The Blood Libel
by Allan Levine
Sam Klein is a bouncer and guardian of local brothel who investigates the murder of a young girl. The number one suspect, who is charged with the murder, is a rabbi. His search for the real killer is frustrated by battles with ethnic intolerance and with the local police who insist they've found their man.
The Blood Libel brings the vivid, turbulent times of turn-of-the-century Winnipeg to life, using the "wickedest city in the Dominion" as a setting for this complex and chilling mystery thriller. The novel captures the indomitable spirit of immigrant life in Winnipeg's fabled North End, and creates a detective hero for the ages in Sam Klein, whose pursuit of justice goes to the heart of the immigrant experience as "foreigners" in a strange, new land.
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Added to catalog: September 20, 2026
Last updated: September 20, 2026