A Question of Justice-1886 by Marion Crook - 1985-06

Williams Lake, BC: Crook Publishing, 1985. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Faint foxing to top edge of text block. No writing/markings. Spine is not creased. Binding is sound. 240 pages. Historical mystery set in Vancouver, 1886. Schoolteacher involves the Royal North West Mounted, a curious local newspaperman, a businessman, a knowledgeable woman of the street, and her irrepressible younger brother in her efforts to prevent smugglers of new Winchester rifles from supplying Metis rebels in the North West. Complications arise with the murder of a Metis, and the persecution of the Chinese living in the city. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario.

Canada: Crook Publishing, 1985. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 240 pages. Map of early Vancouver. "In 1886 Vancouver teacher Amy MacDonald discovers rifles being smuggled through the city and engages the Royal North West Mounted Police and others to prevent the contraband from reaching Metis rebels in the North West. Life in the city is complicated by the murder of a Metis and the persecution of the Chinese. Within the social limits of the day, she tries to obtain justice." - paraphrased from [3]. A work of historical fiction which describes contemporary methods of logging, the state of the streets, and everyday small facts of life in the Vancouver, B.C. circa 1886. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Hale 871..