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John Cardinal

by Giles Blunt

6 books Started 2000 Latest 2012
Publication Reading Order

The John Cardinal is a Legal Thriller / Crime Fiction series by Giles Blunt, comprising 6 books published between 2000 and 2012. Books are listed in publication order, which is the recommended reading sequence.

# Title Year Buy
Forty Words for Sorrow cover 1 Forty Words for Sorrow 2000 Buy from Amazon
2 The Delicate Storm 2003 Buy from Amazon
Black Fly Season cover 3 Black Fly Season 2005 Buy from Amazon
By the Time You Read This / The Fields of Grief cover 4 By the Time You Read This / The Fields of Grief 2006 Buy from Amazon
Crime Machine cover 5 Crime Machine 2010 Buy from Amazon
Until the Night cover 6 Until the Night 2012 Buy from Amazon
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About Giles Blunt

Giles Blunt is a Canadian mystery and thriller author known for his Cardinal and John Cardinal series. Born in 1957 in North Bay, Ontario, he worked as a lawyer and journalist before turning to writing full-time. Blunt's Cardinal series features Detective Cardinal and his partner Lise Delorme as they investigate crimes in Algonquin Bay, a small town in northern Ontario. The first book in the series, "Forty Words for Sorrow," won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award in 2009. The subsequent books in the series have also been critically acclaimed, with "The Lost" winning the Hammett Prize. Blunt's work has been praised for its atmospheric depictions of rural Canada, its well-developed characters, and its gripping plots. He has been awarded numerous awards, including the Edgar Award, the Strand Critics Award, and the CWA Gold Dagger Award. His books have been translated into over 20 languages.

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