β Scribed by Wayne Arthurson
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In Canadian journalist Arthurson's impressive first novel, journalist Leo Desroches, a recovering compulsive gambler whose life and career were nearly destroyed by his addictions, receives unprecedented access to the body of Grace Cardinal, a young Native prostitute found in a cold Alberta field. Half Native himself, Leo uses the opportunity to publicize what would otherwise be a quickly forgotten murder. It soon becomes clear that the police have missed a serial killer who targets marginalized women whose murders won't attract determined investigation. When the trail points directly at the Edmonton Police Service, Leo finds himself kidnapped by rogue cops and taken on a trip that may prove his very last. Arthurson demonstrates a fine sense of place and casts a sympathetic but informed eye on Edmonton's varied cultures. Only one detail-the manner in which Leo deals with his need for thrills-rings false in an otherwise exceptional debut. (Apr.)
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To the august company of Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce and Alexander McCall Smith's Prescious Ramotswe we can now add Edmonton writer Wayne Arthurson's Leo Desroches. --Quill and Quire
Fall From Grace unfolds slowly and deliberately. It isn't a pedal-to-the-metal thriller: it's altogether deeper than that - a novel that works splendidly as both a mystery and a character study. --Quill and Quire
...exudes wickedenergy kept under stern control ...highly charged, stunningly written set pieces...This is a genrebender, its twists all the more startling for being unexpected.
--Booklist
Arthurson slowly pulls in all the elements to conjure the writing of a feature story, but his pace picks up exponentially, and this makes for a very satisfying debut...Highly recommended. --Library Journal (Starred Review)
Mr. Arthurson has constructed a complex and quite original plot with an intriguing kicker at the end. --Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Wise and compassionate, vivid and witty, Leo is the kind of character you feel youve known a long time, and Wayne Arthurson is a writer to watch. What a great read. I couldnt put it down. Sparkle Hayter, bestselling author of the Robin Hudson mysteries
Its about time someone set a kick-ass crime novel in Edmonton, and Wayne Arthurson is the man to do it. Giles Blunt, bestselling author of the late John Cardinal mysteries
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ISBN : 9780765324177
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