{"product_id":"nightshade-a-sam-montcalm-mystery-paperback","title":"Nightshade: A Sam Montcalm Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Henighan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShort-listed for the 2011 Shamus Awards\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeadly nightshade - the poison plant par excellence - and in historic Quebec City at an important scientific conference concerning the genetic manipulation of trees it means \u003cem\u003emurder\u003c\/em\u003e! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolice, RCMP, and a mysterious FBI agent from Washington converge on the scene. But the sharpest eye belongs to Sam Montcalm, a despised \"bedroom snooper\" from Ottawa whose primary concern is to clear a First Nations activist of the crime. Sam is middle-aged, tough, and sophisticated, yet he's also a lone wolf who feels displaced nearly everywhere, and his relations with his colleagues, the police - and with women - are always complicated. \"You're a psychic wound without a health card,\" a friend comments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story moves to its surprising climax as Montcalm follows the trail of murder back to Canada's capital and into the Gatineau Hills, his deep sense of cynicism about human nature confirmed as he closes in on the killer and struggles to come to terms with himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Henighan is an Ottawa writer and editor. His fiction includes \u003ci\u003eThe Well of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Seal Books First Novel Award; \u003ci\u003eMercury Man\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Red Maple Award; \u003ci\u003eViking Quest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eViking Terror\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter shortlisted for the City of Ottawa Fiction Prize, and \u003ci\u003eDoom Lake Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e, a teen mystery set in Ontario's Rideau Lakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.9 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shamus Award (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714851278911,"sku":"9781554887149","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eb12009a1626eb7e214ad1ac6a26aad3.webp?v=1765069459","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/nightshade-a-sam-montcalm-mystery-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}