When young, unlucky Wendy Li finds herself floating above the trees and buildings of her home town Winnipeg, she immediately suspects she's been murdered by her husband's jealous ex-lover, Evelyn. But no one is aware of Wendy's spirit drifting over the city, longing to settle the unfinished business of her life. The citizens of Winnipeg are embroiled in controversy over the construction of a new casino. Wendy's psychic mother-in-law can't see a thing; her superstitious sister-in-law is afraid of ghosts; and her beloved husband is too stupid to realize what's going onβor is he? Meanwhile, the detective down the street seems more intent on attracting his own wife's attention than on seeking justice. As Wendy watches from above, she begins to fear that Evelyn will get away with murder, and that no one will remember to water the garden.
Review
In the First Early Days of My Death proves to be well written and clever. -- The Globe and Mail
Reserve a spot on your reading list for Catherine Hunter's latest novel. -- The Winnipeg Free Press
About the Author
Catherine Hunter is a teacher, critic, editor, mother, gardener, and ravenous reader. She also manages to be quite a prolific author. She has published two previous novels, the thrillers Where Shadows Burn and The Dead of Midnight, as well as three collections of poetry, Necessary Crimes, Lunar Wake, and Latent Heat, which won the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award in 1998. She also wrote and performed the spoken word CD Rush Hour. Catherine now teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Winnipeg, but admits that in the past she has toiled as a leather worker, clam digger, doughnut-shop waitress, convenience-store manager, and rather unsuccessful carpet cleaner, none of which required a Ph.D. She lives in St. Boniface in a little white house near the Seine River.