Honour Among Men - (Inspector Green Mystery) 2nd Edition by Barbara Fradkin (Paperback)

About the Book

While investigating why an unidentified woman drowned in the Ottawa River, Inspector Green uncovers dark secrets linked to a peacekeeping mission in Yugoslavia more than a decade ago. Is someone still killing to prevent that secret from coming to light?

Book Synopsis

Winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Crime Novel

While investigating a drowning, Inspector Green uncovers a decade-old military secret someone is desperate to keep hidden.

Inspector Green is coping with an office job, still eager to get back into the day-to-day fray of policing. His chance comes when an unidentified woman is drowned in the Ottawa River. In her possession is a Medal for Bravery from a peacekeeping mission. As Green and his team dig deeper into the military past, Green finds himself sucked not only into the murky past of a peacekeeping unit but into the high-stakes present of a federal election race. What crime was committed in Yugoslavia more than a decade ago? Is someone still killing to prevent that secret from coming to light? And does the diary of a dead soldier hold the key?

Review Quotes

Fradkin weaves a complex problem into a novel that works on two levels; as a mystery and as a spotlight on a serious Canadian social problem.-- "Hamilton Spectator"

The best yet. Solid plot and good characters.-- "Globe and Mail"

The most masterful and compelling tale yet in the series.-- "Ottawa Citizen"

About the Author

Barbara Fradkin is a retired psychologist who is fascinated with why people turn bad. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Amanda Doucette series and the award-winning Inspector Green novels. She lives in Ottawa.