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Book SynopsisThis book is the fourth in criminologist Rosemary Aubert's series featuring Ellis Portal, a disgraced former judge turned sleuth. A prequel to the earlier books, it is set in 1965 when Ellis Portal is 23 and a University of Toronto law student.
Trade ReviewProbing, sensitive, and rewarding...Ellis's followers will treasure this glimpse of what made him the complicated man he turned into. * Kirkus *
The fourth Ellis Portal novel is perhaps the best yet....A must-read for both fans of the series and newcomers. -- Jenny McLarin * Booklist *
Fill[s] in the gaps of Portal's life and provide [s] a glace at a Toronto just past. * Toronto Globe and Mail *
Aubert...writes crisply and clearly and captures the divided loyalties and culture of 1965 perfectly. -- Sam Coale * Providence Journal *
So well written and suspenseful...A book I couldn't put down....[With] a final twist that turns everything the reader thinks he understands completely around. -- Eden Embler * I Love A Mystery *
Mystery reviewer Robert Wade recommends the novel in his Spadework column, describing it as a prequel to the author's "popular series" * The San Diego Union-Tribune *
Chilling saga....[It demonstrates the author's] ability to command the reader's rapt attention from first page to last. -- James A. Cox * Midwest Book Review *
Keeps one guessing right up to the end. -- Frank Wilson * The Philadelphia Inquirer *
[Portal] endears himself to readers....Worth reading. -- Joan Baum, Dan's Papers * The Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy *
