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ISBN: 9781771083508

What Kills Good Men

  Author:   David Hood    
  Publisher:  Nimbus Publishing

On an October night in 1899 the body of a well-regarded city councilman is found floating under a Halifax wharf. Chief Inspector Culligan Baxter embarks on an investigation that leads from the waterfront, through the city’s streets, and out into the surrounding countryside. Aided by the young but surprisingly astute Kenny Squire and an odd assortment of barkeeps, petty thieves, and prostitutes, Baxter’s sleuthing takes him into the station’s back files and along a path of connections and corruption, linking some of the city’s most prominent businessmen. From the well-to-do parlours to the seedy taverns to the public spaces that still dominate the city’s downtown today, author David Hood has created a vivid portrait of late-Victorian Halifax. With pointed observations on human behaviour and on the changing character of his hometown, Detective Baxter conducts a sardonic inquiry into morality, justice, and the space in between.

Details and Specs
ISBN associated with this title: 9781771083508
Item NB1207
PublisherNimbus Publishing
PublisherNimbus Publishing
Published on September 14 2015
Language eng
Pages 296
Format Paperback
Dimensions9.25(in) x 6(in)
Shipping weight460(g)
Status ACTIVE TITLE
David Hood grew up just outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and has lived in the city for many years. His previous publications include Down but Not Out, an examination of nineteenth-century poverty in Halifax. For much of the past fifteen years he has been teaching at the secondary and post-secondary levels. He is currently teaching in Singapore.

Award Winners & Nominees


Atlantic Book Awards, Jim Connors Dartmouth Book Award (Fiction)

Shortlisted Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime First Novel