Found: A Body

Short-listed for the 1992 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel

Bookstore clerk Rosalie Cairns was the one who found the body at the edge of the river; why did that make her a suspect?

As the quiet town is rocketed by a series of murders, neighbour distrusts neighbour, and the bookstore, once her refuge, is the centre of intrigue. The evidence against her husband mounts, and Rosalie is forced to join the dangerous hunt for the killer.

Not just a slick and hard-boiled mystery, this is a rich study of characters reacting to unexpected horror, and a look into the depths of small town life.

Peterborough poet Betsy Struthers has published eight books of poetry and three novels, including the poetry volume Saying So Out Loud, and the novel Found: A Body. Her poems have appeared in many anthologies and journals in Canada, the U.S.A. and Australia. She is active in the League of Canadian Poets, serving as coordinator of the Feminist Caucus.