A Mother’s Betrayal: The Murder of Karissa Boudreau and the RCMP Investigation that Uncovered the Truth By John Elliott
The title pretty much tells it all, as that’s exactly what this startlingly readable non-fiction …
Crime
Inside the Montreal Mafia by Felix Seguin and Eric Thibault
A groundbreaking, exclusive inside look at the North American Mafia and the Rizzuto family
The Granby Liar & Borderline Truths by Maurice J. O. Crossfield.
Crossfield delivers an entertaining story with a good pace, mysterious happenings and an intriguing plot.
Hangman: The True Story of Canada’s First Official Executioner by Julie Burtinshaw
John Radclive hates being called Hangman. He is no murderous thug; he is a highly trained executioner who relies on science to bring God’s mercy to condemned criminals.
The Get: A Crime Novel by Dietrich Kalteis
In Dietrich Kalteis’s crime thriller The Get, it’s the mid-1960s and Lenny Ovitz has his hands more than full.
Murder At Lover’s Leap: A Novel By Patrick J. Collins
Murder At Lover’s Leap by Patrick J. Collins is a well-written crime thriller with expertly researched historical touches.
Hard Is the Journey: Stories of Chinese Settlement in British Columbia’s Kootenay by Lily Chow
In Hard Is the Journey, award-winning historian and researcher Lily Chow exposes the difficult history of Chinese Canadians in the Kootenay, shedding light on the stories of those who risked everything and often lost their lives in building the Canada we know today.
Operation Masonic by Helen C. Escott
The Freemasons’ Most Worshipful Grand Master has been murdered. His body has been laid out in the ritualistic Chamber of Reflection at the Masonic Temple, surrounded by centuries of secrets. Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Insp. Nicholas Myra and Cst. Donna Whiffen dig through thousands of years of history, secrets, scandals, and symbols in a hunt for the killer.
A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
In A Rip Through Time, New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong introduces a brand-new series mixing mystery, romance, and fantasy with thrilling results.
Beneath Her Skin by C.S. Porter
Beneath Her Skin is a literary crime thriller from a mysterious new voice in Atlantic fiction.
Heroines Revisited: Photographs by Lincoln Clarkes
Heroines Revisited is a large format follow-up volume to the original Heroines: Photographs by Lincoln Clarkes that was released by Anvil in 2002. This new edition features over 150 portraits accompanied by three new critical essays that contextualize the five-year photo project and the controversial body of work.
Everyone but Fajza by John Portelli, Translated by Irene Mangion
Everyone but Fajza starts off with conflicting media reports in Toronto about a serious incident involving Fajza. The major characters narrate their relation with Fajza and offer their construction of events.
When The Dead Are Razed by Samuel Martin
Martin’s propulsive storytelling, knife-edge prose, and deep compassion for the hardscrabble lives of his characters will keep you turning pages in this North Atlantic noir set against the hip galleries and rapidly changing outports of modern Newfoundland.
Under an Outlaw Moon by Deitrich Kalteis
Under an Outlaw Moon is based on the true story of Depression-era bank robbers Bennie and Stella Mae Dickson. She’s a teenage outsider longing to fit in. He’s a few years older and he’s trouble. They meet at a local skating rink and the sparks fly.
The Beatle Bandit: A Serial Bank Robber’s Deadly Heist, a Cross-Country Manhunt, and the Insanity Plea that Shook the Nation by Nate Hendley
On July 24, 1964, twenty-four-year-old Matthew Kerry Smith disguised himself with a mask and a Beatle wig, hoisted a semi-automatic rifle, then held up a bank in North York, Ontario.