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In the past few years Michal Blair has matured into one of Canada's most accomplished crime writers, with a confident hand and a strong voice. The Dells is an insightful and evocative tale, with a tone reminiscent of Harper Lee's classic, To Kill a Mockingbird; I recommend it highly. - Jim Napier, The Sherbrooke Record, May 23, 2008 (20080130)
"... a powerful book about revenge, motives, and whether justice was served and why." (20080329)
"Complex, thoughtful and disturbing…" (Calgary Herald 2008)
"Michael Blair has a clean, compelling style, and this second appearance of Joe Shoe bodes well for more." (London Free Press )
"…well-written and delivers an intriguing, satisfying experience." (Hamilton Spectator )
"…a tension filled, exciting read." (New Mystery Reader )
"Shoe is a most likable character and it is a pleasure to reminisce with him, until the truth is discovered and hist home. This is a good one." (Star Phoenix (Saskatoon, SK) )
"Michael Blair's latest novel, his fourth mystery and best book to date, has an exciting blend of dead bodies, decades-old secrets and unusual characters." (Waterloo Region Record )
"…a meaty and accomplished novel…" (Montreal Review of Books )
"... a powerful book about revenge, motives, and whether justice was served and why." (20080329)
"Complex, thoughtful and disturbing…" (Calgary Herald 2008)
"Michael Blair has a clean, compelling style, and this second appearance of Joe Shoe bodes well for more." (London Free Press )
"…well-written and delivers an intriguing, satisfying experience." (Hamilton Spectator )
"…a tension filled, exciting read." (New Mystery Reader )
"Shoe is a most likable character and it is a pleasure to reminisce with him, until the truth is discovered and hist home. This is a good one." (Star Phoenix (Saskatoon, SK) )
"Michael Blair's latest novel, his fourth mystery and best book to date, has an exciting blend of dead bodies, decades-old secrets and unusual characters." (Waterloo Region Record )
"…a meaty and accomplished novel…" (Montreal Review of Books )
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For Joe Shoe, the return to his family home in north Toronto is more than just a trip down memory lane; it's also a visit to a crime scene. No sooner has Shoe arrived in his old neighbourhood than he discovers that police are investigating a murder in the ravine near his home. And the murder victim is a man who lived in the neighbourhood 35 years earlier -- and who moved away while still a suspect in a series of rapes that occurred in the very ravine in which he was ultimately murdered.
The police investigation, and Shoe's own inquiries, becomes intensely personal, as old friends, girlfriends, and even family members seem to have a connection to the murder victim, and reasons to want him dead. Compelling, deeply emotional, and at times even disturbing, The Dells is an accomplished novel by one of Canada's rising stars of crime fiction.
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This review is from: The Dells: A Joe Shoe Mystery (Paperback)
This is a good relaxing mystery read....especially if you are from the Toronto area since a lot of the locations will be familiar to you.
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"THE DELLS" started slowly but 10% in it really starts to move along.Great lead character Joe (Schumacker) Shoe, for short, an ex cop coming home on a break, a murder, then all his past comes back to haunt him, then another murder, he has a few people as suspects. I haven't read any of Michael Blair's novels before, but I will be reading more, as there are other Joe Shoe stories. Centred around his home city of Toronto, very atmospheric setting, his family living on the edge of dense forest called "The Dells", where the murders take place. Certainly recommend this cracker of a mystery. ' |
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