A Gentleman and a Thief by Dean Jobb
In A Gentleman and a Thief, history is its own character instead of simply a time or era. Jobb frames his look at history with the fast paced, clever and elusive tale of Arthur Barry, a dapper kind of thief.
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The Human Scale: Murder, Mischief and Other Selected Mayhems by Michael Lista
Be honest, the subtitle intrigues, right? Murder! Mischief! Mayhem! The adrenaline flows. O Canada! Turn the page. What’s next?! The base of humanity revealed.
A Mother’s Betrayal: The Murder of Karissa Boudreau and the RCMP Investigation that Uncovered the Truth by John Elliott
A shocking but compelling story, A Mother’s Betrayal takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster from start to finish.
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 …
Bill Arnott’s Showcase, a Visit With Bestseller Eve Lazarus
Bill Arnott interviews Eve Lazarus, author of the book, Cold Case BC.
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.
The Ann Burke Interview
Ann Burke’s The Seventh Shot (Latitude 46 Publishing) is a recounting of two grisly Ontario murders some thirty years on, and the remarkable efforts of police detectives to unravel the senseless brutality of these crimes.The author and one-time classmate of the killer, haunted by the grisly crimes, she sets about shedding light on how the …
Daring, Devious, and Deadly: True Tale of Crime and Justice from Nova Scotia’s Past by Dean Jobb
The stories in Daring, Devious, and Deadly are drawn from communities across the province, from Sydney and Amherst to Halifax, from the rugged coast of the Eastern Shore to the historic town of Annapolis Royal.
The Laura Churchill Duke Interview
Laura Churchill Duke is the author of Two Crows Sorrow (2019, Moose House Publications) the true story of a grisly murder that took place in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley in 1904. It is currently on the 2020 longlist for “The Very Best!” Book Awards for Best Non-Fiction. I wanted to know more about Ms. Churchill Duke and the research that went into telling Theresa McAuley Robinson’s story.
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, …
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 …
