''Principles to Live By'' is the 16th novel by

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writer

David Adams Richards David Adams Richards (born 17 October 1950) is a Canadian writer and member of the Canadian Senate.

, published in 2016."New novel sweet 16 for David Adams Richards". ''

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'', June 18, 2016.

Plot summary

The novel centres on John Delano, a

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officer with a troubled personal life, who is investigating the cold case death of a young boy in 1999."David Adams Richards offers Principles to Live By, namely, have some ‘common decency’"
''

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'', May 18, 2016. The novel includes a scene in which Richards pokes fun at his own earlier novel ''

Nights Below Station Street ''Nights Below Station Street'' is a novel by David Adams Richards, published in 1988."Searing fidelity about grim losers". ''The Globe and Mail'', May 14, 1988. It was the first volume in his Miramichi trilogy, which also included the novels '' Ev ...

'', with people in a local bar dismissing it as a "dirty, ignorant novel" that "nobody in their right mind would want to read".

References

2016 Canadian novels Novels by David Adams Richards Novels set in New Brunswick Doubleday Canada books {{Canada-novel-stub