William Murdoch mysteries
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William Murdoch mysteries volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
A doctor's maid is murdered in 1895 Toronto and the case is handled by the police department's only detective, William Murdoch. As he investigates, Murdoch observes the mores and rigid class divisions of the period. A first novel.
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William Murdoch mysteries volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
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William Murdoch mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
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Language
English
Description
In Let Loose the Dogs, Murdoch's life and work overlap tragically. His sister, who long ago fled to a convent to escape their abusive father, is on her deathbed. Meanwhile, Harry Murdoch, the father whom Murdoch long ago shut out of his life, has been charged with murder and calls on his estranged son to prove his innocence. But, knowing his father, what is Murdoch to believe?
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Night's child , William Murdoch mysteries volume 5
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Author
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William Murdoch mysteries volume 7
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It is November 1917. Initially, in the loyal Dominion of Canada, people are mostly eager to support the Motherland and fight for the Empire, but the carnage is horrendous and with enforced conscription, the enthusiasm for war is dimming. William Murdoch is a widower, a senior detective who, thanks to the new temperance laws, spends his time tracking down bootleggers and tipplers. As we enter the story, Jack, Murdoch's estranged son, now twenty-one,...
9) Shipwreck
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This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. A retired police detective tells a story from his family's history. On a cold winter morning in 1873, a crowd gathers on the shore of a Nova Scotia fishing village. A stormy sea has thrown a ship onto the rocks. The villagers work bravely to save the ship's crew. But many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local...