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Highlights
- John Farrow's bold storytelling straddles the line between classic crime fiction and psychological thriller, drawing readers into the dark and deeply immersive world of iconic Sergeant-Detective Émile Cinq-Mars.
- About the Author: John Farrow's crime novels have received extraordinary acclaim around the world.
- 305 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Crime
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John Farrow's bold storytelling straddles the line between classic crime fiction and psychological thriller, drawing readers into the dark and deeply immersive world of iconic Sergeant-Detective Émile Cinq-Mars.
While recovering poorly from a gunshot wound, Cinq-Mars receives word of a triple gangland homicide. The accused is already in custody in hospital, recovering from injuries received at the scene of the crime, yet the stakes intensify when the officer on guard is found murdered in the wounded prisoner's washroom. Despite having been handcuffed to his bed, the prisoner is the only suspect in that killing as well - and is the same man who, 40 years earlier, was arrested by Cinq-Mars for murder, not once, but twice. The policeman, way back then, helped the delinquent teenager slip the rap both times. Will he do it again?
Cinq-Mars, supposedly retired, feels the need to resolve a related cold case that has haunted him from his days as a rookie detective. Did he err back then? And now, should he again rescue a not-so-innocent " old friend" - a small-time hood, one he admires - from the snare of gangland warfare?
Penetrating one gang's hierarchy, to discern who betrays whom and why, is vital to disentangle lies from truth, deceit from loyalty... and Cinq-Mars quickly finds he is racing against gangs and cops who seek their own warring justice - while knocking on death's door himself.
With its imaginative premise and intricate structure, Bright Shining As the Sun melds vivid, artful storytelling in this intellectually stimulating and emotionally affecting story of profound brotherly love that has brokered the lives of men distorted by inflamed familial dysfunction.
About the Author
John Farrow's crime novels have received extraordinary acclaim around the world. City of Ice, which introduced his iconic detective, Sergeant-Detective Émile Cinq-Mars, was a bestseller in lands as diverse as Singapore, France, the Netherlands, and South Africa and was published in 17 countries. John Farrow is Trevor Ferguson's crime fiction nom de plume. Under the two names, he is the author of 17 novels. He has also had four plays produced, including in New York; the French version of Long, Long, Short, Long was seen by more than 22,000 patrons, remarkable for a play in Canada and for an English writer in Quebec. The film of his novel, The Timekeeper, was released in 2009. Bright Shining As the Sun is the 11th novel featuring the iconic Émile Cinq-Mars.