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| Author | Justin Ling |
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| Publisher | McClelland & Stewart |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-0771048647 |
Missing From the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System That Failed Toronto's Queer Community is a 2020 non fiction book by Canadian journalist Justin Ling.
The book reports on the 2010–2017 Toronto serial homicides by serial killer Bruce McArthur and is critical of the police investigation.
The book won an Arthur Ellis Award for Best Nonfiction Crime in 2021.
Production
Missing From the Village was written by Toronto journalist[1] Justin Ling after five years of research.[2] Missing From the Village is Ling's first book.[1]
Synopsis
The book documents the murder of queer men by Bruce McArthur in Toronto's gay village in the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood.[2] It documents what it describes as police failures, the community response, and the eight victims of McArthur.[2] Failures to catch McArthur are attributed to racism, transphobia, and homophobia.[3] Ling contrasts how much Toronto's queer men are policed by law enforcement, but also under protected by the same authorities.[3]
Critical reception
Diane Anderson-Minshall described the book as "extraordinary."[2] Courtney Hardwick, writing in In Magazine described the book as a "must read" for people interested in the relationship between police and LGBT communities.[4] The Globe and Mail included the book in its favourite 100 books of 2020.[5]
The book won the 2021 Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book from the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence.[6][1][7] It was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Awards in 2021.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Sheena Kamal, Justin Ling, Will Ferguson and Thomas King among finalists for Canadian crime writing awards". CBC. 12 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Anderson-Minshall, Diane (24 March 2021). "Justin Ling Reveals the Full Story of Gay Serial Killer Bruce McArthur". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- 1 2 Anderson-Minshall, Diane (24 March 2021). "Murders of Gay, Bi Men Show How Police, Media Fail the Queer Community". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ Hardwick, Courtney (2021-06-23). "QUEER CRIME: 5 Must-Read LGBTQ+ True Crime Books". IN Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ "The Globe 100: Our favourite books of 2020". The Globe and Mail. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ "Crime Writers of Canada - 2021 Winners". www.crimewriterscanada.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ Qiao, Vicky (28 May 2021). "Will Ferguson among the winners of 2021 Crime Writers of Canada Awards". CBC.
- ↑ Qiao, Vicky (11 August 2021). "Missing From the Village by Justin Ling among six books shortlisted for $10K Toronto Book Awards". CBC News.