Silent voice of Canada
May 4th, 2009 Jane J. - Central Library
Kevin Brace is the “Voice of Canada”, a famed radio personality and who’s considered by most to be a good guy. All that changes when Mr. Gurdial Singh delivers his morning newspaper and is met with Brace’s confession; “I killed her, Mr. Singh. I killed her.” The her in question is his longtime partner Katherine and Mr. Singh finds her dead in the bathtub, apparently stabbed to death. Now the voice of Canada is silent, refusing to say a word about what happened, even to his attorney Nancy Parrish.
The suspense in Old City Hall comes from the realization that you don’t know whether Kevin is guilty or not. No one does. The police and the prosecution are sure they have their man, but there are a few things that don’t add up. And truly, if that’s the case there’s no mystery for the reader. Did Kevin do it? If not, why won’t he tell his lawyer what happened? Is he protecting someone? How can Nancy Parrish defend a man who seems determined to be found guilty?
Because this debut is told from various viewpoints (Nancy’s, the prosecutor, the police) Robert Rotenberg is able to keep the reader guessing until the end. Nicely done.
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1. Linette | May 4th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
At the recommendation of one of my co-workers I picked up this book a couple of weeks ago and couldn’t put it down! I think what really made it special were the characters (the mystery was good too). They were well drawn and I came to care about all of them. Even the prosecutor, who I didn’t really like at the beginning, won me over in the end.
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