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The third and final detective tale in this gritty series of vintage mysteries--originally published in 1953--once again follows the hard-drinking yet hardworking private eye, Russell Teed, through the crooked streets of Montreal. When a brutally beaten body is found on the city's famous mountain, private investigator Teed and his would-be Watson, MacArnold, set out to right wrongs and discover the truth behind the crime. Add a buxom brunette whose embrace brings treachery and a large dose of vicious gang warfare, this hard-boiled, noir crime story provides a glimpse into 1950s Montreal underworld life. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Teed's voice is likeable and earnest, and while he's not afraid to be violent when necessary, he is also capable of great sympathy toward the victims of the crimes he's investigating. The pace was smooth throughout, and while there were a lot of "summing up what we know so far" moments, for the most part they were handled quickly. The only thing I found really annoying was the rendering of Detective Sergeant Framboise's "very 'eavy French Canadian hac-sent". Specifically, the rendering of "these" as "t'ese", "them" as "t'em" and so on. All the apostrophes made my eyes cross. Also, strangely, I don't recall many mentions of the Montreal Canadiens in the narration. This was the 1950s, when the Habs were in very glorious days indeed and the Rocket Richard riot was just around the corner. They would have been everywhere. Although to be fair, being shot at by violent thugs is a much more pressing concern than the hockey scores.
Overall, I enjoyed this book as an evocation of Montreal and hard-boiled detective novels and would gladly read more of Teed's adventures. ( )