| This Thing of Darkness: An Inspector Green Mystery Contributor(s): Fradkin, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1894917855 ISBN-13: 9781894917858 Publisher: Napoleon and Co OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: On a glorious Sunday morning in September, an old man is found beaten to death in a rundown alleyway off Ottawas Byward Market. Initially, the killing appears to be a mugging gone wrong, and suspicion falls on four local gang punks caught on a nearby store surveillance camera. However, the mystery deepens when the victim is identified as a retired psychiatrist whose controversial treatment methods often put him at odds with his colleagues and his patients families. Inspector Green discovers that the doctor recently changed his will to disinherit his estranged son and to benefit several former patients whom he believed he had failed. Green races to track down a mysterious young visitor, desperate to find her ahead of the gang, but unprepared for the final solution, which leaves him grappling with the ultimate meaning of justice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009529428 |
| Series: Inspector Green Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.70 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the seventh book in the acclaimed Inspector Green series, an old man is found beaten to death on a street corner in Ottawa's Byward Market. Initially, the killing appears to be a mugging gone wrong. However, the mystery deepens when the victim is identified as Dr. Samuel Rosenthal, a retired psychiatrist with a contentious approach to life and treatment. Green discovers that the doctor recently changed his will to disinherit his estranged son and to benefit several former patients whom he believed he had failed. But who is the young mystery woman seen visiting Rosenthal's home every Saturday night? And more importantly, what does she know about the doctor's death? Green races to track down the young visitor, but he is unprepared for the final resolution, which leaves him grappling with the ultimate meaning of justice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fradkin, Barbara: - Barbara Fradkin is a retired psychologist who is fascinated with why people turn bad. She has written numerous short stories and novellas as well as the critically acclaimed Inspector Green novels. Two of these, Fifth Son and Honour Among Men, have won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel. She lives in Ottawa. |