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Barrington Street Blues

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A rich man and a poor man are found dead of gunshot wounds outside a seedy bar on Barrington Street in Halifax. The police declare it a murder-suicide, but bluesman/lawyer Monty Collins — hired to represent the victims' families — suspects it's a double murder. The case gets complicated when the police link the gun to the suspicious death of a high-flying lawyer named Dice Campbell. Helped by his friend Father Brennan Burke, and hindered by his femme fatale law partner Felicia Morgan, Monty explores the dark side of Halifax society: hookers, drug addicts, boozers, gamblers, and people desperate to cover up a series of parties that got way out of hand. Monty's investigations lead him to a ruthless businessman with street connections, a preacher who's been seen cruising for young people, and an oddball psychotherapist who may have overstepped the boundaries of therapy with more than one person in the case. As the story unfolds, Monty finds himself returning again and again to trade barbs with Dice Campbell's hard-drinking widow, Mavis, whose motives are not as clear as they initially seem to be. But the murder isn't the only thing on Monty's mind. A secret from the past and turmoil with his estranged wife Maura, have Monty singing the blues, lashing out at his closest friends, and spending far too much time in the bars of Halifax.

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      Starred review from March 1, 2008
      Two men are dead in what the police are calling a murder-suicide, and attorney Monty Collins is looking for evidence that can be used against the detox facility that may have prematurely released the killer. While investigating the case, Collins must simultaneously face the reality that his estranged wife may be pregnant with another man's child. Arthur Ellis Awardwinning author Emery, whose two earlier novels, "Sign of the Cross" and "Obit", also feature Collins and his friend Father Brennan Burke, is a master at creating a sense of place (in this case, her hometown of Halifax, N.S.) and developing characterstalents that place her in the same rarified circle as Margaret Maron, Marcia Muller, and Sara Paretsky. If Emery dwells too much on Collins's marital woes, she makes up for it with a smashing ending that ties up all the loose ends. Highly recommended.

      Copyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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