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Fiction Literary

Betrayer

by (author) Michael Hennessey

Publisher
Acorn Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2003
Category
Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894838030
    Publish Date
    Sep 2003
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

Inspired by the last murder in Prince Edward Island for which capital punishment was exacted- and the theory that a third man was involved in the crime- The Betrayer conjures the fictional life of this "third man" in an intimate psychological profile of a man who, quite literally, gets away with murder. With a deft hand, Hennessey takes us down the darker streets of mid-20th-century Charlottetown, capturing the city's gritty west end with the brushstrokes of someone who has lived it. He also takes us down into the darkest recesses of the human spirit, into the mind and soul of a murderer.

About the author

Michael Hennessey calls Charlottetown his home. He is the author of two short story collections, An Arch for the King and My Broken Hero. His novel, The Betrayer, is featured in Trevor Adams and Stephen Cole's Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books.

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