© Copyright 2011, Robert Rotenberg
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Old City Hall starts on a December morning in downtown Toronto, when an elderly East Indian man delivers his daily newspapers.
Kevin Brace, Canada’s best-known radio personality, comes to the door of his luxury condo, blood on his hands, and whispers: “I killed her, Mr. Singh.”
The ‘her’ is his young second wife, dead in the bath. One stab wound. When Brace refuses to say another word, even to his own lawyer, an apparently open-and-shut case takes on all the complexities of a full-blown murder trial.
Kevin Brace, Canada’s best-
Loved it! Rotenberg’s police procedural/courtroom drama is terrific.
-Ian Rankin. Author of The Complaints.
Clever, complex and filled with an engaging cast of characters…captures the soul of Toronto.
-Kathy Reichs. Author of Bones
Breathtaking…Rotenberg does for Toronto what Ian Rankin does for Edinburgh.
-Jeffery Deaver. Creator of the Lincoln Rhyme Series
You only need to read the first chapter to be swept away.
-Douglas Preston. Author of The Monster of Florence.
Amazing…Some of the finest writing I’ve seen in years.
-Nelson DeMille. Author of The Lion.
Jaunty…an enjoyable addition to the literature of urban crime
-H. L. Jackson. The Times Literary Supplement
