Tikkun olam. It’s a Hebrew phrase that translates roughly to “making the world a better place,” and an expression that ended up on Jonah Geller’s newly hung shingle in Toronto. Last year, Shrier won an Arthur Ellis Award from the Crime Writers of Canada for Buffalo Jump, his memorable introduction of Geller, a Jewish P. I. This followup finds Geller and his partner, Jenn Raudsepp, chasing down a high-flying real estate tycoon in the Second City after the bodies start stacking up in the Big Smoke. It’s a more than worthy sequel, with an intriguing plot, a wicked sense of humour and masterfully managed dialogue. You might even say that Shrier is making the world of crime fiction a better place, one Jonah Geller mystery at a time. — Todd Kimberley, Calgary Herald