The Night Bell
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2015
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780771088681
- Publish Date
- Dec 2015
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
Michael Redhill's new Hazel Micallef mystery, written under the pen name of Inger Ash Wolfe, is his strongest yet. For readers of crime fiction who enjoy such writers as Giles Blunt, Linwood Barclay, Lee Child, Louise Penny, Peter Robinson.
The fourth novel in this acclaimed series is brilliantly paced, addictively suspenseful--the author's best yet. Hazel Micallef (played by Suzanne Sarandon in the recent film of the series' debut, The Calling) has become one of crime writing's most memorable detectives. Port Dundas, Ontario, is portrayed vividly in the series as the quintessential Canadian town. The Night Bell moves between the past and the present, as two mysteries converge. A discovery of the bones of murdered children is made on land that was once a county foster home. Now it's being developed as a brand new subdivision whose first residents are already railing against broken promises and corruption. But when three of their number are murdered after the find, their frustration turns to terror. While trying to stem the panic and solve two crimes at once, Hazel finds her memory stirred back to the fall of 1959, when the disappearance of a girl from town was blamed on her adopted brother. Although he is long dead, she begins to see the present case as a chance to clear her brother's name, something that drives Hazel beyond her own considerable limits and right into the sights of an angry killer.
About the author
Awards
- Short-listed, Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel
Contributor Notes
INGER ASH WOLFE is the pseudonym for critically acclaimed author Michael Redhill.
Editorial Reviews
Praise for the Hazel Micallef series:
• "A rare unplug-the-phone, skip-all-meals, ignore-your-bedtime thriller. It's twisty, sharp and very, very creepy - and Det. Hazel Micallef is a perfectly original charmer." Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl
• "Wolfe had me from the first page and never let me go. I absolutely loved Hazel Micallef." Kate Atkinson