Sibyl Robinson hears the evening news that Quebec's Lagado
government has called a referendum it hopes will separate the
French province from Canada. Upset by the announcement the
unilingual anglophone leaves her flat on Cumae street and walks her
dog Trio through Montreal's Little Burgundy district down to the
Lachine Canal. On the way home she discovers the slain body a black
youth in a school yard near her flat. Packets of cocaine are found
in the boy's pockets and police assume the killing to be drug
related. Sibyl's concern over the murder of 'one of her people'
leads her to a friend of the slain youth and the two set out to
find the killer. Their unusual investigation leads to officer
Jean-Luc Turcotte as the culprit. He has been stealing confiscated
cocaine from a police lock-up and soliciting black neighborhood
youths to deliver the drugs to his selected customers. Detective
lieutenant Marc Kelly is assigned to the case and Jean-Luc is
eventually charged with the youth's murder. Sibyl who becomes a
chief witness for the defense breaks with her son Mark when he
decides to defend the white officer. A rather bizarre trial ensues
and Jean-Luc is acquitted.
General
Imprint: |
Authorhouse
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2006 |
First published: |
September 2006 |
Authors: |
Ernest Tucker
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4259-2157-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-4259-2157-4 |
Barcode: |
9781425921576 |
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