I’m excited to announce the release of my new novel, Hunter’s Daughter, by Canadian publisher Five Rivers.
An historical mystery of the Canadian Arctic:
Northern Quebec, 1964. Nilliq flees the hunting camp of her father, overland with a mysterious shaman. Mountie Jack McLain sets out in cold pursuit of a killer, and justice… HQ be damned.
Against the exotic backdrop of the Arctic in an era of cultural transition, Hunter’s Daughter tracks a suspenseful dual journey of transformation for an RCMP detective and a young Inuit woman, both questing for justice and freedom. The story should appeal to intelligent readers of the mystery genre as well as a broader readership who will be intrigued by this intimate encounter with Inuit life of the recent past.
The narrative voice alternates between the urgency of duty in Jack’s quest and the poetic sensibility of Nilliq’s worldview. In the end the storylines converge, though not as Jack expects. Delving into topical themes of cultural friction and assimilation, as well as ecological and environmental values, the novel draws on my own experience and research in Quebec Inuit villages, where I worked as a teacher in the late 70s.
Read more about Hunter’s Daughter here.
Read Chapter One of Hunter’s Daughter here.
Order eBook now for: Kobo or Kindle (US) | (Can)
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Five Rivers Publishing (Ontario)
