The Ambitious City, Scott Thornley
The Ambitious City, Scott Thornley
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The Ambitious City

Author: Scott Thornley

Narrator: Richard Poe

Unabridged: 13 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/28/2020

Synopsis

As a local biker war rages ? seven shrink-wrapped corpses have been found buried on a farm just outside of Dundurn ? an ambitious waterfront project meant to revive the dying industrial city is underway. Dredging is nearly complete when six more bodies turn up at the bottom of the lake. With the body count rising, the situation in Dundurn escalates as a serial killer begins targeting the city's successful young women of colour. Outgunned by the bikers and outmaneuvered by the serial killer, MacNeice convinces Fiza Aziz, the young Muslim detective who burned out on their last case together, to come back to the force. Things go well until Aziz deliberately puts herself in the killer's sights. The Ambitious City is the smart and suspenseful second installment in Scott Thornley's critically acclaimed MacNeice Mysteries series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ron

Fans of Canadian crime fiction that's firmly rooted in a recognizable place, might enjoy this conventional procedural set in Hamilton, ON.......more

Goodreads review by AB

This book was hard to put down. MacNeice is a fascinating main character and Thornley’s writing style is direct while still having some emotional and philosophical depth to it. Having a Canadian locale as the setting made it all the more interesting. My 3 star rating had to do with the extreme body......more

Goodreads review by Mark

Mystery series - Thornley steps up the gore factor in this one. There are 15 bodies by the first three chapters and promises of more to come. Some interesting cross border adventures outside of Dundurn (read Hamilton). Biker gangs, concrete companies and 1812 history intersect at several different a......more

Goodreads review by Wanda

This is a good reads first reads. The Ambitious City by Scott Thornley is a real page-turner. I am giving it 4 stars just for starters.... The Ambitious City is a fabulous murder mystery full of suspense that I would recommend to others. Detective Superintendent MacNeice is a new favorite!......more

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