Forty Words for Sorrow
| Author | Giles Blunt |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Random House Canada |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 0-679-31057-6 |
| OCLC | 44019295 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3552.L887 F67 2000 |
Forty Words for Sorrow is a crime novel from Canadian novelist Giles Blunt, and the first to feature his protagonists John Cardinal and Lise Delorme. Blunt had previous published one other novel, Cold Eye, but this was his first crime novel, and the first to be a critical and commercial success.[citation needed] The novel won the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger in 2001.[1]
In 2015, Sienna Films and eOne Entertainment announced that a television adaptation, Cardinal, was in development.[2] The series, starring Billy Campbell as John Cardinal and Karine Vanasse as Lise Delorme, is slated to air on CTV in the 2016-17 television season.[3]
References
- ^ CWA dagger Awards
- ^ "eOne, Sienna Gets Greenlight For 'Cardinal' Murder Mystery Drama at Canada's CTV (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter, November 13, 2015.
- ^ "CTV and Super Écran Partner on New Serialized Drama". Broadcaster, February 11, 2016.
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