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Retired Toronto detective Charlie McKelvey runs from a cancer diagnosis and the violent memories of the big city and retreats to his hometown. A small declining mining centre, Ste. Bernadette offers McKelvey a chance to resolve old family issues, including his father’s involvement in a deadly wildcat strike in the late 1950s. When the local police force enlists his help in tracing an upswing in youth violence and vandalism, McKelvey stumbles into the hornet’s nest of a crystal meth industry. The timing couldn’t be worse for the town to expose its drug problem to the world: the mayor is hoping a new transmission line will be built through the town, bringing power line jobs and construction dollars; the police chief is trying to closing a deal to truck Detroit’s garbage to a local site as well as vying for the mayor’s job; and a sleazy businessman is attempting to buy up the town’s land to open a casino and...

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Author

Forrest, C B

Publisher

Dundurn Press Limited

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781926607177

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Mystery, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.07 / 5 (14 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14