Slickrock Paradox (40 page)
Authors: Stephen Legault
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The Third Riel ConspiracyA Durrant Wallace Mystery
by Stephen Legault
It is the spring of 1885 and the Northwest Rebellion has broken out. Amid the chaos of the Battle of Batoche, a grisly act leaves Reuben Wake dead. A Metis man is arrested for the crime, but he claims innocence. When Durrant Wallace, sergeant in the North West Mounted Police, begins his own investigation into the man's possible motives, he learns there were many who wanted Wake dead. What Durrant uncovers is a series of covert conspiracies surrounding Metis leader and prophet Louis Riel. And, during the week-long intermission in Riel's trial, he sets a trap to find Wake's true killer.
The Third Riel Conspiracy
is the second book in the Durrant Wallace Mysteries, a series of historical murder mysteries set during pivotal events in western Canada's history.
The Vanishing TrackA Cole Blackwater Mystery
by Stephen Legault
When his best friend, and advocate for the homeless, Denman Scott asks him to help stop the demolition of the Lucky Strikeâa once majestic hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that is now home to nearly three hundred of the city's least fortunate residentsâCole Blackwater gets more than he bargained for.
Working with
Vancouver Sun
reporter Nancy Webber and street nurse Juliet Rose, Cole and Denman discover that homeless people in the area have been disappearing without a trace. As they venture into the dark corners of the city's underworld, and into political corruption at City Hall, they find themselves in the middle of a dangerous cabal of city officials, high-ranking cops, condo developers, and crime bosses. Can Cole and his friends unravel the mystery behind the Lucky Strikeâbefore any more of the Eastside's homeless find themselves on the vanishing track?
Tackling the real big-city issues of housing shortages, political corruption, and murder,
The Vanishing Track
is the third Cole Blackwater Mystery and the most compelling yet.
“The soul of
The Vanishing Track
is in the dialogue: it shapes the raw tension, exposes the layers of greed and cover-up . . . The portrayal is clear; the action sharp and brutal . . . The Cole Blackwater stories are among the most riveting today, and
The Vanishing Track
is the best yet in this intensely dramatic series.” â
The Hamilton Spectator
Copyright © 2012 Stephen Legault
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LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION
Legault, Stephen, 1971â
The slickrock paradox [electronic resource] / Stephen Legault.
Electronic monograph issued in multiple formats.
Also issued in print format.
ISBN 978-1-927129-40-1 (HTML).âISBN 978-1-927129-41-8 (PDF)
I. Title.
PS8623.E46633S55 2012 C813'.6 C2012-902551-8
Editor: Frances Thorsen
Proofreader: Lenore Hietkamp
Cover image: Stephen Legault
Author photo: Dan Anthon
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for our publishing activities from the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, and the province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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