A deathbed gathering shakes family skeletons out of the closet, and revives a long-dormant killing spree Book Five of the Stonechild and Rouleau mysteries, which have sold over 5,600 copies Kala Stonechild is the first female First Nations sleuth in Canadian crime fiction Author’s last four novels garnered strong reviews and advance praise. Publishers Weekly called the third book in the series a “thoroughly enjoyable whodunit that will leave readers eager for the next installment” The first Stonechild and Rouleau mystery, Cold Mourning , was nominated for Arthur Ellis Best Crime Novel Author is well-connected in the crime-writing community as a member and past president of the Capital Crime Writers and the Crime Writers of Canada Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland murder mysteries, gave a great review of the fourth book in the series: «Great cast of characters and very clever plotting.... Altogether a very satisfying mystery!»
Book Three in the Great Mistake Mysteries trilogy, where an anxious young sleuth tries to protect his favourite animals and his friends A mystery with no violence, featuring a male protagonist with strong, smart girl sidekick, where sleuth helps someone who’s been unfairly blamed Fast-paced, easy read for middle-graders, short at 30,000 words By the author of the Bringing Up Beauty series Author’s books have won the Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award and been nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award in the YA category and the Rocky Mountain Book Award, as well as the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice award, the Saskatchewan Snowy Willow, Resource Links “One of the Year’s Best”, and an OLA Best Bet
2019 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery – Finalist Private investigator Dan Sharp finds himself caught up in a political murder. When the husband of a Queen’s Park aide runs off to escape his gambling debts, private investigator Dan Sharp is hired to track him down. As the city’s political landscape verges on the bizarre – with a crack-using mayor and a major scandal looming – Dan finds himself pitted against a mysterious figure known for making or breaking the reputations of upcoming politicians. It’s not until a body turns up on his doorstep that Dan realizes he’s being punished for sticking his nose into dirty politics. It’s left to him to catch the killer and prove his own innocence.
Dissatisfied lawyer Winston Patrick leaves his first career to pursue teaching at a Vancouver high school – but he can't seem to leave the legal world behind. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Deadly Lessons</i></b> <br/> Winston Patrick, a successful lawyer but dissatisfied with his career defending the downtrodden of Vancouver's criminal world, trades in the courtroom for the high school classroom. Soon Winston's past life meets his present when a student accuses a fellow colleague of a teacher-student love affair. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Last Dance</i></b> <br/> Former lawyer Winston Patrick is barely surviving his first year at a Vancouver high school when his students present a human rights issue. A student wants to bring his same-sex partner to the prom, but the school says no. Winston reluctantly leads his kids in suing the school. Opponents will stop at nothing to make their point, even murder.
Eleventh book in the acclaimed Jack Taggart Mystery series Taggart's family’s lives are threatened by the Satans Wrath Motorcycle Gang Taggart ignores his superior’s orders to exact vengeance on the gang Author is a retired RCMP undercover agent with an insider’s knowledge of how the force works Gritty style and real-world details culled from a career in undercover operations Series has already built a substantial fan base Series is set in Vancouver Series is currently optioned for film and TV rights
A twisted, darkly comic murder mystery in the musty world of rare book dealing (and forgery) The seventh in the Crang mystery series, which Dundurn is in the process of reissuing The previous Crang novel, Keeper of the Flame , received favourable reviews from Publishers Weekly , the Toronto Star , and Booklist (“Legal-thriller fans who haven’t discovered the Crang series are in for a treat”) The second Crang novel, Straight No Chaser , made the shortlist for the 1990 Arthur Ellis Best Crime Novel Award Author has written for the Globe and Mail and writes the Toronto Star ’s Whodunit column
RCMP officer David Leith and his team investigate a series of murders from the snowbound Hazeltons to Lower Mainland B.C. in this atmospheric new crime series. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Cold Girl</i></b> <br/> A singer vanishes in the snowbound Hazeltons. Has she been snatched by the so-called Pickup Killer? Investigator David Leith has much to contend with – punishing weather and wily witnesses, plus a young constable who’s more hindrance than help. Suspects multiply, but only at the bitter end does Leith discover who is the coldest girl of all. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Undertow</i></b> <br/> RCMP detective Leith fears he’s made a mistake bringing his family to North Vancouver. His first Serious Crimes Unit case has rocked his senses: who would brutally murder a mother, father, and baby? Detective Dion, also regretting the move, has returned to the city where he no longer fits in – but is he back in the swim, or destined to drown?
When damaged, brilliant detective Kala Stonechild and workaholic staff sergeant Jacques Rouleau get paired up, pieces start falling into place. The series has been called “deeply atmospheric and tightly plotted” and praised for its grit. Now, the first four mysteries are available together in an ebook-exclusive bundle at a special price. <br/> <br/>
<b>Includes:</b> <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Cold Mourning – Book #1</i></b> <br/> A week before Christmas, wealthy businessman Tom Underwood disappears into thin air, with more than enough people wanting him dead. Kala Stonechild is a new member of the specialized Ottawa Police unit tasked with bringing him home for the holidays, but a killer has other plans. Who can you trust when love turns to hate and murder stalks a family? <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Butterfly Kills – Book #2</i></b> <br/> Rouleau is in a new job in a new city. He’s in a fight against time to keep his dysfunctional team together long enough to get to sort out the innocent from the evil. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Tumbled Graves – Book #3</i></b> <br/> When Adele Delaney and her daughter go missing, Kala Stonechild and Paul Gundersund investigate. Adele’s body soon turns up – dead, with no sign of her daughter. Struggling to to keep the case on track and her own life under control, Stonechild learns the dead woman had ties to a Montreal biker gang and heads to Quebec to find the missing piece. <br/> <br/>
<b><i>Shallow End – Book #4, NEW!</i></b> <br/> Convicted child molester Jane Thompson has made parole, but one month later the body of the student she was found guilty of abusing is found on the shores of Lake Ontario. Sergeant Rouleau assigns Officers Stonechild and Gundersund to head up the murder investigation, but things quickly get ugly, and not just with the case.
Details the never-before-told story of Pierre Belliveau, known as Piau Biography of an Acadian hero and iconic early Canadian leader, with no similar books on the market Piau’s story is a border-spanning saga of the formation of Atlantic Canada’s Acadian community, which thrives to this day Author is the brother of singer Anne Murray, who will write the Foreword Author has close connections to the Acadian community in North America, in particular the Institute for Acadian Studies at the University of Moncton
Book two in the Great Mistake Mysteries trilogy, where an anxious young sleuth tries to protect his favourite animals and his friends A mystery with no violence, featuring a male protagonist with strong, smart girl sidekick, where sleuth helps someone who’s been unfairly blamed Fast-paced, easy read for middle-graders, short at 30,000 words By the author of the Bringing Up Beauty series Author’s books have won the Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award and been nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award in the YA category and the Rocky Mountain Book Award, as well as the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice award, the Saskatchewan Snowy Willow, Resource Links “One of the Year’s Best”, and an OLA Best Bet