March Roars
Paradise Café #4
by Maureen Jennings
ISBN: 9781770867246
Format: Trade Paperback w/ Flaps
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Subjects:
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FIC022040 FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
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FIC022090 FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
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FIC022060 FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical
Price: $24.95
Publication Date: September 14, 2024
Synopsis:
“A grave injustice.” Those are the words in the letter sent to Charlotte Frayne, P.I., on a cold March morning.
The newspapers have reported on the arrest of two Black teenagers in a burglary, but did the pair actually commit the crime? Not according to the letter’s sender, Mrs. Olivia Brodie. A resident of the Toronto House of Industry — “the poor house” — Mrs. Brodie was running an early morning errand when she witnessed, on the morning of the crime, two men behaving in a suspicious manner near the burgled home: two white men.
Meanwhile, Charlotte is investigating another theft — this one at the home of a woman on the opposite end of the social hierarchy. As she juggles her investigations, Charlotte finds unexpected links between people and personal histories, along with more than one “grave injustice.”
Reviews
“I will always have a special place for William Murdoch, but I now see Charlotte and Jack as amongst my favourite of her characters. I loved this book and this series. It is a great crime mystery historical fiction that I can easily recommend.”
— Steven R. McEvoy, Book Reviews and More
“The characters are masterfully written, and the story is highly addictive. I could hardly put the book down.”
— Steven R. McEvoy, Book Reviews and More
“[March Roars] is an invitation to maintain hope in dark times.”
— Yvonne Klein, Reviewing the Evidence
"An enjoyable and comfortable detective novel, March Roars cleverly blends what appears to be two diametrically opposed cases using good, solid storytelling and world-building with believable, relatable, and likable characters."
— Novels Alive
“This is an easy-going, page-turner of a story that boasts a couple good mysteries, an interesting cast you'll look forward to seeing again and again and a hearty dose of Canadian history. The Paradise Café series should be on all mystery buffs' TBR.”
— The Baking Bookworm