Matthew
Burlock is a brilliant, eccentric judge, faced with the facts
of a bizarre ritual murder. In the run-down Delrose Hotel, two
men are found half-eaten by flames: one tied to a cross, the other
tied up on the bed, with African lioness masks laid next to him.
The police say it is a homosexual murder, but Burlock disagrees.
A strange connection between Burlock’s exotic past and the murder
is revealed. Somewhere in the family history of the international
gun trade, his father’s mysterious identity and his radical ex-girlfriend
lies the answer to the puzzle.
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Praise
“Unique...a
probing psychological study of man’s search for identity...genuinely
fascinating.”
—Bestsellers
“Moore
is without doubt a real writer and one to watch.”
—Publisher's Weekly
“This
is a complex, moody, rewarding novel.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“One
at a time Burlock brings out transparent pictures of his life;
then, appallingly, he twists them around, changes the order. When
he is done we know more of the impermanence of vision and the
changeable rules of life...imaginative.”
—Library Journal
“Moore
is a marvellous and inventive writer who is able to combine
literary merit with good old genre fiction. This is a unique
and beautifully written book.”
—Georgia Straight
