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What Kills Good Men

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An Arthur Ellis Award Shortlisted Title for Best First Novel. “A layered, complex mystery novel, teeming with a gallery of memorable characters.” Atlantic Books Today
 
On an October night in 1899 the body of a well-regarded city councilman is found floating under a Halifax wharf. 
 
Detective Inspector Culligan Baxter embarks on an investigation that leads from the waterfront, through the city’s streets, and out into the surrounding countryside. Aided by the young but surprisingly astute Kenny Squire and an odd assortment of barkeeps, petty thieves, and prostitutes, Baxter’s sleuthing takes him into the station’s back files and along a path of connections and corruption, linking some of the city’s most prominent businessmen. 
 
From the well-to-do parlors to the seedy taverns to the public spaces that still dominate the city’s downtown today, author David Hood has created a vivid portrait of late-Victorian Halifax. With pointed observations on human behavior and on the changing character of his hometown, Detective Baxter conducts a sardonic inquiry into morality, justice, and the space in between.
 
An Atlantic Book Award Nominee
 
“The interplay between the seasoned detective, his superiors, his cronies and contacts, and the smart young rookie who works with him adds to the story which attempts to negotiate a manageable line between justice and morality.” —SaltWire

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Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 29, 2020

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  • ISBN: 9781771083515
  • File size: 1144 KB
  • Release date: October 29, 2020

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781771083515
  • File size: 1321 KB
  • Release date: October 29, 2020

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Kindle Book
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English

An Arthur Ellis Award Shortlisted Title for Best First Novel. “A layered, complex mystery novel, teeming with a gallery of memorable characters.” Atlantic Books Today
 
On an October night in 1899 the body of a well-regarded city councilman is found floating under a Halifax wharf. 
 
Detective Inspector Culligan Baxter embarks on an investigation that leads from the waterfront, through the city’s streets, and out into the surrounding countryside. Aided by the young but surprisingly astute Kenny Squire and an odd assortment of barkeeps, petty thieves, and prostitutes, Baxter’s sleuthing takes him into the station’s back files and along a path of connections and corruption, linking some of the city’s most prominent businessmen. 
 
From the well-to-do parlors to the seedy taverns to the public spaces that still dominate the city’s downtown today, author David Hood has created a vivid portrait of late-Victorian Halifax. With pointed observations on human behavior and on the changing character of his hometown, Detective Baxter conducts a sardonic inquiry into morality, justice, and the space in between.
 
An Atlantic Book Award Nominee
 
“The interplay between the seasoned detective, his superiors, his cronies and contacts, and the smart young rookie who works with him adds to the story which attempts to negotiate a manageable line between justice and morality.” —SaltWire

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Nimbus Publishing

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 29, 2020

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781771083515
    File size: 1144 KB
    Release date: October 29, 2020

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781771083515
    File size: 1321 KB
    Release date: October 29, 2020

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English