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In this new novel, Ellis' old Toronto street friend Queenie tells him of a friend who seemingly has frozen to death in the harsh winter weather before Christmas. Queenie regards the death as suspicious. Ellis remains unconvinced until a second and then a third person die and he realizes all were court "groupies," people who appeared in court every day to watch the proceedings, for a mixture of reasons. Each was found with a verse from the Bible in his or her possession--similar to threatening Bible verses that Ellis himself has begun receiving.
Ellis carries his investigation into the courts and law offices of Toronto, and into a private psychiatric hospital, the streets of the city, and a seedy boardinghouse where he now lives. He discovers all the victims were felled by the poison curare, cleverly administered. As he begins to close in on the killer, Ellis has near-fatal brushes with the poison himself-and the Bible verses continue to appear. Christmas, King Wenceslas and saints' feast days play a part in tracking down the murderer and the motive. Hence the title. The Feast of Stephen is an erudite, clever, puzzle-solving mystery.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. First Edition; First Printing. The author's second novel featuring Ellis Portal, the disgraced former judge now living as a vagrant in the river valley that is a wilderness preserve running through the heart of Toronto. Signed on title page with the date "June 23, 1999." Text block is tight with no loose or dog-eared pages and with a dust jacket that shows no wear or tears. Dust jacket protected in clear mylar wrapper; bubble wrapped, boxed, and shipped with USPS Tracking (USA only). Signed on title page. Seller Inventory # 000191
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Book Description Condition: New. This is the second in criminologist Aubert's series starring Ellis Portal, the disgraced former judge who solved the mystery in her 1997 novel Free Reign, praised by The New York Times as a "smart, successful who-dun-it "whose sleuth is "a character with great dignity and unusual moral depth." Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476. . 1999. Hardback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781882593279
Book Description Condition: New. This is the second in criminologist Aubert's series starring Ellis Portal, the disgraced former judge who solved the mystery in her 1997 novel Free Reign, praised by The New York Times as a "smart, successful who-dun-it "whose sleuth is "a character with great dignity and unusual moral depth." Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476. . 1999. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781882593279
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This is the second in criminologist Aubert's series starring Ellis Portal, the disgraced former judge who solved the mystery in her 1997 novel Free Reign, praised by The New York Times as a smart, successful who-dun-it whose sleuth is a character with great dignity and unusual moral depth. This is the second in criminologist Aubert's series starring Ellis Portal, the disgraced former judge who solved the mystery in her 1997 novel Free Reign, praised by The New York Times as a "smart, successful who-dun-it "whose sleuth is "a character with great dignity and unusual moral depth." Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781882593279
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