This was the first book in the excellent series featuring Detectives Ari Greene and Daniel Kennicott of the Toronto PD. Kennicott, a former lawyer, was working as a beat cop when he was called out to a homicide to assist the seasoned detective. The best-known radio personality in Canada contacts the authorities and admits to killing his second, younger wife. It all looks very cut and dried. The police gather evidence, the Crown prepares its case, and the defendant refuses to speak to his lawyer. The Crown wants the well-known defendant’s head on a plate, but it may not be that easy. First-degree murder requires intent, and no one can find a motive. The deceased apparently had a major drinking problem and was secretly planning a radio career of her own. Kennicott figures out that there was someone else in the apartment on the day of the murder, and Greene comes to an audacious conclusion about the family in the only other apartment on the penthouse floor. This book also serves as a great introduction to the city of Toronto—its history, legal system, and extraordinarily diverse citizenry.
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