In the order they appear in the picture, and with a genuine tear for the books I loved and had to leave out… Bonavere Howl: If you rely on James Lee Burke for your Louisiana-flavoured crime fiction, you’re overdue for the shaded and haunting mystery that is Caitlin Galway’s book. A novel about a missing […]
Book News
April on Paris Street is listed as a 49th Shelf Fall 2021 Most Anticipated title. In a sea of American mass media, are you curious about Canlit? Check out the great titles in the article! https://49thshelf.com/Blog/2021/07/12/Most-Anticipated-Our-2021-Fall-Fiction-Preview
Interview!
An interview with yours truly on my forthcoming literary mystery, my aged diabetic cat, my working class upbringing, and what have you, on the popular book blog South Branch Scribbler, with the engaging Allan Hudson! http://allanhudson.blogspot.com/2021/08/branching-out-with-author-anna-dowdall.html
Advance Praise for APRIL ON PARIS STREET
“Full of crackling tension…” 49th Shelf “Beautiful, evocative writing transports the reader from the streets of Montreal to Paris and back to Quebec in a thriller that twists and turns and ponders how easily we can be duped, used and betrayed. But even so, beneath it all, the writer leaves us with hope that there […]
Very Short Reviews: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy My rating: 5 of 5 stars Anything but a nostalgia memoir, this book dives deep into family dynamics (the author’s parents died of Spanish flu when she was 6), US social history and the problems of memory itself. All with the inimitable Mary McCarthy voice. But you […]
Very Short Reviews: Yesterday’s Papers
Yesterday’s Papers by Martin Edwards My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of the Harry Devlin mystery books. Gorgeous atmosphere, Liverpool’s old streets descending into winter and the tug of past injustice. The impact of the weird Dickensian gent who approaches Harry and kicks off the lawyer’s detective efforts isn’t wasted, as you […]
Fellow Crime Writers of Canada author Joanne Guidoccio talks to today about herself and her newly released book, No More Secrets.
Tell us a bit about yourself. Reinvention is a core theme of my own life. A cancer diagnosis at age 49 and a decision to retire at age 53 prompted me to reassess my life goals. An avid reader, I searched for fiction and nonfiction literature that would help me navigate the uncertain terrain. And […]
April on Paris Street
Book three of The Ashley Smeeton Files will be coming out next year! I’m thrilled that one of Canada’s top English-language literary presses, Guernica Editions, has picked up April on Paris Street for publication, in their genre-bending Miroland imprint. Like After the Winter and The Au Pair, it’s domestic suspense with a literary flavour and […]
In Praise of Older Protagonists: Guest Post by Canadian Mystery Author Joanne Guidoccio
In my late forties, I realized that I no longer enjoyed reading novels with twenty-something and thirty-something protagonists. It felt like poking into the heads and hearts of young women who could easily be former students. While searching for novels featuring an older crowd, I discovered several late-blooming authors (Maeve Binchy, Frank McCourt, Louise Penny) […]