Latour’s first novel since his immigration to Canada is a tale of heart-stopping action, deceit, and desperation that sees Elliot Steil race from Miami to Toronto to rescue a fashion model from her kidnappers

In Latour's latest novel Jenny Scheindlin, an ex-New York fashion model and daughter of Steil's former boss, has been kidnapped. The abductors choose Steil as intermediary in the negotiations to free her. Two Israeli agents formulate a devious plan to get the ransom to Toronto and bring Jenny home. But Steil is standing on quaking terrain, where nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted. Are the kidnappers members of the Islamic Army of Canada as they claim, or is Jenny the victim of an elaborate conspiracy? Is Steil himself a hero on a mission or a patsy who's walked right into a trap? As he tries to stay calm and one step ahead of a frightening and unknown nemesis, a noose is tightening around Steil's neck.

Crime of Fashion’s serpentine story and its mix of mystery, international espionage, and deceit make it a nail-biter. Latour is a master of suspense and surprises, and he’s writing at the top of his considerable powers in Crime of Fashion.

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“[Latour] delivers everything one could ask for in a mystery: suspense, strong characters, an intriguing plot with many twists, violence that serves the story and ramps up the tension, and a setting that will warm the cockles of the coldest Canadian heart.” — Quill & Quire

"Crime of Fashion is Latour's best novel to date, and that's saying plenty…. It's funny, smart and a terrific take on Hogtown, all rolled into one book."
— Margaret Cannon, Globe and Mail

"Latour in top form … realistic dialogue and flair for surprise plot twists … a winner."
— London Free Press

"Latour is a master of the dark, gritty mystery thriller."
— Toronto Sun

"Wonderful … grab hard and hold on."
— Rap Sheet

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José Latour is one of the Spanish-speaking world’s top crime-fiction writers and is a former vice-president of the International Association of Crime Writers. In 2002, he left Cuba for Spain, and immigrated to Canada in the fall of 2004. Latour’s novels have been published in Britain, the USA, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Brazil and the Netherlands. He lives in Toronto.

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