Its winter in Ottawa and that means crunching snow plunging temperaturesand frozen canals. It also means murder. Ottawa Technical High School studentSpud Sweetg... » 

Its winter in Ottawa and that means crunching snow plunging temperaturesand frozen canals. It also means murder. Ottawa Technical High School studentSpud Sweetgrass has just witnessed a killing and he cant get it out of hismind. He wrestles with deciding if he should tell the police what he saw orremain silent. His conscience ultimately wins over his fear and Spud takes onthe complex task of helping solve the crime. Spud doesnt tell everything heknows to Detective Kennedy nor is he working alone. His friends Connie Pan andDink the Thinker return from Spud Sweetgrass to assist. The clues point tosome unexpected places like the beauty salon where Connie works. One ofConnies clients the man with the most beautiful hair in the world or so hethinks may be involved Despite being unnerved over Connie having had herfingers in that hair Spud forges ahead. But can he and his pals solve thisterrible crime? Spud in Winter showcases Brian Doyles trademark vividstaccato style smart fastpaced plotting and memorably eccentric charactersin a rollicking read. «