Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Police detectives Victor Lessard and Jacinthe Taillon must race to track down a ruthless killer.
When an eccentric homeless man jumps to his death in Old Montreal, the police discover two wallets in his possession; those of a retired psychiatrist who was recently murdered in a bizarre ritual and a powerful corporate lawyer who has vanished. As Montreal police detective Victor Lessard and his partner, Jacinthe Taillon, work to solve the separate mysteries, a shared past begins to emerge.
While the pressure builds and the bodies accumulate, dark and disturbing secrets come to light about a pivotal moment in Quebec's history. But will Lessard and Taillon crack the case in time to prevent the killer from striking again?
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- Detective Sergeant Victor Lessard of the Montreal police is a tormented, rebellious cop with high morals
- Critically acclaimed Quebec mystery series translated to English for the first time
- Books in the series have been finalists for or won numerous awards, including the Saint-Pac me Crime Fiction Award, Arthur Ellis Awards, T n bris Award, Prix Balai d'or, Plume de Cristal Award, Grands Prix Litt raires Archambault
- A French-language television adaptation, Victor Lessard, is in its second season and won the 2017 Banff Rockie Award
- Author is known as "Master of the Quebec thriller"
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From the acclaimed "master of the Quebec thriller" comes an action-packed, breakneck mystery featuring Montreal police detectives Victor Lessard and Jacinthe Taillon, who race to track down a ruthless killer.
When an eccentric homeless man jumps to his death in Old Montreal, the police discover two wallets in his possession: those of a retired psychiatrist who was recently murdered in a bizarre ritual and a powerful corporate lawyer who has vanished. As police detective Victor Lessard and his partner, Jacinthe Taillon, work to solve the separate mysteries, a dark history begins to emerge.
While the pressure builds and the bodies accumulate, dark and disturbing secrets come to light about a pivotal moment in Quebec's history. But will Lessard and Taillon crack the case in time to prevent the killer from striking again?
Synopsis
Tormented, rebellious police detective Victor Lessard races to track down a ruthless killer in Montreal.
When a homeless man jumps to his death in Old Montreal, the police discover two wallets in his possession: one belonging to a retired psychiatrist who was murdered in a bizarre ritual, the other to a powerful corporate lawyer who has vanished. As Montreal police detective Victor Lessard and his partner, Jacinthe Taillon, work to solve the separate mysteries, a dark conspiracy begins to emerge.
While the pressure builds and the bodies accumulate, disturbing secrets come to light about a pivotal moment in political history. But will Lessard and Taillon crack the case in time to stop the killer from striking again?