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A gift before dying : a novel / Malcolm Kempt.
"In a gripping and hauntingly atmospheric novel set against the unforgiving landscape of the Arctic Circle, a disgraced police investigator discovers that his path to redemption is paved with ice -- and blood"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780593801000 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 260 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2026]
- Copyright: ©2026
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| Subject: | Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Police > Nunavut > Fiction. Young women > Crimes against > Fiction. Cape Dorset (Nunavut) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Kempt | 31681010450609 | FICTION | Available | - |
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"In a gripping and hauntingly atmospheric novel set against the unforgiving landscape of the Arctic Circle, a disgraced police investigator discovers that his path to redemption is paved with ice-and blood"-- Provided by publisher. - Random House, Inc.
âHypnotically goodâinstantly immersive, intense, and ultimately inspiring.ââLee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
In a hauntingly atmospheric novel set against the unforgiving landscape of the Arctic Circle, a disgraced police investigator discovers that his path to redemption is paved with iceâand blood.
After a botched high-profile murder investigation, Corporal Elderick Cole is exiled to the remote, rugged landscape of Nunavut, a vast territory in the Arctic Circle known for its untamed beauty, frigid temperatures, and endless winter nights. With his family having severed all ties, Cole waits out the result of a civil lawsuit aloneâthe wrong verdict could end whatâs left of his flailing career.
His bleak existence takes a sinister turn when he discovers the hanging body of Pitseolala, a troubled Inuit girl whom he had sworn to protect. Her death dredges up demons he thought heâd buried along with the scars of a fractured marriage and the aching divide between him and his estranged daughter.
As Coleâs life unravelsâand with it, the fragile thread of his investigation, he turns to Pitseolalaâs younger brother, Maliktu, a fellow outsider. Itâs then that Cole uncovers what binds themâa singular mission to find her killer.
Against fierce backlash, Coleâs overriding desire to redeem just one aspect of his otherwise failed life becomes an obsessionâand heâs willing to break every rule in his unyielding pursuit of justice and the smallest shred of redemption.
