The Empty Calling

in English, 285 pages,
Maren Cliff Publishing, March 21, 2023
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Dr. Rivien Gilrie had given much of her life to the practice of medicine (including providing abortion) until one day, a violent incursion extinguishes any remaining joy in her calling. To support her young daughter, she takes a short locum in a largely deserted northern Canadian mining town. When a patient casualty is compounded by further death and intrigue, Rivien joins the local Mountie to try to uncover secrets forged by the bond of isolation. But in this remote land, who defines justice?