Hugh Mercer has come to a small town in Ontario, far away from his broken career, broken marriage, and broken life in New York. He’s expecting to take advantage of what he’s sure will be a peaceful place in the middle of winter to begin to make some sense of the situations he’s left behind. Before he has a chance to settle into his rented farmhouse, a strange woman appears on his doorstep and makes a startling prediction: Elizabeth Goode, a local, is about to disappear under bizarre circumstances and her life is at risk. Mercer needs further information, but as quickly as she appeared, the stranger is gone.
Within a few days, Elizabeth Goode does indeed vanish from a café in town and all the witnesses have different accounts of the event. Her life now depends on the skills Mercer honed in the New York Police Department as a homicide detective and the down-to-earth abilities of local police officer Alice Morrow. Together they work to solve the mystery of the disappearance and get to Elizabeth before she is murdered; but they, too, are troubled by their own need for forgiveness, their desire for justice, and their passion for each other.
“Gripping and original … pick this one up and you won’t want to put it down!”
“This debut adult series from Peacock, author of the Boy Sherlock Holmes series and other YA books, is a great addition to the genre. Hugh Mercer is a rough-around-the-edges protagonist who endears himself to readers. … Readers who enjoy well-plotted mysteries and police procedurals, such as those by Michael Connelly and Louise Penny, will want to check out this one.”
“Shane Peacock’s new mystery As We Forgive Others explores a subgenre that takes the reader to unsuspected depths that lie beneath a deceptively smooth surface — Southern Ontario Gothic.”
“A brilliant read from the first line to the last.”
“Carefully and intricately plotted, mystery readers, particularly those who enjoy police procedurals, will find this a comfortable read. ... Readers of Louise Penny and Linwood Barclay will want to add this new mystery title, the first in its series, to their reading lists.”
“In As We Forgive Others, Shane brings the same sharp, writerly observations ... with rich characters and unique narratives.”