{"product_id":"kaleidoscope-isbn-9780771016745","title":"Kaleidoscope","description":"\u003cp\u003e A \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller in its first week, the thirteenth in Gail Bowen's beloved Joanne Kilbourn mystery series is the best of them all: very bad things happen very close to home, and Joanne may never be quite the same again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \"Security for any one of us lies in greater abundance for all of us.\" For many years, this was the core of Joanne's political beliefs, but for a number of reasons, she has drifted away from it. But soon after she retires from her university teaching post, Joanne is forced to experience its truth. Two groups -- developers with a vision for a revitalized neighbourhood on one side, protestors who fear gentrification will further marginalize their community on the other -- are close to war and Joanne and Zack have loved ones on both sides. One night their house is blown up, and that is only the first of several terrible incidents that force Joanne to consider what it means to live in a world where she can count on nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“I love this series. . . . This book brings [Joanne Kilbourn] back to her conscience and her past, and Bowen does it all with panache.” \u003cbr\u003e—Margaret Cannon, \u003ci\u003eThe Globe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bowen writes beautifully in catching the tone and the minutiae of [Joanne’s] almost flawless familial existence. . . . Keeps readers turning the pages.” \u003cbr\u003e—Jack Batten, \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Gail Bowen is] one of the finest [writers] in Canada. \u003ci\u003eKaleidoscope \u003c\/i\u003eis the 13th Joanne Kilbourn mystery. It’s as fresh and compelling as the first one.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHamilton Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Bowen asks questions in \u003ci\u003eKaleidoscope\u003c\/i\u003e] that really hold the series together, and invite us to fill in past gaps and look forward to future books.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A pitched battle over the redevelopment of a troubled area of town reminds Joanne Kilbourn that her beloved Regina is prone to all the troubles of modern cities, including murder. . . . As usual in Joanne’s world [there are] the celebrations of ongoing life: two weddings, a child birth, several parties and a great deal of civilized but enthusiastic connubial sex.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bowen is a charming, social-minded writer. I admire her ability to narrate Saskatchewan—it’s beauties and barbarities. . . . The characters Bowen imagines have depth, good intentions that pave the potholed city of Regina. . . . \u003ci\u003eKaleidoscope\u003c\/i\u003e is a mystery—a good one too. But more so, Bowen is a pundit and socially conscious artist. The commentary and dynamic plot within this novel hold with perfect geometry and colourful ideas viewed through Bowen’s lens.” \u003cbr\u003e—Devin Pacholik, \u003ci\u003eGlobal News Regina\/Patches and Pages blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Gail Bowen and the Joanna Kilbourne mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bowen is one of those rare, magical mystery writers readers love not only for her suspense skills but for her stories’ elegance, sense of place and true-to-life form. . . . A master of ramping up suspense.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eOttawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bowen can confidently place her series beside any other being produced in North America.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHalifax Chronicle-Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gail Bowen’s Joanne Kilbourn mysteries are small works of elegance that assume the reader of suspense is after more than blood and guts, that she is looking for the meaning behind a life lived and a life taken.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCalgary Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bowen has a hard eye for the way human ambition can take advantage of human gullibility.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gail Bowen got the recipe right with her series on Joanne Kilbourn.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What works so well [is Bowen’s] sense of place—Regina comes to life—and her ability to inhabit the everyday life of an interesting family with wit and vigour. . . . Gail Bowen continues to be a fine mystery writer, with a protagonist readers can invest in for the long run.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gail Bowen is one of Canada’s literary treasures.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eOttawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003eGAIL BOWEN's first Joanne Kilbourn mystery, \u003ci\u003eDeadly Appearances\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for the W.H. Smith\/\u003ci\u003eBooks in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e Best First Novel Award\u003ci\u003e; A Colder Kind of Death\u003c\/i\u003e won the Arthur Ellis Award for best crime novel; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Winners' Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, has been named a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for best crime novel. \u003ci\u003eSleuth: Gail Bowen on Writing Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e has been met with enthusiasm by critics and readers. In 2018, Bowen was recognized with the Crime Writers of Canada Grand Master Award and invested with the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the province's highest honour. She has also written plays that have been produced across Canada and on CBC Radio. Now retired from teaching at the First Nations University, Gail Bowen lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. Visit her at gailbowen.com.","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302305714405,"sku":"NP9780771016745","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771016745.jpg?v=1767730618","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/kaleidoscope-isbn-9780771016745","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}