When the body of a young pregnant girl is found naked in a deserted lane in the middle of winter of 1895, and Toronto Detective William Murdoch must find out why she had to die that way in order to prevent another similar murder. Reprint.
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Review:
Turn-of-the-century Toronto makes an evocative setting for murder in Except the Dying, a skillful first novel that is interesting both for its historical accuracy and its fully realized characters. The plot concerns the murder of a young housemaid, discovered naked in a snowy lane, and the cast of suspects spans the social strata. Yet it is William Murdoch, the detective in charge of the case, who breathes life into what might otherwise have been a conventional murder mystery. As he pursues his quest for justice, Murdoch also mourns the death of his fiancée; his manner of doing both reveals a compassionate, principled man--one whose fictional endeavors (readers hope) have only just begun.
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In the cold Toronto winter of 1895, the unclad body of a servant girl is found frozen in a deserted laneway. Detective William Murdoch quickly finds out that more than one person connected with the girl?s simple life has something to hide.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 006109739X
- ISBN 13 9780061097393
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages322
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