Seven Days Dead (Storm Murders Trilogy) - Hardcover

Farrow, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250057698 ISBN 13: 9781250057693

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2016

Synopsis

In Seven Days Dead, a woman races in a small boat through a torrential sea storm to Grand Manan Island, located off the coast of Maine. She is determined to reach her dying father's bedside. Meanwhile, Detective Cinq-Mars is enjoying a vacation on the island with his wife until he's caught up in the investigation of a murder. Long-held secrets start to emerge, and Cinq-Mars begins to wonder if the dying father and the other death are related. The Storm Murders, the previous book in the series, received starred reviews from Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews. Bookpage said, "This terrific story, with sympathetic characters and Farrow's crisp prose, is some of the best fiction to come out of Canada. Louise Penny won't be bumped off the podium, but she'll have to clear some space next to her." Seven Days Dead may very well get even better reviews.

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Review:

Praise for Seven Days Dead

A gale-force thriller. Seven Days Dead had me hooked from the first howling chapter. --Kathy Reichs

"John Farrow is the kind of effortlessly skilled writer who takes you gently in hand then leads you in the wrong direction. With a set up that reads and feels almost like classic Agatha Christie, Seven Days Dead takes you to a remote island on a dark and stormy night where murder and mystery await. The writing is elegant and atmospheric, the characters seem like real people and the story is beautifully told. If you're not a fan of Farrow already then read Seven Days Dead and you soon will be." --Simon Toyne, author of the bestselling Sanctus Trilogy

"The dramatic first chapters of Seven Days Dead--set on Canada's wave-washed Grand Manan island--caught me up like the relentless tides of the Bay of Fundy. John Farrow is a master of setting and suspense who understands that the darkest landscape is the human landscape. Intriguing characters and swirling action drew me on to the literal cliff-hanger of a climax." --Paul Doiron

Praise for The Storm Murders:

"Smart...enthralling." --Publishers Weekly (starred)

"One of the best mysteries from Canada in some time, this fourth book in a strong series is equally good at capturing the atmosphere of New Orleans and the distinctive qualities of Montreal." --Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"Farrow has written an excellent thriller in which characters, plot, and setting score a triple for suspense." --Library Journal (starred)

"With thought-provoking passages ... threaded throughout The Storm Murders, one might be forgiven for struggling to recall what life was like before this particular detective entered one's mind. For this reader, Cinq-Mars is there to stay." --Criminal Elements

"Farrow brings a literary fiction writer's sensitivity to nuance and feel for landscape to this fine, character-rich thriller with a bang-up finish. Add Cinq-Mars to your shortlist of favorite retired Montreal detectives, including, of course, Penny's Armand Gamache." --Booklist

"This terrific story, with sympathetic characters and Farrow's crisp prose, is some of the best fiction to come out of Canada. Louise Penny won't be bumped off the podium, but she'll have to clear some space next to her." --Bookpage

"John Farrow has given crime-fiction fans something they haven't had for a long time: a well-conceived, well-written locked-room puzzle mystery combined with an engaging thriller that deftly explores the depths of human evil...Farrow is a skilled writer, and in THE STORM MURDERS he has brought his formidable talents to bear in creating an atmospheric, intense and sometimes graphic story that draws on recent history for it's narrative power." --Reviewing The Evidence

About the Author:

JOHN FARROW is the pen name of Trevor Ferguson, is a literary legend in his native Canada. He has written more than ten novels and several plays, all to extraordinary acclaim and was named Canada's best novelist in both Books in Canada and the Toronto Star. He makes regular visits to the U.S. to attend conferences like Malice Domestic and Thrillerfest. He is the author of The Storm Murders, the first book in his Storm Murders series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1250057698
• ISBN 13: 9781250057693
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320