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Deadline edition by Stephen Maher Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks

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Deadline edition by Stephen Maher Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks

The initial buzz will undoubtedly come from Parliament Hill, CBC, CTV, Signals Intelligence and Ottawa Police types looking to see how they are portrayed in the book. I'm impressed by Maher's bang-on impersonation of Peter Mansbridge. Another character may reflect upon former CBC broadcaster Krista Erickson. But there is a large cast of others and the game of the week in Ottawa will no doubt be the jotting of well-known names above the generic monikers Maher uses in the novel.

That's the inside baseball interest. For general readers, the tome is an interesting and amusing spy novel set in Ottawa. I've read straight through the Kindle edition today. Most mysteries don't carry me past the first few pages.

For first chapters are important to me. My rule of thumb is that as soon as I come upon a dead body, I return the book to the pile. Very few mysteries pass this hurdle. But Maher's jogging nurse makes an early morning leap into the shallow water of a drained lock to rescue a drowned man. The thought of that ten-foot drop into two feet of frigid water and the stone floor below -- that impressed me. It also struck me as the sort of thing a middle-aged nurse might do to save a life. I read on.

The plot advances with the usual intrigue surrounding the retirement of the prime minister and the subsequent leadership race. Maher is in his element in recounting misinformation schemes of the staffs of competing cabinet ministers. His hard-boiled main character, journalist Jack MacDonald, nurses a hangover through the back alleys, bars and bedrooms of downtown Ottawa.

MacDonald follows a lead to Fort McMurray where he encounters a subculture of fellow Newfoundlanders. Maher describes what the massive oil sands project looks and smells like before he returns to the narrative and a city of lonely men from the Rock with too much money in their pockets while Chinese oil interests lurk.

One of my objections to most of the mysteries my wife brings home from the library is that the characters are cutouts and the resolution of the plot is as predictable as the body in the first chapter. Not so with Maher.
Perhaps the only truly corny part of the novel is the gratuitous chase scene on the frozen canal, but what Ottawa writer can resist its appeal?

No, Maher's plot doesn't follow the expected arc, and I'll leave it at that. Suffice it that if you have kept up with Canadian newspapers for the last four or five years, you'll enjoy quite a few AHAH! moments in the dark irony of the last quarter of the book.


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Deadline edition by Stephen Maher Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews

Knowing Stephen Maher as fine journalist, I was curious to see what he would do with a suspense story. It was ok, not fabulous. I have to hope it was not based on a real event.
Living in the city where this novel is set, it is apparent that Maher has an intimate knowledge of not only the setting but also the major real life characters and issues of the day. He successfully blends these with an excellent mystery. A great read
There's enough happening here with political corruption to keep the pages turning and reporter Jack is determined to uncover the scandal.
There were times when I didn't think I would. The tipper was that, like most Canadians, I'm starved for Canuck settings and issues. I had to work at caring for the characters despite a pretty good plot. The sex (always important) lacked credibility.
Politics the world over can be defined much the same way ... even in Canada. Beneath a pretty candy shell of 'public service' and 'common good of all' lies a festering system of party loyalties and unapologetic pursuit of political agendas. Deadline describes such a world.
The book takes a while to get legs, but if the reader perseveres, he (she) will be rewarded with a fairly good read. Character development could have used a bit more polish, but the plot was rather good. If the reader hangs in, most will find it enjoyable, b'y.
Starting off as a seemingly straightforward whodunit of cabinet level staffers, this question investigated by political reporter protagonist McDonald builds with increasing pace to involve the murder and cover up of a prostitute in desolate but oil rich northern provinces, possible treason, attempts on McDonald's life, sexual blackmail and plenty of questions of who is manipulating who, and if the citizens and justice are ever really served. Complex, recommended.
A pretty good story line with some definite hidden -'did not see that coming' bits. I did feel that some liberties were possibly taken in terms of an assassination attempt in broad daylight but perhaps something like that has previously happened in a Canadian city and therefore no poetic licence taken.
It was one of those books which yet again you want to get to the ending so you can see what happens and how everything turns out versus wanting to end for the sake of ending.
Would hope that there is a sequel coming at some stage as I would like to follow the further (mis)adventures of the main characters.
The initial buzz will undoubtedly come from Parliament Hill, CBC, CTV, Signals Intelligence and Ottawa Police types looking to see how they are portrayed in the book. I'm impressed by Maher's bang-on impersonation of Peter Mansbridge. Another character may reflect upon former CBC broadcaster Krista Erickson. But there is a large cast of others and the game of the week in Ottawa will no doubt be the jotting of well-known names above the generic monikers Maher uses in the novel.

That's the inside baseball interest. For general readers, the tome is an interesting and amusing spy novel set in Ottawa. I've read straight through the edition today. Most mysteries don't carry me past the first few pages.

For first chapters are important to me. My rule of thumb is that as soon as I come upon a dead body, I return the book to the pile. Very few mysteries pass this hurdle. But Maher's jogging nurse makes an early morning leap into the shallow water of a drained lock to rescue a drowned man. The thought of that ten-foot drop into two feet of frigid water and the stone floor below -- that impressed me. It also struck me as the sort of thing a middle-aged nurse might do to save a life. I read on.

The plot advances with the usual intrigue surrounding the retirement of the prime minister and the subsequent leadership race. Maher is in his element in recounting misinformation schemes of the staffs of competing cabinet ministers. His hard-boiled main character, journalist Jack MacDonald, nurses a hangover through the back alleys, bars and bedrooms of downtown Ottawa.

MacDonald follows a lead to Fort McMurray where he encounters a subculture of fellow Newfoundlanders. Maher describes what the massive oil sands project looks and smells like before he returns to the narrative and a city of lonely men from the Rock with too much money in their pockets while Chinese oil interests lurk.

One of my objections to most of the mysteries my wife brings home from the library is that the characters are cutouts and the resolution of the plot is as predictable as the body in the first chapter. Not so with Maher.
Perhaps the only truly corny part of the novel is the gratuitous chase scene on the frozen canal, but what Ottawa writer can resist its appeal?

No, Maher's plot doesn't follow the expected arc, and I'll leave it at that. Suffice it that if you have kept up with Canadian newspapers for the last four or five years, you'll enjoy quite a few AHAH! moments in the dark irony of the last quarter of the book.