Crime of Fashion

Product Description Latour’s first novel since his immigration to Canada is a tale of heart-stopping action, deceit, and desperation that sees Elliot Steil race from Miami to Toronto to rescue a fashion model from her kidnappers In Latour's latest novel Jenny Scheindlin, an ex-New York fashion model and daughter of Steil's former boss, has been kidnapped. The abductors choose Steil as intermediary in the negotiations to free her. Two Israeli agents formulate a devious plan to get the ransom to Toronto and bring Jenny home. But Steil is standing on quaking terrain, where nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted. Are the kidnappers members of the Islamic Army of Canada as they claim, or is Jenny the victim of an elaborate conspiracy? Is Steil himself a hero on a mission or a patsy who's walked right into a trap? As he tries to stay calm and one step ahead of a frightening and unknown nemesis, a noose is tightening around Steil's neck. Crime of Fashion’s serpentine story and its mix of mystery, international espionage, and deceit make it a nail-biter. Latour is a master of suspense and surprises, and he’s writing at the top of his considerable powers in Crime of Fashion. Review “[Latour] delivers everything one could ask for in a mystery: suspense, strong characters, an intriguing plot with many twists, violence that serves the story and ramps up the tension, and a setting that will warm the cockles of the coldest Canadian heart.” — Quill & Quire" Crime of Fashion is Latour's best novel to date, and that's saying plenty…. It's funny, smart and a terrific take on Hogtown, all rolled into one book." — Margaret Cannon, Globe and Mail"Latour in top form … realistic dialogue and flair for surprise plot twists … a winner." — London Free Press"Latour is a master of the dark, gritty mystery thriller." — Toronto Sun"Wonderful … grab hard and hold on." — Rap Sheet About the Author José Latour is one of the Spanish-speaking world’s top crime-fiction writers and is a former vice-president of the International Association of Crime Writers. In 2002, he left Cuba for Spain, and immigrated to Canada in the fall of 2004. Latour’s novels have been published in Britain, the USA, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Brazil and the Netherlands. He lives in Toronto. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. August 4Valerio de Alba eased the Cadillac into a parking lot near Richmond and Sherbourne a few minutes after 9:00 a.m. He got out and read the instructions on the parking meter before dropping in a two-dollar coin that bought him one hour. He looked up: limpid blue sky, temperature feeling in the mid-nineties (was that thirty-something in Canada?) on account of the high humidity. By the time he placed the ticket on the dashboard, Chris Dawson was already tapping on the computer resting on his lap. “You found one?” the Peruvian asked, as he closed the driver’s-side door. “Are you kidding? This is downtown Toronto,” Chris said. “Hundreds of offices, thousands of routers. Most people don’t encrypt. I’ve found six. Let me see . . . Excellent connection. Now, what should we surf first?” At Valerio’s indication, Chris googled “gay community Toronto.” With the Peruvian peeking over his shoulder, he clicked until he found a map. “Write this down, dude.” Valerio opened the glove compartment, pulled out a notebook and a ballpoint, wrote Places to Avoid at the top of the first page. “Ready,” he said. “Gay territory. Limits: Yonge, Jarvis, Bloor and Carlton.” Next Chris dictated the names of three hotels, four restaurants, and two bed and breakfasts considered gay-friendly. “What now?” he asked. “Areas of violent crime?” Valerio proposed. It took Chris a little over six minutes to find out: “The club district, downtown; the general area around Jane and Finch; and the Junction-York area.” “Not good enough. Try recent shootings and stabbings,” Valerio said. Less than two minutes later Chris started rattlin
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