Ellis Portal had once been an esteemed judge. Now, he lives as a vagrant in the wilderness that runs through the heart of Toronto. One day, while working in his garden, he unearths a severed hand—a hand that wears a ring Ellis recognizes. Thirty years ago, on the day he became a lawyer, he and four of his companions had sealed a pact with just such a ring. Now Ellis begins a search for the victim’s identity, returning to world that had cast him out years ago—a world far more dangerous than the one he left behind
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.
