The Leaf Cutter

by Michael Palmer

Within a labyrinth of intrigue, one man’s shocking revelations from the past lead to a greater understanding of life’s universal values during a heroic but traumatic journey of redemption.

A body is recovered from a river in April 1990. Months earlier, a young John Lennon fan and an elderly Irishman met in a U.S. hospital. A groundskeeper completed the triad. Before long, the past begins to unravel and a connection to WWII is uncovered. Secrets flourish but nothing is what it seems.

Through tragedy, a disease and a modern literary masterpiece, an extraordinary twist of fate awaits all three.

384 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2015

About the author

Is the Canadian-born author of Dark Side of the Sun, The Leaf Cutter and The Corduroy Road, well-received and much-loved books that have garnered regional and national media attention across Canada. And he loves a good adventure - he was temporarily stranded on an iceberg once, was accidently branded an illegal alien (along with his wife and kids) in Panama and his family lived in the jungles of Central America for a year. In his other life, he's an avid history and music buff with serious addictions to chocolate and The Beatles. Michael currently resides in Calgary, Alberta, with his wife and three children.