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Synopsis
Strange things are happening in downtown Toronto. An expensively dressed corpse has been unceremoniously dumped in front of Brandy's Restaurant. Meanwhile, the notoriously reclusive millionaire Paul Zimmerman has suddenly granted an interview to Toronto journalist Judith Hayes. And Judith becomes convinced that there is more than meets the eye to Zimmerman's rise from penniless Hungarian immigrant to mastermind of breathtaking corporate takeovers.
What secret lies behind the opulent marble pillars of his Bridle Path mansion and the white gables of Xanadu, his extravagant retreat in Bermuda? To find the answers, Judith seeks out Zimmerman's family and the super-rich acolytes of his empire, tracking them down in Toronto, New York, Bermuda, and Paris whenever she can evade the self-righteous demands of her ex-husband and the needs of her loveable but unruly kids. Finally, she and her on-and-off lover Detective Inspector David Parr have to travel to Hungary before the pieces of the jigsaw fit disquietingly into place. The mortal sins of the title give a surprisingly lethal kick to an ingeniously executed thriller.
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About the Author
Anna Porter is the author of three crime novels and an acclaimed memoir, The Storyteller. Her book Kasztner's Train won the Canadian Jewish Book Award and the Nereus Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize. Her most recent book is The Ghosts of Europe.
From Publishers Weekly
Judith Hayes, the Toronto-based journalist and single parent who debuted in Hidden Agenda , returns in a deftly written novel abounding with intrigue. Granted an interview with reclusive financier Paul Zimmerman, Judith receives an unsolicited ending for her profile: he dies suddenly of an apparent heart attack. But Zimmerman's ex-wife, Eva, sends Judith a telegram proclaiming he was murdered. Circumstances become more bizarre as Judith's consort, homicide detective David Parr, links the businessman to one of his current casesthe death of Harvey Singer, a retired clothing manufacturer. The connection between the two men remains inexplicable until Judith visits Eva. She and David then embark on a trip to Hungary to discover the past relationship between Zimmerman and Singerthe key to solving and, more importantly, understanding both crimes. Readers will eagerly await the next assignment for Porter's thoroughly credible and engaging heroine.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherVirgin Books
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0491034989
- ISBN 13 9780491034982
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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