{"product_id":"whisper-of-the-seals-volume-2-9781914585241","title":"Whisper of the Seals: Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eDetective 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... \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e **Number One bestseller in Canada** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e _________________________________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When it becomes clear that Simone is in grave danger aboard the trawler, the two cases converge, with startling, terrifying consequences for everyone involved... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coral Bride\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e _________________________________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER of the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best French Crime Novel** \u003cbr\u003e **Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Praise for Roxanne Bouchard:  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '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' \u003cb\u003eGill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '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' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A police procedural like no other - marvel at the clever plotting' \u003cb\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An absolute joy to read, with as much tension as there is poetry' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Journal de Montréal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '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' \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Malone\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Roxanne Bouchard is reinventing the crime novel' \u003cb\u003eQuebec TV\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Lyrical and elegiac, full of quirks and twists' \u003cb\u003eWilliam Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Asks questions right from page one' \u003cb\u003eQuentin Bates\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An isolated Canadian fishing community, a missing mother, and some lovely prose' \u003cb\u003eEva Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A tour de force of both writing and translation' \u003cb\u003eSu Bristow\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The translation from French has retained a dreamily poetic cast to the language, but it's det-fic for all that' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914585241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs","brand":"Roxanne Bouchard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729591734453,"sku":"9781914585241","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b1c6a32e-ecef-45ab-9e93-f51976d36577.jpg?v=1675804139","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/whisper-of-the-seals-volume-2-9781914585241","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}