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A rich and compelling novel about murder in a claustrophobic Newfoundland community from internationally-bestselling and award-winning novelist Donna Morrissey

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When a man is found stabbed and floating beneath the cliffs of the Newfoundland coast, the small outpost of Hampden is swept up in a storm of suspicion and paranoia.

Grief-stricken and still struggling to cope with the death of one of their own a year earlier, the troubled Now family are among the first to be suspected of the killing. As the mystery around the murdered man unfolds, the lies spiral, the stakes rise and the once close-knit town becomes a prison that no one can escape.

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This novel gives all of the pleasure of a first-rate murder mystery, but its memorable characters and sublime language make The Fortunate Brother one of the very best novels I have read in years RON RASH, author of SERENA

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Morrissey, Donna
Donna Morrissey is the award-winning author of five novels - Kit´s Law, Downhill Chance, Sylvanus Now, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers´ Prize, What They Wanted, and The Deception of Livvy Higgs - as well as the Gemini Award-winning screenplay Clothesline Patch. Morrissey grew up in The Beaches, a small fishing outport in Newfoundland, and now lives in Halifax, Canada.

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