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Matanzas

by (author) Garry Ryan

Publisher
NeWest Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2017
Category
General, Police Procedural, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781988732091
    Publish Date
    Oct 2017
    List Price
    $18.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781988732107
    Publish Date
    Oct 2017
    List Price
    $11.99

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Description

His psyche still reeling from having to kill a criminal in the line of duty, Calgary's Detective Lane flies to Cuba to celebrate the wedding of his beloved niece. While there, though, he finds himself drafted by the local police into investigating the murder of a Canadian tourist.

Upon his return to Calgary, links between this incident and the deaths of local elderly pensioners start to make themselves known, drawing Lane and his partner Nigel Li further into a web of conspiracy, politics and big money.

Garry Ryan's award-winning, best-selling mystery series continues with all the intrigue, good humour and mochaccinos that fans have come to expect.

About the author

In 2004, Garry Ryan published his first Detective Lane novel, Queen’s Park. The second, The Lucky Elephant Restaurant, won a 2007 Lambda Literary Award. He has since published six more titles in the series: A Hummingbird Dance, Smoked, Malabarista, Foxed, Glycerine and the forthcoming Indiana Pulcinella. In 2009, Ryan was awarded Calgary’s Freedom of Expression Award. His series of World War II aviation adventure stories began publication in 2012 with Blackbirds with the second instalment, Two Blackbirds, releasing in Spring 2014.

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Editorial Reviews

Praise for Matanzas:
"Strong characters and far-flung settings propel Matanzas, the ninth novel in Garry Ryan's groundbreaking Inspector Lane series. Ryan takes Lane and his cast of well-drawn supporting characters from Cuba to Calgary, in a breakneck chase to stop a malicious and truly memorable villain. Matanzas is Ryan's best to date!"
~ Sam Wiebe, author of Last of the Independents and Invisible Dead
"A riveting conspiracy! Ryan writes with elegance and intelligence about genuine characters struggling with complex relationships and emotions. Matanzas is a powerful story of greed and the damage it causes, leavened with affection and humour that will keep readers captivated from Cuba to Canada."
~ Kristina Stanley, bestselling author of The Stone Mountain Mysteries
"The writing, particularly Lane's inner narrative, sparkles."
~ Publishers Weekly
"[a] deftly crafted novel that showcases author Garry Ryan's genuine flair for, and total mastery of, the mystery/suspense genre"
~ Wisconsin Bookwatch

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