By the Time You Read This: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Giles Blunt
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 442411
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0312945485
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780312945480
ASIN: 0312945485
Publication Date: July 29, 2008
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Product Description
In Algonquin Bay, Detective John Cardinal suffers a devastating loss. He arrives at a grisly crime scene only to discover that the victim is his own wife, who left a suicide note at the scene. But when Cardinal begins to receive a series of threatening letters, he suspects that his wife may not have taken her own life—and that there may be more to her suicide note than meets the eye. While Cardinal takes time to grieve, his partner, Sargeant Lise Delorme, is investigating a high-profile sex crime involving a young girl whose abuse is being broadcast online—and who appears to be a resident of Algonquin Bay. Things are heating up in this quiet, costal town as both Delorme and Cardinal find themselves tracking predators so diabolical that the accepted bounds of criminal justice no longer apply….
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 Very Satisfying Book September 8, 2008
This is my first Blunt book and it won't be my last. I enjoyed this police procedural laid in the northern Ontario town of Algonquin Bay. Blunt has crafted a story that fits together like a jig-saw puzzle. He lets the story develop methodically...slowly.. so that you can savor it. As other reviewers here have noted, the plot is predictable but that doesn't detract from the book's enjoyment. You kinda know how it's going to end but your attention turns to how is the author going to get us there. This is a fast read -- you'll finish it in a day or two -- and when you do, or should I say "By the Time You Read This..." you will be glad you did.
 By The Time You Read This- Giles Blunt April 23, 2008
I am an avid reader of Giles Blunt and purchased this novel with great anticipation only to be disappointed when it arrived as I had already read it . In Australia it is sold under the cover of Feilds Of Grief may I make a suggestion that when different covers are used for different regions that the publishers make a note of this on these books- please.
I had checked Giles Blunts web site b4 purchasing this novel after returning to his web site I notice that it has identified that it is sold in the UK under the different cover but no mention of Australia.
This is a great read,you wont be disappointed and I can hardly wait for his new book !!!!!By the Time You Read This: A Novel
 BORING November 6, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I plodded along and got half way though this book and just quit. NOTHING happens! How this can be labeled a thriller is beyond me - talk, talk, blah, blah and mor talk. NOTHING HAPPENS! I don't even know how it got published, let alone got so many glowing reviews. NOTHING HAPPENS! I gave up because I couldn't stay awake while reaing it - oh, did I tell you? NOTHING HAPPENS - it' BORING!
 Beware September 22, 2007
This is a well written murder mystery. Despite undisputable evidence, detective John Cardinal has a nagging suspicion that a shocking suicide isn't what it seems. But beware, there is plenty of grief and depression described in vivid detail in this story as the killer is revealed. It's not for everyone.
Half of this series is great... August 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
...but it's not two of the books, it's half of each book.
I've read the 4 books in this series over the past month and they all have the same problem in my opinion. The chapters which involve the cops Cardinal and Delorme are terrific, but the books contain many chapters which instead follow the criminals involved and I found them uniformly dull and unbelievable. I plodded through them just wanting them to be over.
I wish I could give the series a higher rating because I love the northern setting and the exploration of mental illness in a relationship. I was sorry to read the event of the first chapter of this one despite the lack of surprise due to the foreshadowing of another relationship throughout the series. I was also sorry to see Cardinal's past criminal act swept under the rug as the series progressed. If another book appears in the series I'll read it, but I wish the author would change his formula and keep his main characters involved throughout the book.
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