The Way the Crow Flies (Vintage Canada, 2003) by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Ann-Marie MacDonald's story of an Ontario community shaken by a terrible crime (and inspired in part by one of Canada's most notorious murders) quickly became a bestseller and book club favourite. L.M. Afonso gave it a glowing recommendation:
"This is an awesome book, as is anything by Ann-Marie MacDonald. I love that it takes the Steven Truscott story and weaves it into her own fictional account from the eyes of a young girl on a Laval army base. Just the line, 'the crows saw the murder' is worth the read b/c it is sooo intriguing!!"Accolades: The Way the Crow Flies walked off with the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award and made the shortlist of the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Critics also showered praise on the book, among them the Chicago Tribune reviewer, who called it "Remarkable...an engrossing, disturbing and layered tale."
Finally finished this one. Really gonna have to pull up my socks if I am to finish on time! It was good. Long, but good. By the end I started thinking that the beginning was part of a different novel since it was so long ago that I started it!
