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Black Irises
The death of a young woman, Sydney Brewin, in the small town of Newton, Ontario occurs during a federal by-election. And this death has eerie similarities to a suspected murder, decades before, of a darkly charismatic, artistically gifted young woman named Annelie Danziger.
Chief among the points of connection with the Brewin and Danziger cases is that one of the by-election candidates, frontrunner Kent Wolseley, was once in a relationship with Danziger.
So what dark secrets connect Annelie Danziger’s death to Sydney Brewin’s? Only Ian Guthrie, a local journalist struggling to hang on to his job, who was once a close friend of Wolseley, might be able to the solve the mysteries of what occurred with both young women – and the mystery behind Kent Wolseley’s charmed life and rise to power.
Chief among the points of connection with the Brewin and Danziger cases is that one of the by-election candidates, frontrunner Kent Wolseley, was once in a relationship with Danziger.
So what dark secrets connect Annelie Danziger’s death to Sydney Brewin’s? Only Ian Guthrie, a local journalist struggling to hang on to his job, who was once a close friend of Wolseley, might be able to the solve the mysteries of what occurred with both young women – and the mystery behind Kent Wolseley’s charmed life and rise to power.
254 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2016
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April 14, 2017
“There are two sides to every story”. Black Irises reveals the fallacy of this old cliché. Most often we are lucky if there are only two sides. In reality, there are usually multiple sides to the story each of which has a degree of truth in it.
Journalist Ian Guthrie has missed his chance to be a player in the media world of Toronto. He lands back in the small town of Newton, where he grew up, trying to hang onto his job and some degree of integrity. Staying out of trouble’s way is the best he can hope for.
But the suspicious death of Sydney Brewin bears too many similarities to the suspected murder of the charismatic Annelie Danziger whose charms Ian fell under as a young man. At the same time, Ian’s childhood friend Kent Wolseley arrives back in town to run in the federal by-election with the government’s political machine behind him. Can that be a coincidence?
Piece by piece, Ian assembles the connecting threads of what would be the biggest story of his career. It’s a story the shakers and movers do not want told and fate also seems to be against it. In the end, knowing the truth becomes more important than reporting on it.
Black Irises is both an intriguing murder-mystery and an engrossing study of contrasting characters. Highly recommended if you like a novel you can dig your teeth into.
Journalist Ian Guthrie has missed his chance to be a player in the media world of Toronto. He lands back in the small town of Newton, where he grew up, trying to hang onto his job and some degree of integrity. Staying out of trouble’s way is the best he can hope for.
But the suspicious death of Sydney Brewin bears too many similarities to the suspected murder of the charismatic Annelie Danziger whose charms Ian fell under as a young man. At the same time, Ian’s childhood friend Kent Wolseley arrives back in town to run in the federal by-election with the government’s political machine behind him. Can that be a coincidence?
Piece by piece, Ian assembles the connecting threads of what would be the biggest story of his career. It’s a story the shakers and movers do not want told and fate also seems to be against it. In the end, knowing the truth becomes more important than reporting on it.
Black Irises is both an intriguing murder-mystery and an engrossing study of contrasting characters. Highly recommended if you like a novel you can dig your teeth into.
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