Opposite Sullys Gym, Alexis StefanovichThomson
Opposite Sullys Gym, Alexis StefanovichThomson
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Opposite Sully's Gym

Author: Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson

Series: A Patrick Bird Mystery

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 8 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/31/2026


Synopsis

A missing tenant, an irate mother–in–law, and a killer hiding in a Toronto rooming house—out–of–work PI Patrick Bird is back in business.Patrick Bird thought he was helping his mother–in–law collect back rent from a deadbeat tenant at her Ossington Avenue rooming house, not starting a new investigation. But when he discovers Jack Turner’s third–floor darkroom is demolished and the photographer is missing, the other tenants come under scrutiny: Mr. Yusuf, the international student training to be a doctor; Danny Blinken, the shifty taxi driver; and Shirley Burton, the young nurse far from home.As Bird investigates, he uncovers information about a former tenant, James Earl Ray, who had assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. just weeks earlier and had been hiding out in a room on the second floor.

Reviews

Goodreads review by C. on March 14, 2026

I really enjoyed this Canadian historical noir thriller set in 1960s Toronto. I found it both nostalgic and fun to read about the different streets and landmarks in my home city. This is the second book in a series featuring amateur detective Patrick Bird. (The first book is The Road to Heaven.) In t......more