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Malcolm Kempt

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Malcolm Kempt spent seventeen years working as a criminal lawyer in the remote Arctic before leaving to write full-time. He won the Percy Janes Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript in 2023. He now lives on the island of Newfoundland. A Gift Before Dying is his debut novel.

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	A Gift Before Dying 3.51 avg rating — 1,191 ratings — published 2026 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taaqtumi 2: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories by Jessie Conrad, Richard Van Camp (Goodreads Author), Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley 4.22 avg rating — 54 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Malcolm Kempt liked Sally's review of A Gift Before Dying: "This is a hard read in that the descriptions of Cape Dorset are disturbing, to say the least. Having lived in Canada's north, it is not inconceivable that a situation, like this story, could actually happen. Promises are made and "experts" give their" Read more of this review »
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