Lady Jail

This is the ninth and most recent book in a series featuring Detective Emilie Cinq-Mars.He is a complex, multi faceted character whose nuances are chronicled over the course of the series. Growing up on a farm, he initially aspired to become a priest. His life journey, though, led him to join the po......more

If you like locked room mysteries and getting into the heads of cons, criminals, and cops, then you don’t want to miss this detective novel. It’s from the Emile Cinq-Mars series but can easily be read as a standalone. (Though somehow, I think you may be looking up previous titles in the series, like......more

I would like to thank Netgalley and Severn House Publishers for an advance copy of Lady Jail, the ninth novel to feature Montreal detective-sergeant Emile Cinq-Mars. It’s 1994 and Abigail, a convicted fraudster, is transferred to the experimental Joliette Institution for Women where communal living i......more