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The Carpenter From Montreal by George Fetherling

June 3, 2021October 5, 2018 by James M. Fisher
The story behind The Carpenter From Montreal centres around Jim (in New York) and a large Montreal man known to all as The Carpenter. It is the Prohibition Era, and gangsters control the flow of liquor out of Canada over the border.
Categories Crime, Drama, Fiction, Linda Leith Publishing, Noir, Quebec Tags crime, gambling, Mobsters, montreal, new york, prohibition

The Left-Behind Bride by Mahrie G. Reid

April 17, 2018 by James M. Fisher

The Left-Behind Bride is #10 in the twelve book series “Canadian Historical Brides” published by BWL Publishing. Each of the Canadian Historical Brides novels features one of the ten Canadian provinces (this one is Nova Scotia) and two of … Continue reading

Categories Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nova Scotia Tags feminist, nova scotia, prohibition, romance

Murder Lost to Time by Joseph A. Lapello

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 by James M. Fisher

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 … Continue reading

Categories Crime, History, Non-Fiction, True Crime Tags Black Hand, bootlegging, cab driver, murder, prohibition, Taxi, toronto, true crime

Found Far and Wide by Kevin Major

June 3, 2019July 12, 2016 by James M. Fisher

Governor General Award-winning author Kevin Major has written a sweeping historical saga of under 300 pages; one that is easily worthy of two or three times that many. Found Far and Wide (2016, Breakwater Books) tells the story of Sam … Continue reading

Categories Historical Fiction, Newfoundland & Labrador, War Tags new york city, outports, prohibition, world war I

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