Description: Part courtroom thriller, part classic whodunit, April Fool is the second in William Deverell's acclaimed Arthur Beauchamp series and winner of the 2006 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel -- re-released in trade paper.
Brief description: William Deverell was a journalist for seven years and a trial lawyer for 25, as defender or prosecutor in more than a thousand criminal cases, including 30 murder trials. The author of over 20 novels, Deverell has won the $50,000 Seal First Novel Prize and the Book of the Year Award, the Dashiell Hammett Award for literary excellence in crime writing in North America, as well as two Arthur Awards for best Canadian crime novel. His work has been translated into 14 languages and sold worldwide. He lives on Pender Island, B.C.
Review Quotes: "Deverell is one of Canada's best and funniest mystery writers." -- Ottawa Citizen