The Coral Bride

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Bouchard, Roxanne

Mystery

Oakhill Pub Ltd

Truth lingers in murky waters… As Montrealer Catherine Day sets foot in a remote fishing village and starts asking around about her birth mother, the body of a woman dredges up in a fisherman’s nets. Not just any woman, though: Marie Garant, an elusive, nomadic sailor and unbridled beauty who once tied many a man’s heart in knots. Detective Sergeant Joaquin Moralès, newly drafted to the area from the suburbs of Montreal, barely has time to unpack his suitcase before he’s thrown into the deep end of the investigation. On Quebec’s outlying Gaspé Peninsula, the truth can be slippery, especially down on the fishermen’s wharves. Interviews drift into idle chit-chat, evidence floats off with the tide and the truth lingers in murky waters. It’s enough to make DS Moralès reach straight for a large whisky… Both a dark and consuming crime thriller and a lyrical, poetic ode to the sea, We Were the Salt of the Sea is a stunning, page-turning novel, from one of the most exciting new names in crime fiction. ‘Colourful, authentic characters with the kind of flavour that can only be inspired by real locals. So good it’ll make you want to pack your bags and drive straight to the seaside’ Journal de Montréal ‘Lyrical and elegiac, full of quirks and twists’ William Ryan ‘Wonderfully atmospheric … I genuinely couldn’t put this book down’ Gill Paul ‘Asks questions right from page one’ Quentin Bates ‘An isolated Canadian fishing community, a missing mother, and some lovely prose. Very impressed by this debut so far’ Eva Dolan 'A tour de force of both writing and translation’ Su Bristow

We Were the Salt of the Sea: Book ONE in the award-winning, atmospheric Detective Moralès series

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Orenda Books

In this beautiful, lyrical sequel to the critically acclaimed We&nbsp;Were the Salt of the Sea, Detective Moralès finds that a seemingly straightforward search for a missing fisherwoman off Quebec''s Gaspé Peninsula is anything but... &nbsp; **SHORTLISTED for Crime Writers of Canada: Best French Crime Novel** **LONGLISTED for the CWA International Dagger** **NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** &nbsp; ''A riveting story of old enmities, jealousies and friendships that come to light after a woman goes missing in a remote fishing village beautifully atmospheric''&nbsp;Gill Paul ''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''&nbsp;Foreword Reviews &nbsp; _________________ &nbsp; It''s not just the sea that holds secrets&nbsp; When an abandoned lobster trawler is found adrift off the coast of Quebec''s Gaspé Peninsula, DS Joaquin Moralès begins a straightforward search for the boat''s missing captain, Angel Roberts a rare female in a male-dominated world. But Moralès finds himself blocked at every turn by his police colleagues, by fisheries bureaucrats, and by his grown-up son, who has turned up at his door with a host of his own personal problems. When Angel''s body is finally discovered, it''s clear something very sinister is afoot, and Moralès and son are pulled into murky, dangerous waters, where old resentments run deep. Exquisitely written, with Bouchard''s trademark lyrical prose,&nbsp;The Coral Bride&nbsp;evokes the power of the sea on the communities who depend on it, the never-ending struggle between the generations, and an extraordinary mystery at the heart of both. For fans of Ann Cleeves, Annie Proulx, Emma Stonex, Louise Penny and Jane Harper _________________ ''A police procedural like no other marvel at the clever plotting''&nbsp;Crime Fiction Lover ''An absolute joy to read, with as much tension as there is poetry''&nbsp;Le Journal de Montréal&nbsp; ''With a cast of characters you''ll engage with and love and a mystery that will have you on edge, Bouchard pulls you into her world wonderful''&nbsp;Michael J. Malone ''Roxanne Bouchard is reinventing the crime novel''&nbsp;Quebec TV ''Emotive and tragically beautiful''&nbsp;Jen Med''s Book Reviews ''This is a crime novel but it is also a story about fathers and sons, of strangers in a new land and of women in a man''s world a work of distinction''&nbsp;Live & Deadly ''The captivating investigation also conjures up the tides and their mysteries, following the rhythm of the region, the icy course of its autumn tide''&nbsp;Le Devoir ''Beautiful, readable, unforgettable''&nbsp;From Belgium with Booklove ''Characters so vivid, you can hear their voices''&nbsp;The Reading Closet Praise for Roxanne Bouchard: ''Lyrical and elegiac, full of quirks and twists''&nbsp;William Ryan ''Asks questions right from page one''&nbsp;Quentin Bates ''An isolated Canadian fishing community, a missing mother, and some lovely prose. Very impressed by this debut so far''&nbsp;Eva Dolan ''A tour de force of both writing and translation''&nbsp;Su Bristow ''The translation from French has retained a dreamily poetic cast to the language, but it''s det-fic for all that ''&nbsp;Sunday Times ''Characters are well-drawn, from Moralès, the cop, and his sturdy inspector, Marlène, to the husky fishermen who were Marie''s devoted suitors three decades ago ... An exotic curiosity, raw nugget''&nbsp;Shots Mag

The Coral Bride: WINNER of the Crime Writers of Canada Best French Crime Book Award (Detective Morales)

Detective Moralès takes on 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** _________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________ **WINNER of the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best French Crime Novel** **Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger** Praise for Roxanne Bouchard: 'A riveting story of old enmities, jealousies and friendships that come to light after a woman goes missing in a remote fishing village beautifully atmospheric'&nbsp;Gill Paul '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'&nbsp;Foreword Reviews 'A police procedural like no other - marvel at the clever plotting'&nbsp;Crime Fiction Lover 'An absolute joy to read, with as much tension as there is poetry'&nbsp;Le Journal de Montréal&nbsp; 'With a cast of characters you'll engage with and love and a mystery that will have you on edge, Bouchard pulls you into her world wonderful'&nbsp;Michael J. Malone 'Roxanne Bouchard is reinventing the crime novel'&nbsp;Quebec TV 'Lyrical and elegiac, full of quirks and twists'&nbsp;William Ryan 'Asks questions right from page one'&nbsp;Quentin Bates 'An isolated Canadian fishing community, a missing mother, and some lovely prose'&nbsp;Eva Dolan 'A tour de force of both writing and translation'&nbsp;Su Bristow 'The translation from French has retained a dreamily poetic cast to the language, but it's det-fic for all that'&nbsp;Sunday Times

Whisper of the Seals (2) (Detective Morales)

Literary

La mariée de corail

LIBRE EXPRESS

LE MURMURE DES HAKAPIKS. LA TROISIEME ENQUETE DE JOAQUIN MORALES

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