An online version of a major newspaper contains a review of a murder mystery. The setting is Canada, thirty years after World War II, and revolves around a photo of a soldier killed in 1945, two unsolved murders, and a sex drawing found on a catalog card in a public library. The reviewer gives this book a favorable review. She likes the dark atmosphere of the novel and the plot twists. A photo of the cover, plus publisher and price information are included.
Key Takeaways:
- “My Darling Detective” opens with a widow, recovering from a nervous break-down, attempting to desecrate a famous picture of her late husband.
- The widow’s son’s fiance, Detective Martha Crauchet of the Halifax Regional Police, embarks on an attempt to discover the reasoning for this event.
- In the process, Crauchet discovers that her fiance’s father, Jake was not the man he thought his father was.
“Robert Capa’s stark photograph “Death on a Leipzig Balcony,” taken in April 1945, shows an American soldier who’s been shot dead by a German sniper in the closing days of World War II.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/books/review/my-darling-detective-howard-norman.html
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