The Dead of Winter
- Publisher
- Linda Leith Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2013
- Category
- Crime, Police Procedural
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Downloadable audio file
- ISBN
- 9781988130781
- Publish Date
- Feb 2018
- List Price
- $25.94
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781927535325
- Publish Date
- Oct 2013
- List Price
- $8.99
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Description
Inspector Luc Vanier is drinking his way through Christmas Eve when he is called out to investigage the murder of five homeless people. His investigation takes hin into the backrooms of the Catholic Church, the boardrooms of Montreal’s business elite and the soup kitchens and back alleys of street life in winter.
About the author
Peter Kirby was born in Ireland and grew up in the hardscrabble neighbourhood of Brixton in South London. He came to Canada as a cook, went to university at night, and eventually became a lawyer. He now practises international law in one of Canada’s largest law firms and has been recognized as one of Canada’s leading 500 lawyers. His thrillers, all part of the Luc Vanier series and published by Linda Leith Publishing, include The Dead of Winter (2012), Open Season (2015) and Vigilante Season (2013). He lives in Montreal.
Awards
- Short-listed, Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime First Novel
- Short-listed, Nominated for Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime First Novel