The ferryman will be there: an Ellis Portal mystery
Canadian fiction, Mysteries and crime stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
Detective Ellis Portal is a former judge who fell due to drink and drugs, but re-ascended to the edge of respectability after living on the streets. His friend, cop Matt West, asks him to locate Carrie Simm, whose father, a… Toronto movie producer, was murdered in front of her at a film premiere. Carrie has disappeared, and while Portal thinks he may find her among homeless women, he soon finds himself looking for a lot more than a missing girl. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2002.