Some questions lead to more questions. Other questions lead to murder. When struggling journalist Denny Durant begins investigating an accidental overdose at a Montreal strip club, he uncovers a hit disguised as a mishap. Before long, Denny and the provocative, complicated dancer Martine Perpetue are pawns in a brutal game of blackmail and revenge. Can Durant connect the dots in a 20-year-old cold case before a killer silences his questions for good? Set against the rain-soaked streets, seedy bars, and corrupt back rooms of Montreal, THE FREELANCER is a noir thriller about a man trying to do right by everyone—his daughters, his editors, his sources, his conscience—in a city that rewards none of the above. Fans of Michael Connelly, Linwood Barclay, John Grisham, and Louise Penny will find themselves at home in Denny Durant's Montreal.