Synopses & Reviews
On a glorious Sunday morning in September, an old man is found beaten to death in a rundown alleyway off Ottawas Byward Market. Initially, the killing appears to be a mugging gone wrong, and suspicion falls on four local gang punks caught on a nearby store surveillance camera. However, the mystery deepens when the victim is identified as a retired psychiatrist whose controversial treatment methods often put him at odds with his colleagues and his patients families. Inspector Green discovers that the doctor recently changed his will to disinherit his estranged son and to benefit several former patients whom he believed he had failed. Green races to track down a mysterious young visitor, desperate to find her ahead of the gang, but unprepared for the final solution, which leaves him grappling with the ultimate meaning of justice.
Synopsis
In the seventh book in the acclaimed Inspector Green series, an old man is found beaten to death on a street corner in Ottawa's Byward Market. Initially, the killing appears to be a mugging gone wrong. However, the mystery deepens when the victim is identified as Dr. Samuel Rosenthal, a retired psychiatrist with a contentious approach to life and treatment. Green discovers that the doctor recently changed his will to disinherit his estranged son and to benefit several former patients whom he believed he had failed. But who is the young mystery woman seen visiting Rosenthal's home every Saturday night? And more importantly, what does she know about the doctors death? Green races to track down the young visitor, but he is unprepared for the final resolution, which leaves him grappling with the ultimate meaning of justice.
Synopsis
A controversial psychiatrist is found beaten to death on a street corner in Ottawa's Byward Market. Initially, the killing appears to be merely a mugging gone wrong, but Inspector Green's complex investigation leaves him grappling with the ultimate meaning of justice.
About the Author
An award-winning novelist and short story writer, Barbara Fradkin was born in Montreal and obtained her PhD in psychology at the University of Ottawa. Her work as a child psychologist provides ample inspiration and insight for plotting murders. The five novels in the series are Do or Die, Once Upon a Time, Mist Walker, Fifth Son, Honour Among Men, the latter two both winning the Arthur Ellis Best Novel award in 2005 and 2007.