In 1871 Chad Hobbes and his Tsimshian wife Lukswaas are on their way to England when Chad is asked to solve a new murder on Prince Edward Island, in the Atlantic. Its Mi'kmaq name is Abegweit: 'Cradled on the Waves'. The Mi'kmaq are now outnumbered by French and English-speaking settlers and the island is in debt and under pressure to join Canada. Marie Évangéline, the daughter of one politician and wife of another, is found savagely beaten to death. Who is trying to kill whom?
Seán Haldane was a British, Irish, and Canadian citizen, known for his work as a neuropsychologist, poet, and novelist. He was born in Sussex, England, and grew up in Northern Ireland, later living between the UK and Canada. Haldane authored several books, including the crime novel "The Devil's Making," which won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel in 2014. He was also a consultant clinical neuropsychologist in the NHS and worked as a psychotherapist and small press publisher.
