Blood Red Summer: A Leo Desroches Mystery: 3 (A First Nations Mystery: the Leo Desroches Series) - Softcover

"To the august company of Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce and Alexander McCall Smith's Prescious Ramotswe we can now add Edmonton writer Wayne Arthurson's Leo Desroches."--Quill and Quire

"Fall From Grace unfolds slowly and deliberately. It isn't a pedal-to-the-metal thriller: it's altogether deeper than that - a novel that works splendidly as both a mystery and a character study." --Quill and Quire

..".exudes wicked energy kept under stern control ...highly charged, stunningly written set pieces... This is a genrebender, its twists all the more startling for being unexpected."
--Booklist

"Arthurson slowly pulls in all the elements to conjure the writing of a feature story, but his pace picks up exponentially, and this makes for a very satisfying debut...Highly recommended." --Library Journal (Starred Review)

"Wise and compassionate, vivid and witty, Leo is the kind of character you feel you've known a long time, and Wayne Arthurson is a writer to watch. What a great read. I couldn't put it down." Sparkle Hayter
"It's about time someone set a kick-ass crime novel in Edmonton." Giles Blunt"

Wise and compassionate, vivid and witty, Leo is the kind of character you feel you've known a long time, and Wayne Arthurson is a writer to watch. What a great read. I couldn't put it down. Sparkle Hayter
It's about time someone set a kick-ass crime novel in Edmonton. Giles Blunt"

To the august company of Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce and Alexander McCall Smith's Prescious Ramotswe we can now add Edmonton writer Wayne Arthurson's Leo Desroches.--Quill and Quire

Fall From Grace unfolds slowly and deliberately. It isn't a pedal-to-the-metal thriller: it's altogether deeper than that - a novel that works splendidly as both a mystery and a character study. --Quill and Quire

[Fall From Grace] exudes wicked energy kept under stern control ...highly charged, stunningly written set pieces... This is a genrebender, its twists all the more startling for being unexpected.
--Booklist

Arthurson slowly pulls in all the elements to conjure the writing of a feature story, but his pace picks up exponentially, and this makes for a very satisfying debut...Highly recommended. --Library Journal (Starred Review)

PRAISE FOR WAYNE ARTHURSON'S LEO DESCROCHES MYSTERY SERIES:

[Fall From Grace] exudes wicked energy kept under stern control ...highly charged, stunningly written set pieces... This is a genrebender, its twists all the more startling for being unexpected.
-- Booklist

[Fall From Grace] makes for a very satisfying debut...Highly recommended. -- Library Journal (Starred Review)

Fall From Grace unfolds slowly and deliberately. It isn't a pedal-to-the-metal thriller: it's altogether deeper than that - a novel that works splendidly as both a mystery and a character study. To the august company of Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce and Alexander McCall Smith's Prescious Ramots, we we can now add Edmonton writer Wayne Arthurson's Leo Desroches.-- Quill and Quire

In book three of Wayne Arthurson's prize-winning Leo Desroches series, it's summer in Edmonton and not only is the city infested with mosquitoes, it's on track for a record number of homicides. Leo has been in jail awaiting trial for the death of retired detective Mike Gardiner, but fortunately for him, the charges are dropped. Because of his notoriety, he's hired back at the paper to write a popular column about crime. With cuts in staffing at the paper, he's also still on the regular crime beat, trying to keep up with all the murders in the city. However, he needs to watch out for his own propensity to gambling and other risky behaviors.