The Concrete Vineyard, Cam Lang, Tellwell Talent, 2020
Set in the small Canadian town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, this novel is about the murder of retired history professor Edward Mitchell. Investigating the murder is Homicide Chief Detective Bryan Dee. He enlists the help of his friend, Kris Gage. Things get really interesting when the last entry in Mitchell's diary is "time to take care of K. Gage."
Gage is an urban planner who understands real estate, bureaucracy and money. He discovers a group of corrupt developers who want to destroy the area's natural charm. Does it have anything to do with Mitchell's murder? Over 200 years after the War of 1812, does widespread corruption rear its ugly head?
This book works really well as a murder mystery. It also works as a book about sustainable communities. There is lots of good writing, with good characters. Here is an entertaining story that is very much worth reading.
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