Judi

Stephane Simard

Summary

In Quebec, about one in seven people has a criminal record. 


Julien Dion has never had a job. Even in a labour shortage, companies don't hire schizophrenic ex-convicts in their 30s without work experience. 


Participating in a weekend of clinical trials in exchange for a fee becomes an interesting solution, unless you end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. 


Plunged unaware into the heart of a police investigation and haunted by the ghosts of his past, the young man will have to learn to ignore other people's opinions and accept who he is to reintegrate into society and finally live the life he covets. But can people really get rid of labels? 


Judi is the first novel in a thriller trilogy that includes Freedom 56 and Hook.

Available since: 12/17/2024.

Print length: 102 pages.

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