Forty Words for Sorrow

When the body of 13-year-old Katie Pine is discovered in an abandoned mine shaft, Detective John Cardinal is finally vindicated after pushing to reopen her case and others involving missing children in the small town of Algonquin Bay. As he investigates a possible serial killer targeting youth, he navigates complex relationships and questions whether his new partner has been sent to monitor him. Blending compelling characters and vivid setting, the novel explores themes of loss and urban darkness beneath a wintry Canadian landscape.