Butterfly Kills

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<b>Two separate crimes, two tragic outcomes.</b><br><br>Jacques Rouleau has moved to Kingston to look after his father and take up the position of head of the towns Criminal Investigations Division. One hot week in late September, university student Leah Sampson is murdered in her apartment. In another corner of the city, Della Munroe is raped by her husband. At first the crimes appear unrelated, but as Sergeant Rouleau and his new team of officers dig into the womens pasts, they discover unsettling coincidences. When Kala Stonechild, one of Rouleaus former officers from Ottawa, suddenly appears in Kingston, Rouleau enlists her to help.<br><br> Stonechild isnt sure if she wants to stay in Kingston, but agrees to help Rouleau in the short term. While she struggles with trying to decide if she can make a life in this new town, a ghost from her past starts to haunt her.<br><br> As the detectives delve deeper into the cases, it seems more questions pop up than answers. Who murdered Leah Sampson? And why does Della Monroes name keep showing up in the murder investigation? Both women were hiding secrets that have unleashed a string of violence. Stonechild and Rouleau race to discover the truth before the violence rips more families apart.

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Brenda Chapman began her writing career in childrens fiction. Her YA novel<i>Hiding in Hawks Creek</i> was short-listed for the CLA Book of the Year for Children. Her first adult mystery,<i>In Winter's Grip</i>, was published in 2010. She is the author of the Stonechild and Rouleau mystery series. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

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