Bright Shining As the Sun
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John Farrow’s bold storytelling straddles the line between classic crime fiction and psychological thriller, drawing readers into the dark and deeply immersive world of iconic Sergeant-Detective Émile Cinq-Mars.
Releases November 15.
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While recovering poorly from a gunshot wound, Cinq-Mars receives word of a triple gangland homicide. The accused is already in custody in hospital, recovering from injuries received at the scene of the crime, yet the stakes intensify when the officer on guard is found murdered in the wounded prisoner’s washroom. Despite having been handcuffed to his bed, the prisoner is the only suspect in that killing as well – and is the same man who, 40 years earlier, was arrested by Cinq-Mars for murder, not once, but twice. The policeman, way back then, helped the delinquent teenager slip the rap both times. Will he do it again?
Cinq-Mars, supposedly retired, feels the need to resolve a related cold case that has haunted him from his days as a rookie detective. Did he err back then? And now, should he again rescue a not-so-innocent “old friend” – a small-time hood, one he admires – from the snare of gangland warfare?
2025 • 6 x 9 inches • PB, 309 pages • 9781990773303
John Farrow is Trevor Ferguson’s crime fiction nom de plume, and under the two names he is the author of 17 novels. He’s also had four plays produced including, in New York, the French version of Long, Long, Short, Long, which was seen by more than 22,000 patrons; remarkable for a play in Canada and for an English writer in Quebec. The film of his novel, The Timekeeper, was released in 2009.
His crime novels have received extraordinary acclaim around the world. City of Ice, which introduced his singular Sergeant-Detective Émile Cinq-Mars, was a bestseller in lands as diverse as Singapore, France, the Netherlands, and South Africa, and was published in 17 countries. He currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia.
Acclaim for Émile Cinq-Mars series:
“…must be considered among the best series of our time.”
—Booklist (New York)
“…the best series of all time.”
—Die Zeit (Germany)
“An excellent thriller in which characters, plot, and setting score a triple for suspense.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“One of my favourite series. I love Émile Cinq-Mars!”
—Lee Child
“Farrow is an authoritative writer who creates characters with depth and plots that say something about them.”
—New York Times
“Marvelous. John Farrow combines gritty realism with smart, fast-paced storytelling …”
—Lynda La Plante, author of Prime Suspect
“Farrow’s orchestration of plot is masterful …”
—Globe and Mail
“An atmospheric storyteller who offers readers a complex literary mystery.”
—Library Journal
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