home numerous awards, this volume, Blunt's fourth, stands out for its grace, compassion and the elegance of his writing. ... It is a poignant literary work that nonetheless offers all the gritty satisfaction of a standard police procedural. This is, quite simply, a great book from a writer at the top of his form."
-"Calgary Herald"
Praise for Giles Blunt:
"Giles Blunt is one of the top crime writers around."
-"National Post"
"Giles Blunt writes with uncommon grace, style and compassion and he plots like a demon."
-Jonathan Kellerman
"Blunt writes a taut, gripping tale of suspense that is loaded with gritty realism . . . Few can match his wit, wry observations and emotionally charged background sketches."
-"Edmonton Journal"
"Giles Blunt has a tremendous talent."
-Tony Hillerman
"Blunt should be considered among the new practitioners of crime drama's elite."
-"Publishers Weekly"
"ÝBlunt¨ can join the select group of writers - such as Ian Rankin and Tony Hillerman - who can locate their readers in a fictional universe as physically real as the chair they inhabit."
-"The Observer" "From the Hardcover edition."
Praise for Giles Blunt:
"Giles Blunt is one of the top crime writers around."
-"National Post"
"Giles Blunt writes with uncommon grace, style and compassion and he plots like a demon."
-Jonathan Kellerman
"Blunt writes a taut, gripping tale of suspense that is loaded with gritty realism . . . Few can match his wit, wry observations and emotionally charged background sketches."
-"Edmonton Journal"
"Giles Blunt has a tremendous talent."
-Tony Hillerman
"Blunt should be considered among the new practitioners of crime drama's elite."
-"Publishers Weekly"
"ÝBlunt¨ can join the select group of writers - such as Ian Rankin and Tony Hillerman - who can locate their readers in a fictional universe as physically real as the chair they inhabit."
-"The Observer" "From the Hardcover edition."
