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Farrow, the pseudonym of literary novelist Trevor Ferguson, taps into the real-life gang warfare plaguing Montreal for his mystery debut, weaving the death of 11-year-old Daniel Desrochers--who was literally caught in the cross-fire between the Hell's Angels and Rock Machine--into the plot of City of Ice. A student in a Santa suit is found hanging from a meat hook on Christmas Eve. An insurance executive-tuned vagrant seems to hold the key. As Cinq-Mars investigates, his sources--an idealistic investigative reporter and a thrill-seeking young woman--make it clear that the Russian Mafia and CIA are in play. And Cinq-Mars--who evokes Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse--can't shake his suspicion that there's something vicious about the elite Wolverine police squad that's been set up to put the bikers out of business.
The Francophone detective's relationship with his rookie Anglophone partner, Bill Mathers, provides a forum to explore the French/English issues that dominate Quebec's political landscape. What really gives City of Ice its chill, however, is Farrow's romantic yet realistic rendering of the Canadian winter:
2:12 A.M. The Locksmith had dozed off in the backseat of Cinq-Mars's cruiser. Now the ground fairly trembled. The machines' cantankerous roaring drew closer. Before long, an armored division of snow removers crossed the Main, then St.-Urbain and Clark Streets, and Emile Cinq-Mars prepared to move.--Deirdre Hanna --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read delivered in elegant prose,
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This is one classy cop novel. Farrow delivers a complex thriller of the highest order. The intricate plotting, complex characterizations and beautifully evoked sense of place, reveal a consumate craftsman at work.As a born and bred Montrealer, I can only applaud Farrow's considerable achievement in his gritty realization of the city at its bone-chilling bleakest. The material for City of Ice has been culled from to-day's headlines, with some prophecies about tomorrow's. Montrealers are only too aware of the deadly biker turf wars that are raging in this city, and which form the backdrop to City of Ice. Fans of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse, will find Farrow's hero detective, Emile Cinq-Mars, equally appealing, as he struggles against the forces of corruption. City of Ice not only satisfies as a thriller, but manages to transcend the genre with its exquisite writing and psychological insights, as Farrow examines the dilemma of the moral individual in an increasingly amoral society. ---And hang on to your hats, the second half of the novel is one heck of a rollercoaster ride.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Elegant chiller,
By A Customer
This novel is much more stylish than the usual police/crime book. The main character is thoughtful and complex, and the prose is elegant. If you like thrillers, don't let the idea that this is a literary work deter you from reading it. The hero is so intriguing that you'd like to meet him. I hope Farrow/Ferguson writes more books starring Cinq-Mars.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
The City is the Most Likeable Character,
By Jim Pugh (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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