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The Road to Heaven

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A gripping noir mystery introducing artless young detective Patrick Bird, set in Toronto's Parkdale during the tumultuous '60s.
Patrick Bird, police academy burnout turned PI, works divorce cases, using his camera to catch the unfaithful and the lonely looking for love in rented rooms. But his easy routine is shattered by a new case involving a missing girl.

Sixteen-year-old Abbie Linklater hasn't been home for two days. Her stepmother believes Abbie's getting an abortion. Her twin brother thinks she's studying at the library. Her best friend couldn't care less. Her father has no idea; he just wants her home without involving the police.

Before the sun sets on the first day of his investigation, as Bird roams the streets of Toronto looking for the runaway, he's caught a drifter prowling in the Linklaters' backyard, stumbled into a creepy church with a belligerent minister, sparred with the client, been hit by a car, and discovered some loose ends in a bank robbery gone wrong a decade earlier.

And that's before he finds the body.

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      June 14, 2024
      Patrick Bird has had a difficult life, made more difficult by the massive chip on his shoulder and the way he upsets people with his impudence and smart mouth. But things start looking up when he lands a gig as a PI. He's pleased when his boss presents him with a challenging case: to find Abbie, the missing teenage daughter of wealthy local businessman Trent Linklater. But it's not just that Abbie is missing; it's the reason she's missing that makes the case so difficult. Abbie was looking into her mom's fatal shooting during a bank robbery 14 years ago, which left Abbie and her twin, Nelson, orphaned. Her dad then married the kids' nanny, and the relationship between Abbie, Nelson, and their stepmom has been rocky, to say the least. But the more Patrick investigates, the more baffling the case becomes. The truth he eventually discovers is a shocking tale of family tensions, promiscuity, callous ambition, greed, and deadly revenge that leaves Patrick unsettled and dissatisfied. Set in Toronto in the 1960s, this twisty noir thriller will appeal to fans of Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy.

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