“Up there, in Daniel’s office, I felt a disconnect, as if someone was performing surgery on my soul—trying to extract any remaining traces of my humanity.” MysteryMurderThrillerConspiracyNoirNovelaMontrealPrivate InvestigatorCanadian Book:The Crossing Source: The Crossing
“Through his opened bedroom window, he noticed that the night sky had turned a crimson red. The moon, punctured by hues of cerulean blue, hung precariously over the withering willow trees that lined the riverbank, located several hundred yards away. The storm predicted by the forecasters was heading his way.” FictionMurderSeriesConspiracyCrime FictionNoirPrivate InvestigatorHard Boiled DetectiveCartwright Book:Call of the Nightingale Source: Call of the Nightingale
“The stench of death and blood hit me hard. In the room's corner, blood had pooled and hardened over parts of the slated wood floor near the bedroom window. There was also blood spattered against the corner walls. The room was sparse, filled with the essentials of an old man. The bed looked slept in. A small painting in an ornate frame hung on the wall above it. It was a print from one of William Turner’s works, an English painter from the early 1980s. It depicted a ship, capsized with its crew in lifeboats struggling against a powerful storm.” ArtMysteryMurderSeriesThrillerConspiracyNoirPrivate InvestigatorNovel Spencer Book:Call of the Nightingale: A James Cartwright PI Mystery Source: Call of the Nightingale: A James Cartwright PI Mystery