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THE FIRE DANCE
TURSTEN, HELENE
In this sixth installment in the acclaimed Swedish series, the murder of a young ballerina named Sophie,
apparently an arson victim, sets off shrill alarm bells for Detective Inspector Irene Huss, who remembers
the details of an unsolved case from fifteen years earlier, when Irene had only just started in the police
force. The stepfather of the then eight-year-old Sophie has been murdered in a very similar way, and at
the time the girl herself had been under suspicions. The circumstances force Irene and her colleagues to
confront an uncomfortable question: can a child be responsible for the cold-blooded murder of an adult?
MYSTERY
SOHO PRESS
9781616950101
$26.95 HC
JANUARY 2014
336 PAGES
FLAGGED VICTOR
HOLLIHAN, KEITH
In Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the late 1980s, two young university students who share a tenuous grasp on
morality and a desire to lead remarkable lives convince themselves to risk everything and rob a bank.
Chris, the son of a police officer and the one with the charmed life, wants to test his theory that it’s
impossible to get caught. His best friend and accomplice hopes that out of the adventure he’ll get the
material for the great novel he’s destined to write. Like Butch and Sundance mixed with Don Quixote and
Sancho Panza, they begin a crime spree that escalates in daring and comic misadventure until they
collide with consequences that will mark them both for the rest of their lives.
FICTION
HARPER COLLINS CANADA
9781443409971
$32.99 HC
AUGUST 2013
1ST PRINTING 5000 IN CANADA
368 PAGES
FOREIGN GODS INC.
NDIBE, OKEY
Foreign Gods, Inc., tells the story of Ike, a New York-based Nigerian cab driver who sets out to steal the
statue of an ancient war deity from his home village and sell it to a New York gallery. Ike's plan is fueled
by desperation. Despite a degree in economics from a major American college, his strong accent has
barred him from the corporate world. Forced to eke out a living as a cab driver, he is unable to manage
the emotional and material needs of a temperamental African American bride and a widowed mother
demanding financial support. When he turns to gambling, his mounting losses compound his woes. And
so he travels back to Nigeria to steal the statue, where he has to deal with old friends, family, and a
mounting conflict between those in the village who worship the deity, and those who practice Christianity.
A meditation on the dreams, promises and frustrations of the immigrant life in America, Foreign Gods is a
brilliant work of fiction that illuminates our globally interconnected world like no other.
MYSTERY
SOHO PRESS
9781616953133
$25.00 HC
OCTOBER 2013
336 PAGES