Blurbs –
John Robichaud Mysteries published by BWL
First: DEAD
MAN IN THE HARBOUR
It wasn't as if there was a shortage
of killing going on, what with the war and all, Detective John Robichaud
thought when he received a call that a body was found floating just outside the
harbour with a bullet hole in the back of it's head.
Robichaud recognized the
body right away. He had seen a report sent to the police from Naval
Intelligence with a full description of the man. Denny Cafferty. Newly arrived
from Ireland and a suspected IRA member. Robichaud knew that the IRA wasn't
active here and there wasn't a large community of Irish either. According to
the report, MI5 in England had uncovered evidence that the IRA have aligned with
the Nazis, so Cafferty's presence here could spell trouble.
Our intelligence people
have suspected that there is a German spy operating somewhere in the area. They
also believed that Cafferty might be in contact with them. Turns out they were
right.
Second: MURDER ON THE DOCKS
The war was now in its second
year. The city was still adjusting to the increasing number of ships, men and
materials arriving and departing on a daily basis. The pressure was constant on
the police force to maintain a degree of order as sailors, soldiers and
merchant men flooded the streets looking for anything to distract them from the
perils they faced.
It
was cold and wet; just another typical March morning in Halifax when the body
of a longshoreman was found far from the docks lying in an empty field in
Greenbank.
Detective
John Robichaud arrived on the scene and, as he examines the body, shakes his
head with a sense of anger. Isn't there enough death and killing, he thought as
he examines the body. He realizes he has another murder on his hands. He also
spots the tin button worn by the longshoremen working the docks.
Little
did he realize that this button would lead him to the city's biggest
criminal operations.
Third: THE
EVIL MEN DO
It never rains but it pours as the
old saw goes. It looked like the truth of this saying was about to play out for
Robie and his partner, Pete Duncan.
First
on their plate was the discovery of a young teenage girl who had been raped.
She was found by a night patrolman lying behind bushes on Chebucto Road. Next,
Robie is sent to investigate an accident on a ship in for repairs in which a
man died. He soon uncovers a conspiracy by local businessmen to use inferior
materials, and last, Pete goes after moonshiners who are peddling poison booze
through local bootleggers.
War brings out the best in people at
times: heroism, sacrifice; while in others only evil and opportunism. Robie and
Pete relentlessly pursue the three cases with a sense of anger and
determination
