The Grey Lady
- Publisher
- McArthur & Company
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2012
- Category
- General, Thrillers
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781770870611
- Publish Date
- Oct 2012
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
In 1974, twenty-two year old Hester Warnock’s love affair with Malcolm Driver on a farm-turned-commune led to the death ofa young pregnant girl named Beth Sherry. Thirty-five years later, now a successful magazine publisher, Hester is invited backto the scene of the crime to participate in a documentary of Malcolm’s life and times. The next morning, in the middle of afierce rainstorm, she finds her ex-lover hanging from a tree. Hester holds a clue that proves Malcolm’s death wasn’t suicidebut her own past with him haunts her. Her story of betrayal is unravelled as she draws closer to the truth about herself.Set in the wilds of Quebec, THE GREY LADY is a psychological thriller which explores the power play between men and women and asks whether crimes of passion can ever be excused.
About the author
Nadine Doolittle was born in Comox, British Columbia.She began her writing career first as an award-winning reporter with the Low Down to Hull and Back News and then as a columnist for the Ottawa Metro News. Her first novel, ICED UNDER, was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel in 2009. Nadine now makes her home in Alcove, QC.