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This thing of darkness

Book 7 of the Inspector Green Mystery Series

by Barbara Fradkin

An old man is found beaten to death on a street corner in Ottawa’s Byward Market. Initially, the killing appears to be a mugging gone wrong. However, the mystery deepens when the victim is identified as Dr. Samuel Rosenthal, a retired psychiatrist with a contentious approach to life and treatment. Green discovers that the doctor recently changed his will to disinherit his estranged son and to benefit several former patients whom he believed he had failed. But who is the young mystery woman seen visiting Rosenthal’s home every Saturday night? And more importantly, what does she know about the doctor's death? Green races to track down the young visitor, but he is unprepared for the final resolution, which leaves him grappling with the ultimate meaning of justice.

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Publisher: RendezVous Crime

Date: 2009

ISBN: 9781894917858

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Sub-genres: Suspense , Police Procedural , Psychological

About The Author

Barbara Fradkin (nee Currie) was born in Montreal and obtained her B.A. from McGill, M.A. from the University of Toronto, and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Ottawa. After more than twenty-five years as a child psychologist, she retired in order to devote more time to her first passion, writing.

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