The discovery of a secret half sister leads a woman into a web of deception and intrigue in this debut novel. At 23, Sally Ryder finds herself unmoored following a betrayal by an unfaithful fiance. Then an article in a Montreal paper brings news of a sudden loss. Helena Lane, Sally’s half sister, was killed […]
Month: September 2017
The Middle of the Night
Popular Montreal newspaper columnist Bernard Mendelman has been kind enough to recommend my book to Hillary Clinton, which is of course him being nice to a new writer, and also dangling a hook for his readers. But Hillary’s taste in Eastern Townships murder mysteries must be familiar to most Canadians now, since her recent […]
My Conversation with Joanne Guidoccio
In which I chat with Joanne Guidoccio, Canadian author of the Gilda Greco mystery series Tell us a little bit about your series, including where the idea originated? Too Many Women in the Room is the second book in the Gilda Greco Mystery Series. Based in Northern Ontario, these books feature a fifty-something Italian woman, […]
When Your Hometown Newspaper Recognizes You
New novel a unique pleasure for former Cornwallite Anna Dowdall By Todd Hambleton, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder Tuesday, September 5, 2017 7:36:11 EDT PM An author who grew up in Cornwall has had her first novel published. Anna Dowdall, who was born in Montreal and currently lives in Toronto, has written After the Winter, a crime novel […]
Book Review
When you get your first good book review, and not from some writer to whom you will be reciprocating, bless their hearts, but from a celebrated writer like Joan Barfoot, I’m afraid there’s no end to your desire to reblog it and mention it at the drop of a hat. So here is the beginning […]