April Fool: An Arthur Beauchamp NoveL

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Arthur Beauchamp, the scholarly, self-doubting legend of the B.C. criminal bar, is enjoying his retirement on B.C.'s Garibaldi Island when he is dragged back to court to defend an old client. One of the world's top jewel thieves, has been accused of raping and murdering a psychologist. Beauchamp has scarcely registered how unlikely it is that the thief could commit a savage murder when his own personal life takes an abrupt turn. His new wife, Margaret Blake, organic farmer and environmental activist, has taken up residence 50 feet above ground in a tree.

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April Fool thrusts itself brashly into the readers psyche like a lumber-jacketed logger at a black-tie affair. Ruggedly individualistic, demanding and determined, its characters are shrewdly etched and realistically rendered. Globe and Mail
Deverell writes breathless prose, commas flying here and there with exuberant abandon, as he dissects the nuttiness of his various locations. April Fool spills over with idiosyncratic characters. Edmonton Journal
Hugely entertaining. Calgary Herald
Deverell is one of Canadas best and funniest mystery writers. Ottawa Citizen
Readers gladly follow all of Deverells distinctly drawn characters through tiny outposts on Canadas West Coast to the courtrooms of Victoria and Vancouver and the fine hotels of Europe. He is a master storyteller with a wonderful sense of humour. The story flows effortlessly, and readers are twigs on the river, along for one hell of a ride. Quill & Quire
Deverell burrows into Beauchamps soul, and we see almost everything unfold through his addled but fascinating perspective. Vancouver Province
The dialogue crackles, the style is sharp and compelling, and its a treat to spend another book with Beauchamp. Vancouver Sun
Deverell brings back one of his classic characters, wily B.C. Queens Counsel Arthur Beauchamp, in this droll, witty novel about crime in the Gulf Islands. Toronto Sun
[Deverell] is a hugely amusing and self-assured writer, and when you have his gifts it is hard to go wrong. National Post

Author Bio

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 Ellis Awards for best Canadian crime novel. His work has been translated into 14 languages and sold worldwide. He lives on Pender Island, B.C.