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 book is–an extended behind-the-scenes examination of what it took to not only determine who committed this murder but also to find a way to get that person to admit to the crime.   While it’s a study in forensics, it’s also …

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Pinkerton’s and the Hunt for Simon Gunanoot by Geoff Mynett

Pinkerton’s and the Hunt for Simon Gunanoot throws new light on the extensive manhunt for an accused murderer in northern British Columbia in the early 1900s. After a double murder in 1906, Gitxsan trapper and storekeeper Simon Gunanoot fled into the wilderness with his family. Frustrated by Gunanoot’s ability to evade capture, the Attorney General of BC asked Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency in Seattle to assist in the pursuit.

Murder Lost to Time by Joseph A. Lapello

[dropcap]The [/dropcap]year is 1917. Less than two decades into the new century and already the Great War is occurring in the muddy fields of France. Soon there will be the Spanish Influenza which will kill many more millions. An inauspicious start to a new millennium, to be sure. In one of Canada’s largest cities, Toronto, …

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Death at the Harbourview Cafe by Fred Humber

Three deaths: one, a popular Chinese businessman, the second his adopted son, and the third a rookie RCMP constable in a popular cafe and store in the unassuming town of Botwood Newfoundland. If that doesn’t have the makings of a good mystery-thriller, then I don’t know what does. But this isn’t fiction, it’s a true …

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