Crazy Dead - (Cordi O'Callaghan Mystery) by Suzanne F Kingsmill (Paperback)

About the Book

Struggling to escape the sticky blackness of a clinical depression, zoologist Cordi O'Callaghan is admitted to a psychiatric ward in Toronto. As she slowly recovers, one of the patients goes missing. Cordi must convince a skeptical staff that the woman has been murdered, and solve the case while healing her mind.

Book Synopsis

Fighting depression in a Toronto psychiatric ward, Cordi must throw herself back into harm's way when another patient dies. Was it murder?

Struggling to escape the sticky blackness of clinical depression, zoologist Cordi O'Callaghan is admitted to a psychiatric ward in Toronto. As she slowly recovers, one of the patients dies. Cordi must convince a skeptical medical staff that the woman has been murdered, while healing her own mind at the same time. Her suspects include medical personnel and patients suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, alcoholism, OCD, and panic disorder. Martha, Cordi's lab technician, tries in dramatic fashion to help Cordi solve the murder, while Jacques, a recovering alcoholic, helps out and steals Cordi's heart along the way.

Review Quotes

Kingsmill once again delivers a first-rate story with an engaging heroine.-- "Globe and Mail"

Well-written and often enthralling.-- "Publishers Weekly"

About the Author

Suzanne F. Kingsmill is a zoologist by training and the author of the Cordi O'Callaghan mystery series, four non-fiction books, and numerous magazine articles. She lives in Toronto.