Joanne Kilbourn is forced to relive the pain of her husband's untimely death when his murderer, Kevin Tarpley, is himself killed in prison. Soon after, she finds herself the prime suspect in the murder of Tarpley's wife. In order to prove her innocence, Kilbourn probes the past of the prisoner, her politician husband, and her friends.
Dr. Satorius of Montreal is accused by former patients of conducting unorthodox drug-testing and brainwashing experiments 25 years earlier. As a student, police officer Kellen O'Reilly volunteered for these experiments and now is experiencing flashbacks that intrude on all aspects of his job and personal life. Strong language.
Caroline Hartley, an actress in a local amateur production, is found brutally stabbed in the apartment she shares with her female lover. During his investigation, Inspector Banks visits the old London haunts that he patrolled as a young police constable.
These journals provide a unique social history of the times. Lucy Montgomery recounts her schooldays, a year spent in Saskatchewan, her training as a teacher, her infatuation for a man, and the publication of "Anne of Green Gables".
These journals record great change and upheaval in society as well as in Montgomery's life. She tells of her wedding and honeymoon, her leaving Prince Edward Island for Ontario, motherhood and the traumas of a disturbed marriage.
Trapped by poverty and unemployment in the slums of Montreal, Rosanna LaCasse and her eldest daughter cope differently with the problems of urban living.
Brenda Scupham's 7-year-old daughter, Gemma, is abducted by a man and a woman posing as social workers. As the days go by, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks begins to lose hope of finding Gemma alive.
