Shaded light: A Manziuk And Ryan Mystery (A Manziuk and Ryan mystery. #1)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Mysteries and crime stories
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Ontario police detectives Paul Manziuk and his new partner, Jacqueline Ryan, make an odd team - he's a white, abrupt, patronizing veteran, while she's a recently promoted, vivacious black woman. When a house party thrown by a wealthy lawyer turns… sour, and Jillian, the wife of one of the lawyer's partners, is strangled in the garden, Manziuk and Ryan take charge of the case, unearthing the resentments and hatreds buried in the law firm's past. Suspects abound, including the host's ne'er-do-well nephew; Jillian's former lover, who is being recruited by the firm; Jillian's cynical, older husband; and the jealous wife of another partner. The detectives are surprised to learn that Jillian was blackmailing many of the party guests, but they are stunned when the body of the housekeeper's daughter is found outside the estate's back gate. Followed by “Glitter of diamonds”. 2004.