Martyrs

By Edo Van Belkom

Book Overview

250 years ago, French Jesuits erected a mission deep in the uncharted Canadian wilderness, till they were brutally murdered by a band of renegade Iroquois. Or so the legends say. Today Ste-Claire... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891946137
• ISBN13: 9781891946134
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Design Image Group
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I loved it!

Edo Van Balkom's Martyrs, was one of the best books I've ever read. Its obviously not for everybody and some content could be taken offensively... however, I still think its worth reading. As for predictable... I hardly agree! Some aspects are obvious yes, but what book doesn't have obvious scenes?

Tight as a drum, fast as an eagle

I got to read this in manuscript, and am delighted to see it now for sale. The plot is as tight as a drum, and the pacing is as fast as an eagle. Van Belkom draws on his own Catholic heritage for this tale of an archeological dig in Northern Ontario. In lesser hands, this could have been a predictable, standard book, but van Belkom brings freshness, and genuine creepiness, to this novel. It'll be a great summer read for when you're out in the country -- just don't forget to look behind yourself from time to time.