num_pages: 352
description: In this thriller with heart-stopping suspense, detective John Cardinal is on the hunt for an ingenious killer even as he mourns his own wife’s tragic death. Autumn has arrived in Algonquin Bay, and with it an unusual spate of suicides. The most shocking yet is Cardinal’s wife who has succumbed to her battle with manic depression. As he takes time to grieve, his partner, Lise Delorme, handles an unsavory assignment - a young girl appears in a series of unspeakable photos being traded online, and background elements seem to indicate she may live in the Algonquin Bay area. Delorme is desperate to find the girl before she suffers more abuse. As to Cardinal, he begins to suspect his wife's death may be a homicide. But his colleagues believe he is too distraught to think clearly, and he’s forced to investigate alone. Is there something to his suspicion? You are sure to find here a confirmation of Giles Blunt's reputation as a rising international star in crime fiction, and of detective John Cardinal as one of the most interesting characters in the genre.Librarian's note #1. This entry has an alternate title in the UK: "The Fields of Grief."Librarian's note #2: there are six novels in the author's John Cardinal series. They are: 1. Forty Words for Sorrow (2000), 2. The Delicate Storm (2003), 3. Blackfly Season (2005), 4. The Fields of Grief (2006), 5. Crime Machine (2010), and 6. Until the Night (2012).
language: English
title: By the Time You Read This
titlecomplete: By the Time You Read This (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #4)
characters: Eleanor Cathcart, Perry Dorn, Melanie Greene, Dr. Carl Jonas, Dr. Irv Kantor, The girl in the pictures, Reggie Wilcox, Frank Rowley, Catherine Cardinal, Sergeant Leo Dukovsky, Lise Delorme, Connor Plaskett, Matt Morton, Ken Szelagy, Frederick Bell (By the Time You Read This), Tommy Hunn, Larry Burke, Jeff Quigley, Andre Ferrier, Lance Feckworth, John Cardinal, Dr. Claybourne, Kelly Cardinal, Roger Felt, Detective Sergeant Chouinard, R.J. Kendall, Ian McLeod, Diane Arbus (Blood Test)
genres: Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Detective, Adult Fiction, Canada, Mystery
ratings_count: 2070
places: Algonquin Bay, Ontario
series: John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery
publisher: Henry Holt and Co.