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The Delicate Storm : A John Cardinal Mystery
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Author: Giles Blunt
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The Delicate Storm : A John Cardinal Mystery Description
Binding: Unbound
EAN: 9780770429393
ISBN: 0770429394
Label: Seal Books
Manufacturer: Seal Books
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2004-03-23
Publisher: Seal Books
Studio: Seal Books
EAN: 9780770429393
ISBN: 0770429394
Label: Seal Books
Manufacturer: Seal Books
Book Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2004-03-23
Publisher: Seal Books
Studio: Seal Books
Editorial Review of The Delicate Storm : A John Cardinal Mystery
Acclaimed by peers and critics alike, winner of the British Crime Writers’ Macallan Silver Dagger for Forty Words for Sorrow, Giles Blunt delivers a second thrilling mystery featuring Detective John Cardinal.
When the corpse of an American tourist turns up half-eaten by bears near Algonquin Bay, Detective John Cardinal is put on the case. But what at first appears to be a simple homicide quickly becomes complicated by others’ deceit. And when an Algonquin Bay resident is found murdered in the same woods, Cardinal realizes that there may be more to this case than he first believed.
With his authority on the investigation constantly challenged, Cardinal finds that he must band together with a former nemesis, Corporal Malcolm Musgrave of the RCMP, to outwit a common enemy. At the same time, working side by side with the beautiful and strong-willed Detective Lise Delorme, Cardinal begins to suspect his feelings for Delorme go beyond the professional.
As tensions escalate in the town, a relentless ice storm slows the hunt and throws Algonquin Bay into darkness. Against orders, and risking life and career, Cardinal digs deeper into the seemingly small-town murder. And when he does, he uncovers a series of lies and conspiracies that go back nearly thirty years and extend to the highest reaches of Canadian intelligence.
Excerpt from The Delicate Storm:
Cardinal sat on the edge of the bed, depressed at his lack of direction. Half the time -- at least in a place the size of Algonquin Bay -- it was the killer himself who called cops to the scene of the crime. Now, here was a genuine mystery and Cardinal didn’t have a single lead to point him away from the improbable story about ice fishing. An American citizen had come up to his town and -- if he hadn’t been followed -- had managed in a very short time to upset somebody enough to get himself murdered. And whoever it was didn’t just kill him, but attempted to wipe out all trace of his identity. Why?
From the Hardcover edition.
When the corpse of an American tourist turns up half-eaten by bears near Algonquin Bay, Detective John Cardinal is put on the case. But what at first appears to be a simple homicide quickly becomes complicated by others’ deceit. And when an Algonquin Bay resident is found murdered in the same woods, Cardinal realizes that there may be more to this case than he first believed.
With his authority on the investigation constantly challenged, Cardinal finds that he must band together with a former nemesis, Corporal Malcolm Musgrave of the RCMP, to outwit a common enemy. At the same time, working side by side with the beautiful and strong-willed Detective Lise Delorme, Cardinal begins to suspect his feelings for Delorme go beyond the professional.
As tensions escalate in the town, a relentless ice storm slows the hunt and throws Algonquin Bay into darkness. Against orders, and risking life and career, Cardinal digs deeper into the seemingly small-town murder. And when he does, he uncovers a series of lies and conspiracies that go back nearly thirty years and extend to the highest reaches of Canadian intelligence.
Excerpt from The Delicate Storm:
Cardinal sat on the edge of the bed, depressed at his lack of direction. Half the time -- at least in a place the size of Algonquin Bay -- it was the killer himself who called cops to the scene of the crime. Now, here was a genuine mystery and Cardinal didn’t have a single lead to point him away from the improbable story about ice fishing. An American citizen had come up to his town and -- if he hadn’t been followed -- had managed in a very short time to upset somebody enough to get himself murdered. And whoever it was didn’t just kill him, but attempted to wipe out all trace of his identity. Why?
From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews of The Delicate Storm : A John Cardinal Mystery
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Review Summary: A Flawed, Complex Cop and Secrets from the Past
Review: A warm front had moved into the northern Canadian town of Algonquin Bay on the day Ivan Bergeron's dog brought home a human arm, something Detective John Cardinal really didn't need in his life at this time, because he's got a lot on his plate, like dealing with his irascible father's deteriorating health, the impending release from prison of the drug dealer he'd stolen two hundred thousand dollars from and a tall tale from Robert Henry Hewitt - better known as Wudky, the World's Dumbest Criminal - about the murder of a local trapper who turns out to be alive and well. However he can't ignore the arm and a search turns up the rest of the corpse, well most of it, as the body had been doubling as bear food. Still the bears didn't do in the victim, so Cardinal has a real murder on his hands.
Review Summary: A Flawed, Complex Cop and Secrets from the Past
Review: A warm front had moved into the northern Canadian town of Algonquin Bay on the day Ivan Bergeron's dog brought home a human arm, something Detective John Cardinal really didn't need in his life at this time, because he's got a lot on his plate, like dealing with his irascible father's deteriorating health, the impending release from prison of the drug dealer he'd stolen two hundred thousand dollars from and a tall tale from Robert Henry Hewitt - better known as Wudky, the World's Dumbest Criminal - about the murder of a local trapper who turns out to be alive and well. However he can't ignore the arm and a search turns up the rest of the corpse, well most of it, as the body had been doubling as bear food. Still the bears didn't do in the victim, so Cardinal has a real murder on his hands.
Cardinal and and his partner Detective Lise Delorme, trace the remains to an American tourist ostensibly in town to check out the ice fishing. Now, because the dead guy was an American the case turns into sort of jurisdictional mess, then Cardinal is attacked, but by who?
Meanwhile, Delorme is working on her own case - Dr. Winter Cates, a new arrival to Algonquin Bay - has gone missing and when he turns up in the woods naked and dead, the detectives realize their cases must be connected and during the course of the investigation they wind up digging in past, unearthing the dirty affair of a failed kidnapping and murder by members of the FLQ in the '60s.
The Delicate Storm is a fascinating story that incorporates one of the most terrifying times of Canadian history. There are twists and turns a plenty, complex characters and an ending you won't easily forget.
Sophie Cacique Gaul