The Big Kill

About the Book

Private detective Eddie Wade has officially partnered up with his wife, Josette. On the same day Josette receives her P.I. license from the province they stumble upon a murdered man. In his pocket is a note written by the killer and addressed to Eddie himself. Over the years, Eddie has racked up a growing list of enemies. Is his past beginning to catch up to him? Is the killer toying with him for some perverse reason? Eddie and Josette set out to find answers to those questions and more as they beat paths around the city. With little to go on, Eddie and Josette begin squeezing out every possible lead they come upon in hopes of getting the killer before it’s too late. They crisscross the criminal underworld of Montreal and poke fingers at certain public officials at City Hall, seeking justice for the murdered man and peace of mind for Eddie. They are drawn into the past that they thought they left behind forever. What they discover at the end explodes in their faces and sends them down the dark, twisted path of the killer’s insanity. The Big Kill will take you into the depths of madness where the past is never past.

About the Author

John Charles Gifford earned two degrees from the University of Minnesota, served two tours of duty in the Airborne Infantry in Vietnam, was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Liberia during a coup, and taught high school for twentyeight years in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He currently lives in Longueuil, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, where he writes full-time. The Big Kill is his fourteenth novel and the fifth book in the Montreal Murder Mystery series featuring private eye Eddie Wade.