- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (4 July 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007115776
- ISBN-13: 978-0007115778
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 11 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 107,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Intensely vivid characters, terrible crimes and a brutal deep-frozen landscape all prove beyond a reasonable doubt that cold nurtures good and evil as readily as heat…and that Giles Blunt is a really tremendous crime novelist’ Lee Child
‘One of the finest crime novels I’ve ever read. Giles Blunt writes with uncommon grace, style and compassion and he plots like a demon. This book has it all – unforgettable characters, beautiful language, throat-constricting suspense’ Jonathan Kellerman
‘A taut and enthralling tale that is as dark as the Canadian winter setting is cold. Humane, intelligent and gripping, Forty Words for Sorrow is a haunting journey into the human heart in all its complexities’ Val McDermid
‘A fine debut that deserves to do well, and promises much from a talented new author’ Jim Driver, Time Out
‘A superior Canadian police procedural with an evocative sense of place: the frozen lakes and forests are as integral to the plot as the flawed detective … an impressive achievement’ Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian
Jonathan Kellerman
One of the finest crime novels I've ever read.
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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Giles Blunt makes his own mark in the crowded (fictional!) world of serial killers. Set in seriously cold Northern Canada this novel really delivers the goods featuring as it does a flawed hero with famiy problems ,police procedural, Mounties v Police politics ,intrusive media,a corruption investigation and of course, a cold -hearted killer.
Our hero has an ambiguous relationship with his attractive female partner who MAY be investigating his less than unblemished past, he also has a wife with health problems AND a daughter with extremely high tuition fees.
But these concerns are on the back burner while they try to prevent the next murder
The story is played out against a pitilessly cold Canadian winter which is itself a major character in the novel
The story moves extremely quickly and the climax is terrific. If it's easy to read it's hard to write so Bravo Mr. Blunt, now will you please roll up your sleeves and work harder and faster on the next one . I am waiting impatiently !
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a highly enjoyable serial killer novel set in winter time in Alonquin Bay , North Ontario, Canada. The landscape plays a significant role in the book as the icy, freezing backdrop to an equally cold and desolate series of child murders in the community.Detective John Cardinal is assigned the task of identifying the killer(s), but at the same time he is being investigated by his partner , Lise Delorme, as part of a police corruption probe. The story is slow to begin with , as various characters from local, State and Federal police forces are introduced , but once the first body is identified it really takes off . Blunt creates detailed , vivid characters and this is the key to the success of the novel as the plot (and two main sub plots) develop to an exciting finale. The killer(s) in the book are particularly nasty and Sadistic (with a capital S) and it is their characterisations which to me were the most impressive. Very well written and we can almost feel the pain of the captive teenager as he realises his fate and the elation of Detective Cardinal when he finally discovers the link between the various killings. Only criticism I would make would be that too long is spent at the start of the novel introducing the various characters from the different Canadian law agencies , who were never really developed as the book progressed. For example , I thought Jerry Commanda was going to be a player after the first few chapters , but he faded away as the chase heated up. However that is a minor quibble only and this book is well worth a read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Blunt's first Cardinal novel is actually the second book I've read by the author. Taut, gripping and blood-chillingly authentic, I'm going to read the other books right away. Addictive stuff.
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