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The Dead Don't Dream: An Ian McBriar Murder Mystery
(Ian McBriar #1)
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You are a Toronto police detective, lying in the gutter, shot by the man you were pursuing, and your life is slipping slowly away.
The Dead Don’t Dream takes you back to the year 1973 and the world of Ian McBriar, a homicide police detective, as he investigates the brutal assault on two young boys, one of whom is the son of a local underworld figure. Haunted by the deaths ...more
The Dead Don’t Dream takes you back to the year 1973 and the world of Ian McBriar, a homicide police detective, as he investigates the brutal assault on two young boys, one of whom is the son of a local underworld figure. Haunted by the deaths ...more
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Kindle Edition, 281 pages
Published
February 19th 2014
by Black Opal Books
(first published November 16th 2012)
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I liked it enough to read any sequels. There were a few annoyances - the repetition of Karen's 'hey you', Frank's punchline of jokes that really didn't add anything to the story, and the too quick development of Ian's relationship with Karen. In real life, that would be red flagged.
The story was interesting though and I did like the main character for the most part. ...more
The story was interesting though and I did like the main character for the most part. ...more

Enjoyed it well enough especially the Toronto descriptions. A little simple, hated the repetitious
"Hey you" from the girlfriend ...more
"Hey you" from the girlfriend ...more
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