Whisper of the Seals

Roxanne Bouchard

ISBN 10: 1914585240 / ISBN 13: 9781914585241

Published by Orenda Books, GB, 2022

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Detective Moralès becomes immersed in a chilling case set on the icy seas of Quebec's remote Magdalen Islands, in the midst of a brutal seal hunt. A breathtaking, atmospheric, race-against-the-clock thriller. **Number One bestseller in Canada****Shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best French Crime Book**   'A shocking, exquisitely plotted mystery set in the brutal seas off Quebec. The writing is sublime . you can feel the sting of salt on your cheeks' Gill Paul   'Detective fiction [with] a dreamily poetic cast' Sunday Times   'Unique, stylish Canadian Noir . absolutely superb' Kjell Ola Dahl _________________________________________There's only one thing more deadly than the storm. Fisheries officer Simone Lord is transferred to Quebec's remote Magdalen Islands for the winter, and at the last minute ordered to go aboard a trawler braving a winter storm for the traditional grey seal hunt, while all of the other boats shelter onshore. Detective Sergeant Joaquin Moralès is on a cross-country boat trip down the St Lawrence River, accompanied by Nadine Lauzon, a forensic psychologist working on the case of a savagely beaten teenager with Moralès' old team in Montreal.  When it becomes clear that Simone is in grave danger aboard the trawler, the two cases converge, with startling, terrifying consequences for everyone involved. The award-winning author of The Coral Bride returns with an atmospheric, race-against-the-clock thriller set on the icy seas in the midst of a brutal seal hunt, where nothing is as it seems and absolutely no one can be trusted. For fans of Louise Penny, Ann Cleeves, Emma Stonex and Annie Proulx _________________________________________ 'From the very beginning I had a feeling of tragic inevitability . the sense of isolation, both physical and emotional, pours from every page' Jen Med's Book Reviews   'Beautiful prose, simple yet powerful, and a boatload of suspense . an absolute winner' From Belgium with Booklove   'Thrums with rhythm and tears at the heart  . the best Detective Moralès yet' Live and Deadly  What Readers are saying.***** 'Breathlessly gripping' 'Masterful storytelling' 'The suspense is palpable' 'If you like Louise Penny's Armand Gamache series, you'll LOVE this' 'No one does atmospheric quite like Roxanne Bouchard' 'Intricate, beautiful and compelling'  'Gloriously shocking'  Praise for Roxanne Bouchard:**WINNER of the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best French Crime Book** **Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger** 'A haunting murder mystery about how human nature is every bit as dangerous and inscrutable as the sea draws out its suspense to the very last moment' Foreword Reviews 'A police procedural like no other - marvel at the clever plotting' Crime Fiction Lover 'An absolute joy to read, with as much tension as there is poetry' Le Journal de Montréal  'With a cast of characters you'll engage with and love and a mystery that will have you on edge, Bouchard pulls you into h.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Whisper of the Seals
• Publisher: Orenda Books, GB
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1914585240
• ISBN 13: 9781914585241
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A chilling crime thriller set on the icy seas of Quebec’s Magdalen Islands, where a brutal seal hunt hides deadly secrets.

Fisheries officer Simone Lord is thrust into danger when she's ordered onto a trawler during a winter storm for the grey seal hunt. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Joaquin Moralès investigates a savage assault in Montreal, a case that soon intertwines with Simone's perilous journey.

As Simone faces grave threats aboard the trawler, and Moralès uncovers startling connections, the two cases converge with terrifying consequences. From the award-winning author of *The Coral Bride*, this atmospheric thriller plunges into a world where nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted. Perfect for readers seeking suspenseful plots and regional Canadian settings.

About the Author

Roxanne Bouchard's fifth novel (first translated into English) We Were the Salt of the Sea was published in 2018 to resounding critical acclaim, followed by The Coral Bride, which was a number-one bestseller in Canada, shortlisted for the CWA Translation Dagger and won the Crime Writers of Canada's Crime Book of the Year Award. Whisper of the Seals is her third novel. She lives in Quebec with her partner.

David Warriner translates from French and nurtures a healthy passion for Franco, Nordic and British crime fiction. Growing up in deepest Yorkshire, he developed incurable Francophilia at an early age. Emerging from Oxford with a Modern Languages degree he narrowly escaped the graduate rat race by hopping on a plane to Canada – and never looked back. More than a decade into a high-powered commercial translation career, he listened to his heart and turned his hand to the delicate art of literary translation. David has lived in France and Quebec, and now calls beautiful British Columbia home.