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Red Shroud

Book 5 of the Cape Breton Mystery Series

by Renny de Groot

When an eccentric woman is found murdered in her secluded home in the Cape Breton woods, Detective Gordie MacLean and his team must dig into her past to uncover the secrets that may have led to her death. In over their heads, MacLean faces tough choices to solve the crime. Book 5 of this police procedural sees big changes for the detectives.

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Publisher: Toadhollow Publishing

Date: 2025

ISBN: 9781998891153

Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Sub-genres: Detective Fiction , Suspense , Police Procedural

About The Author

Renny deGroot was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, a first-generation Canadian of Dutch parents.

Her novels have been shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and a Whistler Independent Book Award. They have been awarded several readers’ awards from the U.K., Canada, and the U.S. She has published mystery, historical fiction, short stories and non-fiction.

Renny has a BA in English Literature from Trent University and studied creative writing at Ryerson University. She lives in rural Ontario with her Great Pyrenees and Golden Retriever, and vacations at her cottage in Nova Scotia.

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