by Pat Kelly, Head of Reference
Try out this under-the-radar series from John Farrow starring the erudite, perceptive, and supremely moral Montreal Detective Emile Cinq-Mars. Mostly set in and around Montreal, the settings are evocative, characters are fully realized, and the plots dark and complex. The publication order and series order are not the same: “Ball Park,” “Roar Back,” and “Lady Jail” take place before “City of Ice.” No matter what order you read them, be prepared for a dark, thrilling, and intellectually stimulating read!
Emile Cinq-Mars Series
1. City of Ice (1999)
2. Ice Lake (2001)
3. River City (2011) (not released in US – Emile Cinq-Mars is a peripheral character)
4. The Storm Murders (2015)
5. Seven Days Dead (2016)
6. Perish the Day (2017)
7. Ball Park (2019)
8. Roar Back (2020)
9. Lady Jail (2020)
