Guernica Editions

In a small town like Chesterville, homicides are as rare as government grants. So it's not surprising that the violent death of the richest man in town, J.A. Bussières, shakes up the entire population. Roméo Dubuc, the Chief of Police, heads up the investigation. J.A.'s son escaped from the psychiatric hospital the very day his father died. Was Marguerita Bussières tired of having a husband who cheated on her? Did Talbot, the grocer, act on his threats against the man who was pursuing his daughter? And Jerry Ménard, the small-time bar owner, makes a handsome profit from his financier's death....