{"product_id":"murder-in-the-primary-9781772441888","title":"Murder in the Primary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalter's day was off to a bad start ...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Walter Stillwell, superintendent of the Port Talbot Water Resource Recovery Facility, was a methodical man. Each weekday he got up at 6:30 a.m., recorded his blood pressure and heart rate, and prepared his breakfast, carefully measuring out 15 millilitres of homemade dressing for his modest salad of leaf lettuce and baking a serving of protein--usually a pork chop or chicken breast--in the toaster oven. Then, after watching a few minutes of the morning news, he dressed and left for work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But today an urgent phone call from the plant foreman interrupts Walter's routine. A man has been found dead at the plant, in the east primary. As the police begin investigating, it soon becomes all too clear that Walter's life--and the lives of his friends and colleagues--will never be the same.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this, the first mystery novel ever set in a water resource recovery facility--or, to use the lay term, a sewage plant--wastewater expert John Seldon introduces readers not only to a fascinating cast of characters but also to the overlooked systems and processes that make modern urban life possible. The result is a novel that will leave you guessing until the last chapter not only whodunit--but why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeldon, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - John Seldon is a 48-year wastewater careerist. He began with the R\u0026amp;D department of the Ontario Water Resource Corporation in 1972. He left to become Superintendent of the Barrie WRRF in 1975 and in time became an independent contractor specializing in dewatering wastewater residuals. Over his career John has written many articles on process treatment while also strongly advocating for hiring professionally certified technologists as operators. John earned his B.Sc. from the University of Guelph and completed a mid-career Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Waterloo. He writes and speaks on his career field to all who will listen. John lives in the village of Port Burwell in Ontario, Canada. Murder in the Primary is his first work of fiction.","brand":"Rock's Mills Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50372330848530,"sku":"9781772441888","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1ba9a391-8944-413e-8684-11181cf4c398.jpg?v=1728545655","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/murder-in-the-primary-9781772441888","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}