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Name: Forty words for sorrow
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: Giles Blunt

The quiet town of Algonquin Bay in Ontario is rocked when a frozen body is discovered in an abandoned mine shaft, identified as Katie Pine, a teenager who disappeared months earlier. Detective John Cardinal, who had previously been demoted from Homicide for refusing to give up on the case, is re‑hired to investigate. Working with a new partner and seeking evidence of a serial murder spree, the two skeptical detectives face pressure from the police force and a pair of sociopaths who are eyeing their next victim.

First publish date: 2000

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural

Authors: Giles Blunt

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