Heart of the City
CBC Books | CBC | Posted: August 1, 2017 3:36 PM | Last Updated: August 1, 2017
Robert Rotenberg
When Detective Ari Greene was charged with the murder of the woman he loved, he stopped at nothing to clear his name and uncover the real killer. After his acquittal, Greene fled to London to get away from it all, but now he's back. And he's not alone — with Greene is his 20-year-old daughter, Alison. The child he never knew he had.
Determined to leave his life as a cop behind him, Greene gets a job on a construction site for one of Toronto's many new condos. It seems he has finally found peace as he settles into a new career and new role as father, helping Alison adjust to life in Canada.
But when Greene stumbles upon the corpse of hated developer Livingston Fox, he is plunged back into the life he tried so hard to leave behind. As the body count rises, Greene is forced into a reluctant reconciliation with his former protégé, Daniel Kennicott. The pair must delve into the tight-knit world of downtown development, navigating tangled loyalties, unexpected corruption and family secrets, some of which are closer to home than Greene could have ever imagined. (From Simon & Schuster)
From the book
Ari Greene handed two passports to the customs officer and smiled at her. The passport on top was Canadian. It was his. The one underneath was British. It belonged to the young woman standing next to him.
"Where are you folks flying from?" the officer asked, smiling back.
"London," Greene said.
"Ari Greene," the officer said, opening his passport. He could tell from the tone of voice that she recognized his name. He wasn't surprised.
A year earlier his name had been headline news: a top Toronto homicide detective charged with first-degree murder. And three months later he'd made front-page news again when the case against him was thrown out.
From Heart of the City by Robert Rotenberg ©2017. Published by Simon & Schuster.