Never Forget
A Victor Lessard Thriller
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Publisher Description
Tormented, rebellious police detective Victor Lessard races to track down a ruthless killer in Montreal.
“Martin Michaud is a master at twisty storytelling and compelling atmosphere.” — Catherine McKenzie
“Never Forget is a crackerjack read.” — Quill & Quire
“A raucous crime thriller.” — Publishers Weekly
When a homeless man jumps to his death in Old Montreal, the police discover two wallets in his possession: one belonging to a retired psychiatrist who was murdered in a bizarre ritual, the other to a powerful corporate lawyer who has vanished. As Montreal police detective Victor Lessard and his partner, Jacinthe Taillon, work to solve the separate mysteries, a dark conspiracy begins to emerge.
While the pressure builds and the bodies accumulate, disturbing secrets come to light about a pivotal moment in political history. But will Lessard and Taillon crack the case in time to stop the killer from striking again?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
French Canadian author Michaud makes his English-language debut with this raucous crime thriller, the third in the series, featuring his brilliant but perpetually overwrought Montreal cop, Victor Lessard. First, Lessard and his abrasive partner, Jacinthe Taillon, must figure out how the torture murders of two elderly people are connected with the suicide of a homeless man who possessed both victims' wallets. They must then unravel a tangled history of clandestine mind-control experiments stretching back to the 1960s, when a brainwashed hit man may have taken part in the JFK assassination. Finally, they need to locate the last victim of a hideous revenge plot before it's too late. Meanwhile, Lessard's love life is in turmoil, and his son has apparently become enmeshed in a violent anti-Semitic gang. Glimpses into events unknown to the police raise the tension as readers wonder whether Lessard and Taillon can work out how the various clues fit together. Subtle he isn't, but Michaud does provide good, pulpish fun.
