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Michael Slade

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Michael Slade is the pseudonym of Vancouver criminal lawyer Jay Clarke and his collaborators. Clarke has written with his law partners, John Banks and Richard Covell; his wife, Lee Clarke; and currently writes with his daughter, Rebecca Clarke.

In real life, Slade has acted for both the defense and the prosecution in more than 100 murder cases, many involving issues of insanity. He argued the last death penalty case in the Supreme Court of Canada.

A Slade novel is best seen as a three-ringed bull's-eye. Tricks and puzzles at the center (whodunit, locked room, dying message, etc.), ringed by psychological horror, ringed by police and legal procedure.

Each novel comes out of some event in history. History was Slade's undergraduate field of study...more


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Average rating: 3.75 · 2,089 ratings · 104 reviews · 30 distinct works
Ghoul
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 334 ratings — 5 editions
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Headhunter
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 1984 — 8 editions
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Ripper
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions
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Hangman
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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Burnt Bones
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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Cutthroat
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions
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Primal Scream
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1998
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Bed Of Nails
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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Evil Eye
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 119 ratings — 2 editions
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Death's Door
3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 112 ratings — 3 editions
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