The White Ribbon Man

By (author): Mary Lou Dickinson

The White Ribbon Man is a murder mystery set in Toronto. A woman’s body is found in the basement toilet of a downtown Toronto church. It is an Anglican church that welcomes homeless people for coffee and soup and has a congregation composed largely of social activists. The discovery challenges a community that sees itself as a compassionate one and causes people who once were comfortable with each other to become suspicious instead. During the investigation we get to know something about the minister whose sleepwalking makes him suspect, a librarian who answered the classified ad in the Globe and Mail placed by another suspect; one of the wardens who is an activist against violence against women, a member of the congregation who was the neighbour and friend of the murdered woman, and the detective in charge of the investigation. The gentle handling of all of these characters and their issues allows the reader to see humanity and vulnerability of each one and the way in which as a community they support one another.

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Mary Lou Dickinson

Mary Lou Dickinson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University and a Master in Library Science from the University of Toronto. One Day It Happens, her book of short stories, was published by Inanna Publications in 2007. Her fiction has been published in the University of Windsor Review, Descant, Waves, Grain, The Fiddlehead, Canadian Woman Studies, Northern Journey, Impulse, Writ and broadcast on cbc Radio. Her writing was also included in the anthology, We Who Can Fly: Poems, Essays and Memories in Honour of Adele Wiseman. Mary Lou Dickinson grew up in northern Quebec and has lived for many years in Toronto.

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The White Ribbon Man is a murder mystery set in Toronto. A woman’s body is found in the basement toilet of a downtown Toronto church. It is an Anglican church that welcomes homeless people for coffee and soup and has a congregation composed largely of social activists. The discovery challenges a community that sees itself as a compassionate one and causes people who once were comfortable with each other to become suspicious instead. During the investigation we get to know something about the minister whose sleepwalking makes him suspect, a librarian who answered the classified ad in the Globe and Mail placed by another suspect; one of the wardens who is an activist against violence against women, a member of the congregation who was the neighbour and friend of the murdered woman, and the detective in charge of the investigation. The gentle handling of all of these characters and their issues allows the reader to see humanity and vulnerability of each one and the way in which as a community they support one another.

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Dimensions:

350 Pages
8.25in * 5.5in * 0.875in
1.1lb

Published:

April 30, 2018

Country of Publication:

CA

ISBN:

9781771334730

Book Subjects:

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General

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Language:

eng

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