A Killing Winter (The Leo Desroches Mysteries)
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765324202 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Give it a chance, delight in its successes, and wait for Arthurson's next one.” Booklist“Leo's phoenixlike ability to rise again makes for compelling reading, plus a cliff-hanger ending demands resolution.” Library Journal“A Killing Winter is a must-read. I couldn't put it down.” Sparkle Hayter, bestselling author of the Robin Hudson mysteries, on Fall from Grace. “So much is good here: an understanding of the pleasures as well as the horrors of addictions; descriptions of the Canadian cold that send one seeking a radiator; masterful action scenes. Watch closely: This is a series with magnetic drawing power.” Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator“It's about time someone set a kick-ass crime novel in Edmonton.” Giles Blunt, bestselling author of the late John Cardinal mysteries, on Fall from Grace“A genre-bender, its twi
He lives in Edmonton, Canada.. WAYNE ARTHURSON, bestselling author of the first Leo Desroches mystery, Fall from Grace, is, like his protagonist, the son of Cree and French Canadian parents. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, a drummer in a rock band, and as a freelance journalist
But as Leo delves deeper into the gang and the inner workings of tribal politics, secrets emerge that threaten not only the survival of the tribe, but also Leo's sanity…and his life.. And at the newspaper, he is consumed by a story that turns into a personal crusade: a search for a missing Native street kid he's befriended. Gangs, gambling, and murder. In his personal life, he's trying to reconnect with his estranged son while fighting his urge to gamble. When the boy is found brutally murdered, Leo realizes that in order to tell the victim's story and bring him justice, he has to plumb the depths of First Nations street culture in the local gang to which he belonged. Leo Desroches, a half-Cree, half-French Canadi