Can taking the law into your own hands be the right thing to do
A brutal murder in a small fishing community raises urgent questions of
right and wrong, and even the nature of good and evil, in this
masterfully told true story.
In June 2013, three upstanding citizens of a small town in Nova Scotia
cold-bloodedly murdered their neighbour, Phillip Boudreau, at sea.
While out checking their lobster traps, two Landry cousins and skipper
Dwayne Samson saw Boudreau in his boat, the Midnight Slider, about to
vandalize their lobster traps. Like so many times before, Boudreau was
about to cost them thousands of dollars out of their seasonal
livelihood. One man took out a rifle and fired four shots at Boudreau
and his boat. Boudreau's body was never found.
Boudreau was an inventive small-time criminal who had terrorized and
entertained Petit de Grat for two decades. He had been in prison for
nearly half his adult life. He was funny and frightening, loathed,
loved, and feared. Meanwhile the police and the Fisheries officers were
frustrated, cowed, and hobbled by shrinking budgets. Boudreau seemed
invincible, a miscreant who would plague the village forever. As many
people said, if those fellows hadn't killed him, someone else would
have.
Blood in the Water is a gripping story in a brilliantly drawn setting,
about power and law, security and self-respect, and the nature of
community. And at its heart is a disturbing question: are there times
when taking the law into your own hands is not only understandable but
the responsible thing to do?
General
| Imprint: |
Swift Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
May 2021 |
| First published: |
2020 |
| Authors: |
Silver Donald Cameron
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80075-024-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
|
| LSN: |
1-80075-024-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781800750241 |
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