A muggy July weekend in Toronto. A house party with a disparate assortment of guests. A tired police inspector, his rookie partner, and murder.

"Reminiscent of the best Agatha Christie had to offer... Humor, complications, and characters so real that you can just about touch them and smell their sweat." --Midwest Book Review

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Homicide inspector Paul Manziuk wants nothing more than a few days R and R to recharge his brain.

Constable Jacqueline Ryan believes she owes...