Short-listed for the 1992 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel
Bookstore clerk Rosalie Cairns was the one who found the body at the edge of the river; why did that make her a suspect?
As the quiet town is rocketed by a series of murders, neighbour distrusts neighbour, and the bookstore, once her refuge, is the centre of intrigue. The evidence against her husband mounts, and Rosalie is forced to join the dangerous hunt for the killer.
Not just a slick and hard-boiled mystery, this is a rich study of characters reacting to unexpected horror, and a look into the depths of small town life.
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Women's bodies and women's lives haunt this novel--some survive, some don't. Found: A Body is an intelligent, adult mystery that should attract a wider readership than just fans of the genre. Though they should read it too.
Peterborough poet Betsy Struthers has had two books of poetry published, the most recent Saying So Out Loud; a third is in progress. Her poems have appeared in many anthologies and journals in Canada, the USA and Australia. She is active in the League of Canadian Poets, serving as coordinator of the Feminist Caucus.
Found: A Body is her first published novel.
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Seller: Riverwash Books (IOBA), Prescott, ON, Canada
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket. First Edition. 219 pp. Prev owner's name in pencil on ffep. Appears unread. Author's first novel, she has previously published 2 books of poetry. A clerk in a bookstore finds a body at the edge of the river, but why does that make her a suspect? Soon she is forced into the hunt for the killer. A rich character study, and a view into the depths of small-town life. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Seller Inventory # MYS0090
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Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Author has two books of poetry to her credit. This is her debut novel. 219 pp. Book has small abrasion at bottom of rear panel. Ow, book is as new. FlatSIGNED by author in blue ink. Bookseller's Inventory # 144196. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 004196
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