Single mother and reluctant detective Dame Polara just wants to keep her family safe. When her two-year-old daughter is kidnapped by an old enemy, she must draw on her unusual talents to rescue Rosie.
To make matters worse, Dame’s dad — retired private eye Dodge Polara — is hospitalized after suffering a second stroke. Soon after, Dame uncovers a startling connection between her mother’s decades-old murder and the apparent suicide of a former city councillor.
Scouring the Greater Toronto Area in search of Rosie, Dame calls on her friends, her father’s shady connections, and even her former adversaries for aid. Her investigation leads her to a federal prison in Gravenhurst, an abandoned Queensway motel, and a Toronto Argonauts home game. But when Dame learns that Rosie’s abduction is part of a larger political conspiracy, she may be forced to betray her ideals to save her family.
“I love everything about the Dame Polara series — the heart, the humour, the vivid and sometimes gritty Toronto setting. But most of all, I love Dame, lockpicker extraordinaire, and in Who By His Own Hand, she’s as forthright, messy, and indomitable as ever. Greg Rhyno has penned another winner.”
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“In Who By His Own Hand, things get personal for Dame Polara, Ontario’s answer to V.I. Warshawski. The death of a crooked politician and the kidnapping of her own daughter force Dame to make the toughest choices of her career. Greg Rhyno delivers an energetic mystery replete with humour and suspense.”
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