The Seppuku Murders
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Complete Sun, Apr 5, 20158h 12m
So when is a suicide not a suicide? That's what Detective Sean Logan of the Toronto Police Service is trying to figure out, if only his boss will let him get on with the job and if certain persons of interest stop trying to kill him. What's more, his partner hates his choice in music, too. It doesn't help that Logan complicates things by falling for two women; one a colleague who works with the dead and the other a possible suspect with a penchant for sharp objects.But then as friends, co-workers and sundry exes have pointed out to Logan over the years, he's always insisted on doing things the hard way. The case also opens up some personal issues for Logan in unexpected ways while at the same time a past investigation hangs over him like smog with some people all too happy to remind him about it.
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