Coral Bride

In this beautiful, lyrical sequel to the critically acclaimed We�Were the Salt of the Sea, Detective Moral�s finds that a seemingly straightforward search for a missing fisherwoman off Quebec's Gasp� Peninsula is anything but… **SHORTLISTED for Crime Writers of Canada: Best French Crime Novel** **LONGLISTED for the CWA International Dagger** **NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** 'A riveting story of old enmities, jealousies and friendships that come to light after a woman goes missing in a remote fishing village beautifully atmospheric'�Gill Paul 'A haunting murder mystery about how human nature is every bit as dangerous and inscrutable as the sea draws out its suspense to the very last moment'�Foreword Reviews _________________ It's not just the sea that holds secrets� When an abandoned lobster trawler is found adrift off the coast of Quebec's Gasp� Peninsula, DS Joaquin Moral�s begins a straightforward search for the boat's missing captain, Angel Roberts a rare female in a male-dominated world. But Moral�s finds himself blocked at every turn by his police colleagues, by fisheries bureaucrats, and by his grown-up son, who has turned up at his door with a host of his own personal problems. When Angel's body is finally discovered, it's clear something very sinister is afoot, and Moral�s and son are pulled into murky, dangerous waters, where old resentments run deep. Exquisitely written, with Bouchard's trademark lyrical prose,�The Coral Bride�evokes the power of the sea on the communities who depend on it, the never-ending struggle between the generations, and an extraordinary mystery at the heart of both. For fans of Ann Cleeves, Annie Proulx, Emma Stonex, Louise Penny and Jane Harper _________________ 'A police procedural like no other marvel at the clever plotting'�Crime Fiction Lover 'An absolute joy to read, with as much tension as there is poetry'�Le Journal de Montr�al� 'With a cast of characters you'll engage with and love and a mystery that will have you on edge, Bouchard pulls you into her world wonderful'�Michael J. Malone 'Roxanne Bouchard is reinventing the crime novel'�Quebec TV 'Emotive and tragically beautiful'�Jen Med's Book Reviews 'This is a crime novel but it is also a story about fathers and sons, of strangers in a new land and of women in a man's world a work of distinction'�Live & Deadly 'The captivating investigation also conjures up the tides and their mysteries, following the rhythm of the region, the icy course of its autumn tide'�Le Devoir 'Beautiful, readable, unforgettable'�From Belgium with Booklove 'Characters so vivid, you can hear their voices'�The Reading Closet Praise for Roxanne Bouchard: 'Lyrical and elegiac, full of quirks and twists'�William Ryan 'Asks questions right from page one'�Quentin Bates 'An isolated Canadian fishing community, a missing mother, and some lovely prose. Very impressed by this debut so far'�Eva Dolan 'A tour de force of both writing and translation'�Su Bristow 'The translation from French has retained a dreamily poetic cast to the language, but it's det-fic for all that '�Sunday Times 'Characters are well-drawn, from Moral�s, the cop, and his sturdy inspector, Marl�ne, to the husky fishermen who were Marie's devoted suitors three decades ago ... An exotic curiosity, raw nugget'�Shots Mag