Hair of the Dog

by Harris, John Norman

• ISBN13: 9781631941207
• ISBN10: 1631941208
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-03-06
• Publisher: Felony & Mayhem

Summary

John Norman Harris' The Weird World of Wes Beattie, published in 1963, is often called the first Canadian mystery novel. That's probably stretching things: Let's just call it a wonderfully funny Canadian mystery novel, with Hair of the Dog its delightful successor. Both feature Sidney Grant, a magnificently cranky young lawyer with a loathing for social hypocrisies and a fondness for poking at them. Here, poking away alongside him is Sidney's new bride, a smart and smart-alecky character in her own right, who shares Sid's indignation when a local mobster gets blamed for the murder of a rich old lady. It's not that she liked the old lady. And she certainly doesn't like the mobster. But the facts of the case against the mobster simply don't add up. And no matter how many people would like them to keep their mouths shut, June and Sidney can't hang with the New Math. Wes Beattie has been called the love-child of Agatha Christie and PG Woodhouse, and Hair of the Dog is its chuckling little brother.

Author Biography

John Norman Harris was a Canadian writer, author of two novels featuring lawyer Sidney Grant. Harris fought in Royal Air Force in the second World War, was shot down piloting a bomber over Hamburg and was held as a POW in a German camp until the end of the war. He worked in advertising and public relations in Toronto until his sudden death in 1964.