<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A young Indigenous woman has been brutally murdered and Detective Michael Shelter believes he's dealing with a serial killer preying on sex workers. He soon realizes he's facing a far more cunning adversary than he'd imagined.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Jumping to conclusions can get someone killed!</strong></p><p>A young woman has been <strong>brutally murdered</strong>, her body left on the banks of Omand's Creek. Similarities with the murder a month earlier lead Detective Michael Shelter to believe he's dealing with a killer preying on sex workers in the city's large Indigenous community. </p><p>He soon realizes he's facing <strong>a far more cunning adversary</strong> than he'd imagined.</p><p>As he races to find the killer, Shelter uncover <strong>a trail of corruption, racist violence and long-held secrets</strong> that reach into the city's elite. Along the way, he struggles to raise his defiant teenage daughter as a single father and come to terms with the reality of racism in the city and his own blind spots.</p><p>This Canadian mystery thriller was a finalist for the Crime Writers of Canada award for Best Unpublished Manuscript.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Macdonald has achieved something that will resonate wherever it is read. Omand's Creek is the best Canadian crime debut in recent memory." - The Montreal Gazette</p><p>"Macdonald expertly crafts <strong>a gripping mystery</strong> in which each clue and false lead builds to a devastating final set of revelations." - The Booklife Prize</p><p>"Omand's Creek propels us into<strong> the dark underbelly of the city</strong> and resonates with the anguish and unfulfilled desires of those who walk its streets." - Denis Coupal, author of Blindshot</p><p>"Even world-weary detective Michael Shelter is surprised by the depravity and corruption he uncovers investigating a case that will <strong>keep readers riveted and guessing right to the end</strong>." - Paddy Hirsch, author of the Justice Flanagan thrillers</p><br>