Mortal Sins

Judith Hayes #2

by Anna Porter

When a reclusive Canadian tycoon dies suddenly at his own dinner party, freelance reporter Judith Hayes is cheated out of a much-sought-after interview. But when a shoeless corpse also turns up, Judith begins to suspect that there's more to the story than meets the eye. Murder? Who would want to kill a tycoon who had come penniless from postwar Europe to climb the dizzying, dazzling summit of success? Whose shoes fit the corpse? These are the questions Judith asks as she sets out with her lover, David Parr, on a dangerously twisting journey, through a maze of devious deceptions and seething passions, to catch the killer.

274 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Anna (Szigethy) Porter began her Canadian publishing career in 1969 at McClelland & Stewart (M&S) as editorial coordinator, under Jack McClelland’s directorship. Porter eventually rose to become VP and editor-in-chief at M&S. She worked with, among others, Margaret Laurence, Matt Cohen, Al Purdy, Irving Layton, Peter C Newman and Margaret Atwood.
Porter started her publishing company, Key Porter Books, in partnership with Key Publishers' Michael de Pencier in 1982. They published, among others, Allan Fotheringham, Jean Chretien, Joe Clark, Margaret Atwood, Peter Lougheed, Fred Bruemmer and Conrad Black.
Anna Porter is an Officer of the Order of Canada and the recipient of the Order of Ontario.
Anna Porter retired from publishing in April 2005. She is the author of, so far, 12 books.

Reviews

[Hulda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible!
The writing is boring. The dialogue makes no sense and I found myself skipping whole pages trying to find something interesting ...
Also I don't know if its the printer or it was done by design but the font on my copy is not consistent and there are words that are misspelled or missing letters.
If someone didn't care enough to proofread your work to make sure it goes to print properly what does that say about you as an author?

[Cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first book by Anna Porter and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I liked the main characters and the storyline. I also liked the touches of Hungarian culture and history as my Dad (+3 siblings) and his parents and my mother’s grandmother (+ 1 son) immigrated from Hungary in 1930. I've also travelled to Budapest and definitely wish to return to explore more of the country. I'll definitely search out more of her books both fiction and non-fiction.