The Mysteries

Robert McGill

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Vintage
15 November 2005

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

An unusual and exquisitely-written murder mystery set in small town Ontario by Canadian talent Robert McGill.

Robert, a young traveller, finds himself in the small Ontario town of Sunshine, in the middle of a party at the town's wildlife park. A stranger he picked up on the way has given him a dirty yellow notebook and told him to give it to an Alice Pedersen. But Alice Pedersen disappeared two years ago.

Six months before Robert's arrival, human remains have been recovered from the local shoreline. Stoddart Fremlin has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Daniel Barrie, who was having an affair with Alice and who left for England immediately after her disappearance, has unexpectedly returned. At the same time, Rocket de Witt, one of the last people to see Alice alive, has left town. And amid all this, there is a tiger on the loose.

The mystery of Alice's disappearance slowly unravels, at the same time revealing the dark and murky secrets of the inhabitants of Sunshine.

By: Robert McGill
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9780099466581
ISBN 10: 0099466589
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 November 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert McGill was born in 1976 in the small town of Wiarton, Ontario, and grew up there. He attended Queen's University and the University of Oxford before completing an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. He returned to Canada in 2002 and now lives in Toronto.

Reviews for The Mysteries

Sculpted with a sensitive precision that belies the fact that this is McGill's first novel * Independent * Consummately well written * The Times * Tense, original and observant * Guardian * A writer of striking talent and originality * Daily Mail * A totally enjoyable read; truly gripping, quirky and moving * Time Out *

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