A Gift Before Dying

<p><b>''Hypnotically good '' Lee Child</b><br><br><b>''One of the finest debuts of the year'' Donald Ray Pollock</b><br><br><b>''A don''t-miss-it debut'' Michael Koryta</b><br><br><b>''A gripping thriller'' Ivy Pochoda</b><br><br><b>----------------------------------------------------</b><br><b><br>AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, CAN JUSTICE STILL BE FOUND?</b><br><br>After a botched high-profile murder investigation, Sergeant Elderick Cole is exiled to the remote, rugged landscape of Nunavut, a vast territory in the Arctic Circle known for its untamed beauty, frigid temperatures, and endless winter nights.<br><br>His bleak existence takes a sinister turn when he discovers the hanging body of Pitseolala, a troubled Inuit girl whom he had sworn to protect. Her death dredges up demons he thought he''d buried along with the scars of a fractured marriage and the aching divide between himself and his estranged daughter.<br><br>As Cole''s life unravels - and with it, the fragile thread of his investigation - he turns to Pitseolala''s younger brother, Maliktu, a fellow outsider. It''s then that Cole uncovers what binds them: a singular mission to find her killer.<br><br>Against fierce backlash, Cole''s overriding desire to redeem just one aspect of his otherwise failed life becomes an obsession - and he''s willing to break every rule in his unyielding pursuit of justice and the smallest shred of redemption.<br><br>----------------------------------------------------<br><br><b>''A haunting, immersive, moving story-told by an expert, with great authority and emotion''</b> Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Thriller Award finalist<br><br><b>''There''s a river of warmth running under this icy, Arctic thriller, with a big bang of an ending you won''t soon forget'' </b>Rene Denfeld<br><br><b>''Malcolm Kempt is a brave new author I''d follow anywhere . . . A Gift Before Dying, is ice-cold, yet it still managed to warm my heart by the end''</b> Eli Cranor<br><br><b>''[A] stunning debut . . . It''s a knockout'' </b>Publishers Weekly, starred review</p>