Bleeding Darkness - (Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery) by Brenda Chapman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>David McKenna lies on his deathbed, his children gathered to say goodbye amid the suspicion that years ago, one of them got away with murder. When one of the gathered family disappears, Stonechild and Rouleau are called in and must set aside troubles of their own. As buried betrayals resurface, the suspect list -- and body count -- are only growing.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Two murders, fourteen years apart, both shrouded in secrets.</strong><br /> <br /> David McKenna lies dying in a Kingston hospital, his children gathered from across the country to say a final goodbye. But the family reunion opens old wounds. David's only daughter, Lauren, never recovered from the unsolved murder of her high school best friend fourteen years earlier -- or the suspicion that her brother, Tristan, was behind it.<br /> <br /> Before David breathes his last, Tristan's pregnant wife disappears and the Major Crimes Unit is called in to help find her. With Kala Stonechild struggling to reconnect with her foster niece and Zach Woodhouse making trouble for Staff Sergeant Jacques Rouleau, tensions are running high on the team, but they must put their personal problems aside when a woman's strangled body is found frozen on the Rideau Trail.<br /> <br /> With a winter storm sweeping the shores of Lake Ontario, the team uncovers unspeakable betrayals that give more than one suspect a reason to kill ...</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Bleeding Darkness </i>is a cleverly-crafted story, steeped in suspense, impossible to put down-- "Rick Mofina, bestselling author of Last Seen"<br><br>A complex and suspenseful mystery. Recommended highly to crime-fiction fans looking for a new author.-- "Booklist"<br><br>A gripping read.-- "Publishers Weekly, starred review for Shallow End"<br><br>As slick with twists and turns as the stormy Kingston winter streets, this beefy family drama will keep you turning pages.-- "Ottawa Review of Books"<br><br>Chapman shows once again why she is on the rise among thoughtful and insightful crime writers. <i>Bleeding Darkness</i> is not only a good Canadian crime novel -- it is a good crime novel, period.-- "Reviewing the Evidence"<br><br>Great cast of characters and very clever plotting.... Altogether a very satisfying mystery!-- "Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland murder mysteries, for Shallow End"<br><br>The fifth installment in the marvelous Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery series, <i>Bleeding Darkness</i> by Brenda Chapman, is a superb police procedural.-- "Book Reviews & More by Kathy"<br><br>The ongoing story lines in Kala and Rouleau's personal and work lives add depth and strength to this book and the series as a whole. Readers will enjoy riding shotgun with them through every twist and turn of this intriguing case.-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>This is a solidly constructed and compelling mystery--and a tale of inter- and intra-family conflict.-- "The Popular Culture Association Mystery & Detective Fiction Reading List"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Brenda Chapman's first Stonechild and Rouleau novel, <i>Cold Mourning</i>, was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel in 2015. She lives in Ottawa.
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