Ellis Portal has resigned from solving mysteries. Or so he thinks. When a profound personal tragedy propels him into a puzzling case with no suspects and no clues, he’s forced back into the world of crime. Against the drama of a Toronto conference that brings world leaders to the city, Ellis finds himself surrounded with new enemies and old allies, one of whom threatens to make demands on him he’s in no position to meet
Rosemary Aubert was a Canadian-American author of the Ellis Portal mystery series. Publishing under her own name and as Lucy Snow, she also wrote romance novels, poetry, and nonfiction. Drawing on her criminology background and work in courts, her fiction often explored justice and marginalized lives. She lived in Toronto for over 40 years, teaching and mentoring writers.
