Songs of Love on a December Night by David Adams Richards - ISBN: 9780385699211
Paperback
Murder, betrayal, and dark aspirations ignite a winter night of secrets.

Songs of Love on a December Night

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  • Paperback

    264 pages

  • Release Date

    9 December 2025

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Summary

From one of Canada’s most celebrated and controversial novelists comes a tale of dark aspirations, betrayal and murder.

When Colonel Musselman is found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, a rumour soon surfaces that he was murdered by his own teenage son, Jamie. As weeks, months and years pass, Jamie—shy and withdrawn but brilliant—continues to maintain his innocence. Yet few others, besides his fiancée, Gertie, believe him. Suspected, harassed, and questioned, Jamie i…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780385699211
ISBN-10:0385699212
Author:David Adams Richards
Publisher:Random House Canada
Imprint:Doubleday Canada
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:264
Release Date:9 December 2025
Weight:567g
Dimensions:237mm x 163mm
About The Author

David Adams Richards

DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS is one of Canada’s pre-eminent writers. His recent novels include Darkness, Mary Cyr and Principles to Live By, as well as Crimes Against My Brother and Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul, both of which were longlisted for the Giller Prize. Among his other novels, The Lost Highway was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Giller Prize; The Friends of Meager Fortune won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book; Mercy Among the Children won the Giller Prize. In 2017, David Adams Richards was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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