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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. It’s 1917 in Canada, and the war is dividing the community. Some think every able-bodied man should do his duty and enlist. Others think the war is wrong. But you cannot tell who is fit for duty just by looking, and you don’t know who is rightfully exempt due to special circumstances. This is the town that Detective William Murdock’s son Jack returns to with his buddy Percy, both invalided out of the service. But re-entry into civilian life is fraught with problems, and the two soldiers struggle to find their way. Then the deadly attacks begin, protest rallys become more boisterous, and the town’s people are all on edge. Author Maureen Jennings has painted a descriptive picture of life at that time, and the character development of the soldiers as they struggle to cope was masterful. This psychological thriller will keep you turning pages to the end, even if you think you know who the killer is. ( ) Toronto 1917 and some soldiers have returned from the European WWI front. Among them is Jack Murdoch, the son of Inspector Murdoch. He is back with his friend Percy and both have physical and psychological wounds. Several murders take place and soon it is discovered that the commonality is young men who have been exempted from service overseas. This is a very good description of Toronto, the decrepit living conditions of some, the social mores of the time and the anti- war movement. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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It is November 1917. Initially, in the loyal Dominion of Canada, people are mostly eager to support the Motherland and fight for the Empire, but the carnage is horrendous and with enforced conscription, the enthusiasm for war is dimming. William Murdoch is a widower, a senior detective who, thanks to the new temperance laws, spends his time tracking down bootleggers and tipplers. As we enter the story, Jack, Murdoch's estranged son, now twenty-one, has returned from France after being wounded and gassed at the Battle of Passchendaele. The night after Jack arrives home, a young man is found stabbed to death in the impoverished area of Toronto known as the Ward. Soon after, Murdoch has to deal with a tragic suicide, also a young man. Two more murders follow in quick succession. The only common denominator is that all of the men were exempted from conscription. Increasingly worried that Jack knows more than he is letting on, Murdoch must solve these crimes before more innocents lose their lives-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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