"Like [Elmore] Leonard, McFetridge is able to convincingly portray
flawed figures on both sides of the law." -- Publishers Weekly
A riveting police procedural
Montreal, Labor Day weekend, 1972. The city is getting ready to host the
first game in the legendary Summit Series between Canada and the USSR.
Three men set fire to a nightclub and 37 people die. The Museum of Fine
Arts is robbed, and two million dollars' worth of paintings are stolen.
Against the backdrop of these historic events, Constable Eddie Dougherty
discovers the body of a murdered young man on Mount Royal. As he tries
to prove he has the stuff to become a detective, he is drawn into the
world of American draft dodgers and deserters, class politics, and
organized crime.
A Little More Free is a portrait of a city and of an officer, both
trying to discover where they stand in a divisive and rapidly changing
world.