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"Green is a flawed hero, a maverick workaholic inspector with the Ottawa police force...Interesting characters, plenty of local colour, ... -- -Canadian Book Review Annual
"Green is a flawed hero, a maverick workaholic inspector with the Ottawa police force...Interesting characters, plenty of local colour, a clever plot that keeps the reader guessing until the final pages, and a richly drawn portrait of institutional politics and rivalries (in both academia and the police force) are the bookís main strengths...Mystery buffs will enjoy Do or Die." -- -Canadian Book Review Annual
"[A] wonderfully entertaining first novel, with a clever plot and a fallible, likeable detective. I look forward to seeing more of Inspector Michael Green in the future." -- Peter Robinson, award-winning author of In a Dry Season
"Green is a flawed hero, a maverick workaholic inspector with the Ottawa police force...Interesting characters, plenty of local colour, a clever plot that keeps the reader guessing until the final pages, and a richly drawn portrait of institutional politics and rivalries (in both academia and the police force) are the bookís main strengths...Mystery buffs will enjoy Do or Die." -- -Canadian Book Review Annual
"[A] wonderfully entertaining first novel, with a clever plot and a fallible, likeable detective. I look forward to seeing more of Inspector Michael Green in the future." -- Peter Robinson, award-winning author of In a Dry Season
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Ottawa Homicide Inspector Michael Green is absolutely obsessed with his job, a condition which has almost ruined his marriage several times. When the biggest case of his career comes up, his position, his relationships and several lives are put into grave danger. A young graduate student and scion of a rich family is found expertly stabbed in the stacks of a university library, but no one seems to have the slightest idea why. But as Green probes into the circumstances of the young man's life, a tangled web of jealousy and intrigue is revealed. Green finds himself in the middle of a rivalry in the delicate arena of university politics, where gigantic egos regularly collide. Was it the diligent but socially inept researcher, or the macho ladies-man golden boy of the laboratory? Or was it a crime of passion involving the over-protective family of his beautiful new girlfriend? When the murderer strikes again, Green realizes that he must waste no time in solving the case, no matter what the consequences may be.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
"Hey, Mike, go home!",
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This review is from: Do or Die (Paperback)
Inspector Michael Green of the Ottawa Police Force came close to provoking me to shout at him to go home. I needed the rest, too. Recently married with a new baby, he just wouldn't leave the case alone. This drove his partner and wife to distraction. Yet, this doggedness results in the crime being solved. This is a wonderful debut novel. The characters are complex, the mystery seems baffling and the suspects are plentiful. The plot does chase some red herrings, which is fair, but there is none of the often found solutions in new mysteries - the detective learns something that we, the reader does not. That is unfair. Fortunately, this is not the case in this mystery. The clues are laid out for us, just as Insp. Green gets them. Well done.
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3.5 stars - Better than good.,
By L. J. Roberts - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Do or Die (Paperback)
By a Canadian author, it was nice to read a book set somewhere new to me; Ottawa. This is a solid police procedural with fully-developed characters, interesting forensic information, clues tracked down one-by-one, and enough suspense to keep me going. I shall definitely read the other two books, so far, in this series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Murder: It's Academic,
By Lou Allin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Do or Die (Paperback)
Barbara Fradkin has a winner in her first mystery novel, DO OR DIE. Confronting a bloody opening scene contaminated by bungling, Inspector Michael Green presents a tightly-strung, self-doubting sleuth as he juggles a shaky second marriage, a working wife, and a newborn. Political power struggles are the next barrier in his effort to discover why Jonathan Blair, a young graduate student, was found stabbed to death in the quiet stacks of the university library. An innocent victim in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or a calculated homicide? Evidence seems too scarce for an amateur. An eminently likable man with few enemies, Blair had been involved in ground-breaking neuropsychology. His path had crossed a viper's den of ambitious colleagues led by an arrogant professor with a world-class reputation. In addition to a girlfriend with a grudge, Green must track a Lebanese girl protected by her concerned family. Against the rich tapestry of Canada's multiculturalism (Green has a long-neglected Jewish heritage), the staid city of Ottawa reveal its gritty underbelly and its upscale suburbs. Assisted by the blunt but capable Sgt. Sullivan, Green battles personal demons to bring the culprit to justice. Fradkin paints with deft strokes, dropping fair clues to tempt the reader, then making him sweat for the solution. A sure-footed knowledge of forensics makes this a solid police procedural as well as a taut thriller.
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Hey, Mike, go home!",
By Kevin Nelson "kevinandann2" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Do or Die (Paperback)
Inspector Michael Green of the Ottawa Police Force came close to provoking me to shout at him to go home. I needed the rest, too. Recently married with a new baby, he just wouldn't leave the case alone. This drove his partner and wife to distraction. Yet, this doggedness results in the crime being solved. This is a wonderful debut novel. The characters are complex, the mystery seems baffling and the suspects are plentiful. The plot does chase some red herrings, which is fair, but there is none of the often found solutions in new mysteries - the detective learns something that we, the reader does not. That is unfair. Fortunately, this is not the case in this mystery. The clues are laid out for us, just as Insp. Green gets them. Well done.
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