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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 He won the Percy Janes Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript in 2023.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 3.63 avg rating — 552 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
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Malcolm Kempt liked Marilyn's review of A Gift Before Dying: "Eldrick Cole is a policeman stationed above the Arctic Circle in what was formerly known as Cape Dorset. It's a kind of punishment for mishandling a serious case in the "South" (Canadian South). Poverty, alcohol, isolation, and the long winter nights" Read more of this review »
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