The Blood Libel (Sam Klein Mysteries Book 1) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Sam Klein is a bouncer and guardian of local brothel who investigates the murder of a young girl. The number one suspect, who is charged with the murder, is a rabbi. His search for the real killer is frustrated by battles with ethnic intolerance and with the local police who insist they've found their man. The Blood Libel brings the vivid, turbulent times of turn-of-the-century Winnipeg to life, using the "wickedest city in the Dominion" as a setting for this complex and chilling mystery thriller. The novel captures the indomitable spirit of immigrant life in Winnipeg's fabled North End, and creates a detective hero for the ages in Sam Klein, whose pursuit of justice goes to the heart of the immigrant experience as "foreigners" in a strange, new land.Winner of the Margaret McWilliams Medal for Best Historical Fiction Short-listed for the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Arthur Ellis First Mystery Novel Award Praise"Allan Levine delivers something far more substantial than a murder mystery…in this story of politics and prejudice…The fair, balanced perspective distinguishes The Blood Libel and makes it an intelligent book that is —without for a moment detracting from its intensity."—Books in Canada "Historians seldom extend their talents to murder mysteries, but Allan Levine has done just that, and The Blood Libel turns out be chilling and believable…" —Peter C. Newman "An excellent book, both a stimulating history lesson and an absorbing adventure tale ." —Winnipeg Free Press