Fire in the Stars, Barbara Fradkin
Fire in the Stars, Barbara Fradkin
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Fire in the Stars

Author: Barbara Fradkin

Narrator: Heather Firth

Unabridged: 10 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2019


Synopsis

After surviving a horrific trauma in Nigeria, international aid worker Amanda Doucette returns to Canada to rebuild her life and her shaken ideals. There, the once-passionate, adventurous woman needs all her strength and ingenuity when a friend and fellow survivor goes missing along with his son. A trained first-aid and crisis responder, Doucettealways accompanied by her beloved dog Kayleejoins forces with RCMP officer Chris Tymko to discover the truth about the disappearance. Their search leads them to the Great Northern Peninsula, a rugged landscape of Viking history, icebergs, whales, and fierce ocean storms. Elsewhere, a body gets hauled up in a fishermans net, and evidence is mounting of an unsettling connection with Amandas search for her friend.

About Barbara Fradkin

Barbara Fradkin is a retired psychologist who is fascinated with why people turn bad. She has written numerous short stories and novellas as well as the critically acclaimed Inspector Green novels. Two of these, Fifth Son and Honour Among Men, have won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel. She lives in Ottawa.


Reviews

Goodreads review by SoRoLi (Sonja) ♡ on August 26, 2023

Amanda ist Mitte dreißig, war Entwicklungshelferin in Nigeria und liebt ihre Hündin Kaylee sowie ihr Motorrad. Zurück in Kanada möchte sie mit ihrem Kollegen Phil, der gemeinsam mit ihr in Nigeria war, eine Tour durch Kanadas Wildnis machen. Die Reise soll den beiden helfen, ihre traumatischen Erleb......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 19, 2018

Excellent book. I loved that it took place in Newfoundland, and I could follow the trip in my mind as I know where all the places are located. The author kept my interest right til the end. The characters are very realistic and this story could very easily have happened in real life. I recommend thi......more

Goodreads review by Deborah (debbishdotcom) on September 21, 2016

I read a book in Barbara Fradkin’s Inspector Green series some time ago. I enjoyed it a lot – impressed I was able to pick up a book mid-series and not feel as if I’d missed a thing. The Canadian doesn’t have much of a profile here in Australia but her name recently leapt out at me and I eagerly req......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 08, 2019

This is a gripping thriller playing in the vastness of Newfoundland. It points out that post-traumatic needs can lead to great misfortune. On the one hand it affects two development workers who have experienced very bad things in Nigeria under the Boko Haram, on the other hand it shows the fate of t......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on January 28, 2016

An exciting new series from Barbara Fradkin -- Set in the beautiful back country of Canada.......more