The Red Floor

by Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan

When eight-year-old Justin Henley, heir to the Henley fortune, drowns in the shallow end of the family pool while in his father’s care, anguish and a ferocious need for vengeance erupt. Jessie Henley does not accuse her husband of mere negligence—she accuses him of murder with intent. The devastating loss of his only grandson spurs her father, magnate Douglas Henley, to use all his power and influence in the investigation. He questions the physicians who called the time of death, he challenges the chief coroner, he demands the best detectives for the case, and he privately hires a retired cop. Enigmatic to the end, this intricate mystery is based on painstaking research of Montreal’s actual crime unit and morgue.

304 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2011

Reviews

[Deborah]

I first heard about the book The Red Floor in the West Island section of the Gazette. Kindellan-Sheehan is a Pointe Claire Author. This book is set in Montreal. I wanted to read based on that. I clipped the article and requested it at teh library. I was very excited to receive the first copy. However, I over looked the fact that it is based on the death of an eight year old boy- so distrubing. The book is well developed. I did not really like the family of characters. It is hard to feel empathy for cheating, lying, controlling people. If you want to read a book set in Montreal there are better ones than The Red Floor.