The Black Ace: A Brad Shade Thriller - Softcover

Joyce, G B

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143181866 ISBN 13: 9780143181866

Publisher: Penguin Books Canada, 2014

Synopsis

When Brad Shade arrives in Swift Current in the wake of an old friend’s suicide, all he wants to do is make an appearance at the funeral and get back home. But Mitzi, the grieving widow, can’t believe her husband took his own life, especially when his multimillion-dollar business is thriving. When Shade starts asking questions, he ends up taking a sometimes violent detour through the dark side of a small prairie town that has no shortage of secrets it wants kept at almost any cost.

The second in the Brad Shade series, The Black Ace reunites us with the wisecracking former journeyman who never played by a rule he wouldn’t bend or break for a win, who always plays to win, and doesn’t know how to leave well enough alone.

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Review

Praise for "The Code"
"One of this continent's master craftsmen of sporting prose..".as fine a writer as can be found in any field."
--Sports Illustrated

"This thriller has enough juice to satisfy those who've never been to a rink."
--Library Journal
"[Joyce's] knowledgeable, engagingly cynical perspective on hockey should prove compelling even for those readers with no interest in the sport."
--Publishers Weekly
"Part CSI, part L.A. Law, part Hockey Night in Canada--Gare Joyce deserves a championship ring for his uncanny portrayal of Brad Shade, the earthy, educated hockey scout sleuth. This is sports writing, crime writing, and just plain writing as good as it gets." --Roy MacGregor
"The Code is surely one of the great 'insider' fictions of the professional hockey world. Funny and full of dirty fights both on and off the ice, it delivers an astringent look into big league machinations and the human costs of playing the game."
--Andrew Pyper, author of The Guardians
"For an amateur-detective story to work, the main character, the non-cop investigator, has to be well-drawn and engaging. Shade is both, and it's his clever rapscallion personality that propels the story." --Winnipeg Free Press
Praise for "The Code"
One of this continent s master craftsmen of sporting prose as fine a writer as can be found in any field.
--Sports Illustrated

This thriller has enough juice to satisfy those who ve never been to a rink.
--Library Journal
[Joyce s] knowledgeable, engagingly cynical perspective on hockey should prove compelling even for those readers with no interest in the sport.
--Publishers Weekly
"Part CSI, part L.A. Law, part Hockey Night in Canada Gare Joyce deserves a championship ring for his uncanny portrayal of Brad Shade, the earthy, educated hockey scout sleuth. This is sports writing, crime writing, and just plain writing as good as it gets." Roy MacGregor
"The Code is surely one of the great 'insider' fictions of the professional hockey world. Funny and full of dirty fights both on and off the ice, it delivers an astringent look into big league machinations and the human costs of playing the game."
Andrew Pyper, author of The Guardians
For an amateur-detective story to work, the main character, the non-cop investigator, has to be well-drawn and engaging. Shade is both, and it's his clever rapscallion personality that propels the story. Winnipeg Free Press
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Praise for The Code
One of this continent s master craftsmen of sporting prose as fine a writer as can be found in any field.
--Sports Illustrated

This thriller has enough juice to satisfy those who ve never been to a rink.
--Library Journal
[Joyce s] knowledgeable, engagingly cynical perspective on hockey should prove compelling even for those readers with no interest in the sport.
--Publishers Weekly
"Part CSI, part L.A. Law, part Hockey Night in Canada Gare Joyce deserves a championship ring for his uncanny portrayal of Brad Shade, the earthy, educated hockey scout sleuth. This is sports writing, crime writing, and just plain writing as good as it gets." Roy MacGregor
"The Code is surely one of the great 'insider' fictions of the professional hockey world. Funny and full of dirty fights both on and off the ice, it delivers an astringent look into big league machinations and the human costs of playing the game."
Andrew Pyper, author of The Guardians
For an amateur-detective story to work, the main character, the non-cop investigator, has to be well-drawn and engaging. Shade is both, and it's his clever rapscallion personality that propels the story. Winnipeg Free Press

"

Praise for The Code
"One of this continent's master craftsmen of sporting prose..".as fine a writer as can be found in any field."
--Sports Illustrated

"This thriller has enough juice to satisfy those who've never been to a rink."
--Library Journal
"[Joyce's] knowledgeable, engagingly cynical perspective on hockey should prove compelling even for those readers with no interest in the sport."
--Publishers Weekly
"Part CSI, part L.A. Law, part Hockey Night in Canada--Gare Joyce deserves a championship ring for his uncanny portrayal of Brad Shade, the earthy, educated hockey scout sleuth. This is sports writing, crime writing, and just plain writing as good as it gets." --Roy MacGregor
"The Code is surely one of the great 'insider' fictions of the professional hockey world. Funny and full of dirty fights both on and off the ice, it delivers an astringent look into big league machinations and the human costs of playing the game."
--Andrew Pyper, author of The Guardians
"For an amateur-detective story to work, the main character, the non-cop investigator, has to be well-drawn and engaging. Shade is both, and it's his clever rapscallion personality that propels the story." --Winnipeg Free Press

Praise for The Code
-One of this continent's master craftsmen of sporting prose-...as fine a writer as can be found in any field.-
--Sports Illustrated

-This thriller has enough juice to satisfy those who've never been to a rink.-
--Library Journal
-[Joyce's] knowledgeable, engagingly cynical perspective on hockey should prove compelling even for those readers with no interest in the sport.-
--Publishers Weekly
-Part CSI, part L.A. Law, part Hockey Night in Canada--Gare Joyce deserves a championship ring for his uncanny portrayal of Brad Shade, the earthy, educated hockey scout sleuth. This is sports writing, crime writing, and just plain writing as good as it gets.- --Roy MacGregor
-The Code is surely one of the great 'insider' fictions of the professional hockey world. Funny and full of dirty fights both on and off the ice, it delivers an astringent look into big league machinations and the human costs of playing the game.-
--Andrew Pyper, author of The Guardians
-For an amateur-detective story to work, the main character, the non-cop investigator, has to be well-drawn and engaging. Shade is both, and it's his clever rapscallion personality that propels the story.- --Winnipeg Free Press

Praise for The Code

"One of this continent's master craftsmen of sporting prose..".as fine a writer as can be found in any field."
--Sports Illustrated

"This thriller has enough juice to satisfy those who've never been to a rink."
--Library Journal

"[Joyce's] knowledgeable, engagingly cynical perspective on hockey should prove compelling even for those readers with no interest in the sport."
--Publishers Weekly

"Part CSI, part L.A. Law, part Hockey Night in Canada--Gare Joyce deserves a championship ring for his uncanny portrayal of Brad Shade, the earthy, educated hockey scout sleuth. This is sports writing, crime writing, and just plain writing as good as it gets." --Roy MacGregor

"The Code is surely one of the great 'insider' fictions of the professional hockey world. Funny and full of dirty fights both on and off the ice, it delivers an astringent look into big league machinations and the human costs of playing the game."
--Andrew Pyper, author of The Guardians

"For an amateur-detective story to work, the main character, the non-cop investigator, has to be well-drawn and engaging. Shade is both, and it's his clever rapscallion personality that propels the story." --Winnipeg Free Press

About the Author

G.B. Joyce is a feature writer and editor with Sportsnet magazine. He has written for ESPN the Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and the Ottawa Citizen, and has won four National Magazine Awards. Joyce is the author of eight books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0143181866
• ISBN 13: 9780143181866
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464