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OPEN SEASON

Peter Kirby

A Luc Vanier Novel #3

A Guatemalan journalist is kidnapped, and the only message from her kidnappers is the murder of her lawyer. In a race against time, Luc Vanier sets about reconstructing her life, through the sordid world of human trafficking, the secretive underbelly of a multinational mining corporation, and the hiding places of desperate refugees. When Vanier is brutally warned off the investigation, he throws away the rule book and goes after the villains with a vengeance.

Peter Kirby was born in Ireland and grew up in the hardscrabble neighborhood of Brixton in South London. He moved to Canada and became a cook, went to university at night, and eventually became a lawyer. He now practices international law in one of Canada's largest law firms and has been recognized by The American Lawyer as one of Canada's leading 500 lawyers. He lives in Montreal.
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Published 2015-09-01 by Linda Leith

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Winner, 2016 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel

... OPEN SEASON, by Peter Kirby, stood out as especially strong. ... a smart page-turner with a complex, skillfully drawn plot and an engaging puzzle. (...) The story features vivid, suspenseful action scenes... This is a police procedural, gritty and noirish, with an extra spark that compelled each of us to read it almost all in one go, from the stunning opening scenes to a thrilling and satisfying conclusion. Vanier himself has great depth—he is sharp, believable and human, with a willingness to bend the law to exact vengeance, but he remains a moral centre in a troubled world. OPEN SEASON is the third of Peter Kirby's Luc Vanier novels. You don't need to read the previous books to enjoy this one—but you will want to. (Jury of the 2016 Arthur Ellis Prize for Best Novel)

Is it too early in the series to call Open Season a breakout novel? Kirby's two previous Vanier stories were also deftly crafted, well-told tales, but his latest work steps up the intrigue several notches, resulting in a perfectly plotted, nicely paced, edge-of-your seat thriller that also has gravitas; and it has all the earmarks of a winner. Open Season may quite possibly be one of the best Canadian crime novels of 2015. Read more...