As a child Joanne was friends with Sally Love and her parents, but the friendship languished after Sally’s father died and she moved away, eventually becoming a very controversial artist. When the Mendel Gallery opens an exhibition of Sally’s work, Joanne is eager to attend and to renew their friendship. But it’s not so easy being Sally’s friend anymore, and soon Joanne finds herself ensnared in a web of intrigue and violence. When the director of a local private gallery is brutally murdered, Joanne finds that the past she and Sally share was far more complicated, and far more sordid, than she had realized.
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"A tense, masterfully written character study; then the killing begins. . . . Bold and powerful."
— Publishers Weekly
"Virtually everything about Murder at the Mendel is first rate."
— London Free Press
"A highly literate mystery. . . . The brew of sex and art is intriguing."
— Whig-Standard (Kingston)
"A splendid novel."
— Times Colonist (Victoria)
"Exciting. . . . The art is described with delicious humour and all the characters are vivid."
— Quill & Quire
"Classic . . . with enough twists to qualify as a page turner. . . . Bowen and her genteel sleuth are here to stay."
— StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)
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— Publishers Weekly
"Virtually everything about Murder at the Mendel is first rate."
— London Free Press
"A highly literate mystery. . . . The brew of sex and art is intriguing."
— Whig-Standard (Kingston)
"A splendid novel."
— Times Colonist (Victoria)
"Exciting. . . . The art is described with delicious humour and all the characters are vivid."
— Quill & Quire
"Classic . . . with enough twists to qualify as a page turner. . . . Bowen and her genteel sleuth are here to stay."
— StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)
From the Trade Paperback edition.
About the Author
With her Joanne Kilbourn mystery series, Gail Bowen has become “a name to reckon with in Canadian mystery letters” (Edmonton Journal). The first book in the series, Deadly Appearances, which was published in 1990, was nominated for the W.H. Smith-Books in Canada award for best first novel. It was followed by Murder at the Mendel (1991), The Wandering Soul Murders (1992), A Colder Kind of Death (which won the Arthur Ellis Award for best crime novel of 1995), and A Killing Spring (1996). Gail Bowen is also head of the English Department at the First Nations University of Canada.
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Murder at the Mendel
Jun 27 2012
By Francesca
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Even better than the first. I really like this smart sleuth and the details of her family life (love her kids) add to the story line and character development. The other characters are strong and powerful, and not just sitting on the sidelines. A very satisfying mystery with lots of twists and turns that had me going. Four murders that eat away at Joanne's childhood memories are to much for her to be satisfied with the neatly tied-up police verdict of who done it. At the end of it all, Joanne faces the truth and ends up with an addition to her family. Well done.
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Forty-something mom solves art community crime!
Jan 23 1999
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I chose to read this book because of its Saskatoon setting. It was instantly captivating to read about familiar streets and buildings. The Mendel Art Gallery and Spadina Crescent are signatures of Saskatoon.
I enjoyed having a forty-something female - especially a working mother - as the main character and sleuth...makes it seem like us regular folk just could have excitement in our lives! On top of it all, I learned something about my home town and province....the South Saskatchewan River really does empty into Lake Winnipeg!
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