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Ontario PI Benny Cooperman is on the case of a suspicious suicide in this "convincingly complex" mystery "with an ironic sense of humor" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Myrna Yates shows up at Benny Cooperman's office asking him to check up on her husband, the contractor Chester Yates, who she believes is having an affair. It seems like an open-and-shut case, until Cooperman finds out that the straying spouse has committed suicide. Something doesn't add up; Mr. Yates bought a 10-speed show more bicycle just 2 hours before he killed himself. Could this "suicide" in fact be murder? The Jewish detective's got a whole new case on his hands, one in which the suspicions of a wife turn out to be much darker than anyone could have imagined. Cooperman's a detective with flair. Kinder and gentler than your average PI--and ironically squeamish about violence--he's the creation of author Howard Engel, a master of the crime genre whose enthusiastic fans have included Ruth Rendell, Donald E. Westlake, Julian Symons, and Tony Hillerman. Engel's readership spans 13 countries, including Japan, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, the United States, and his native Canada. The Suicide Murders is the first book in the Benny Cooperman Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. show lessTags
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Howard Engel was born on April 2, 1931; he is a Canadian mystery writer, author of the Benny Cooperman Mysteries. He has won numerous awards thanks to his literary works, such as the Arthur Ellis Award for Crime Fiction and the Crime Writers of Canada Derick Murdoch Award. In 2013, Engel received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal. (Bowker show more Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Palaneen käryä
- Original title
- The Suicide Murders
- Original publication date
- 1980
- People/Characters
- Benny Cooperman
- Dedication
- To
Janet - First words
- I was looking for a four-letter word for "narrow path," when I heard high heels on the stairs.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The summer should be good for that.
- Original language*
- English
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