Black Rock

Montreal 1970. The "Vampire Killer” has murdered three women and a fourth is missing. Bombs explode in the stock exchange, McGill University, and houses in Westmount. Riots break out at the St. Jean Baptiste parade and at Sir George Williams University. James Cross and Pierre Laporte are kidnapped and the Canadian army moves onto the streets of Montreal. A young beat cop working out of Station Ten finds himself almost alone hunting the serial killer, as the rest of the force focuses on the FLQ crisis. Constable Eddie Dougherty, the son of a French mother and an Irish-Canadian father, decides to take matters into his own hands to catch the killer before he strikes again. Set against actual historical events, Black Rock is both a compelling page-turner and an accomplished novel in the style of Dennis Lehane.

Autorentext

John McFetridge, author of the Toronto Series, which includes Dirty Sweet and Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, became fascinated with crime when attending a murder trial at age 12 with his police officer brother. McFetridge has co-written a short story collection, Below the Line, and wrote for CTV's TV series The Bridge. He was born in Montreal, and now lives in Toronto with his family. Visit him online at johnmcfetridge.blogspot.com.

Zusammenfassung
Set amid the tumult of 1970 Montreal, this is ';an extremely good crime novel [with] a seriously compelling mystery' (Booklist). The police in Montreal have their hands full as FLQ, a militant separatist group, continue a campaign of violence. Bombs explode at the stock exchange and at McGill University. Riots break out at a parade. Diplomat James Cross and government minister Pierre Laporte are kidnappedand the Canadian army moves onto the streets. But while all this is going on, the ';Vampire Killer' has murdered three women and a fourth is missing. A young beat cop finds himself almost alone hunting the serial killer, as the rest of the force focuses on the crisis. Constable Eddie Dougherty, the son of a French mother and an Irish-Canadian father, is determined to take matters into his own hands before another victim dies... From the acclaimed author of the Toronto series, Black Rock is ';a superb police procedural... set against the backdrop of a seminal period in Canadian history' (Winnipeg Free Press). ';Excellent... Well done history and a really good plot line.' The Globe and Mail (Toronto)