Member Review

What are six ostriches doing living in Canada?

Dr Peter Bannerman must examine Big Bird, one of the six ostriches Dan Favel owns. It is a big shock to both Peter and Dan when they discover that the blockage is an ancient Norse religious symbol called a Mjolnir, usually worn as a pendant.

Rose Baldwin asks Peter to visit after discovering her ram’s mutilated body. Patrick, the ram’s throat cut, and his penis and scrotum removed. However, there is no noticeable blood where Rose found Patrick.

Shortly after the ram’s butchery, it’s not long before another mutilated animal is found on the Favel’s farm because their Shetland pony, Misty, has been discovered with her head chopped off. The head and blood from the pony are missing.

Using Pippin, his trained tracker dog, Peter sets about tracing the area for the heads. Will they be successful before more bodies appear?

Philipp Schott has written a truly brilliant novel. It is a crime novel with plenty of action and a great history lesson on how Norse people came to settle in Canada—something I had no idea had occurred.

Rony

Elite Review Group received a copy of the book to review.