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Paperback
Series: Alex Desocarras Mystery, Book 1
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9780995218031
Publisher: Porteous Publishing Company
Published: Aug 7 2021
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Beautiful and dark. Amazon, US
Fans of the fourth season of True Detective, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, will appreciate the moody ambience and subject matter; those left wanting more can explore the second volume of the Alex Desocarras series, Red Paint (2020) ...
In Van Clieaf's mystery series starter, the kidnapping of an Indigenous girl in rural Canada catapults a detective sergeant into an investigation involving corruption and human trafficking.
This well-paced procedural, told from the perspective of the victims, police officers, and criminologists on the case, ties in stories of past and present abuse. After 11-year-old Carey Bolton is abducted from her hometown in northern British Columbia, her cousin, a student in Vancouver, enlists the help of Morgan O'Meara, a filmmaker and teacher of Anishinaabe and Irish heritage. Morgan and her partner, Lucas Arenas, who's a Guatemalan immigrant of Ixil-Maya descent and professor of criminology, begin looking into the disappearance with and without the help of police. Things become dangerous for Morgan after she visits a seedy flophouse and a swanky members' club; she survives an attack, thanks to a passerby who happens to be off-duty detective sergeant Alex Desocarras. - - Kirkus Reviews
I was intrigued, entertained, informed, and stunned by this book. It is a wonderful read. Kobo, New Zealand
I have another to add to my growing list of fave authors ... loved the characters ... the storyline was riveting. Kobo, Canada
A fast paced thriller ... an action packed series to savour. Goodreads
Thoroughly brilliant book. Amazon, US
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