“Stunning and dramatic.” The Ottawa Citizen
“Spellbinding. [A] devilish tale [told] in angelic prose.” Toronto Star
“Graceful writing and insight into character.” Maclean’s Magazine
“Wright has set new standards for style. Her elegant use of place and pace make her novels stand out.” The Globe and Mail
Available through Felony and Mayhem Press.
Gordon Murphy has been searching for the perfect woman since his fortieth birthday. Four times he thought he had found her. Four times he was wrong. This time he knows he’s right.
The woman for him is Cassandra Mitchell - the fact that she is happily living with Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg of the RCMP is irrelevant. Gordon is educated, attractive, and wealthy. He doesn’t look crazy. But he is. He doesn’t look dangerous. But he is. He doesn’t even look like a murderer…
While Murphy obsesses over Cassandra, Alberg is preoccupied with other concerns: a murdered drug dealer; an elderly man demanding rent on the RCMP detachment property; a widowed cab driver with an ill-tended yard and a crotchety neighbour; an estranged young couple using their children as pawns; and an unexplainable epidemic of robberies.
Gordon Murphy’s obsession grows to the point where he will do anything to possess Cassandra, as Alberg learns almost too late.