{"product_id":"cold-case-north-michael-nest-9780889777545","title":"Cold Case North: The Search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted, Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book, 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTells the story of the unsolved murder of indigenous activists, police investigation misconduct, and the community who tracked down the clues which officials failed to uncover\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMissing persons. Double murder? M騁is leader James Brady was one of the most famous Indigenous activists in Canada. A communist, strategist, and bibliophile, he led M騁is and First Nations to rebel against government and church oppression. Brady's success made politicians and clergy fear him; he had enemies everywhere. In 1967, while prospecting in Saskatchewan with Cree Band Councillor and fellow activist, Absolom Halkett, both men vanished from their remote lakeside camp. For 50 years rumours swirled of secret mining interests, political intrigue, and murder. \u003ci\u003eCold Case North\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how a small team, with the help of the Indigenous community, exposed police failure in the original investigation, discovered new clues and testimony, and gathered the pieces of the North's most enduring missing persons puzzle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Nest, Deanna Reder, Eric Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889777543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889777545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Michael Nest","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989026734335,"sku":"9780889777545","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e2cb1ca-7228-4922-9b11-64c1365d2510.jpg?v=1683297470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cold-case-north-michael-nest-9780889777545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}