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>