Tag: fiction
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Celebrating the Work of Gail Bowen (1942-2026)
In March, Canadian crime writer Gail Bowen included in her Newsletter a brief excerpt from her forthcoming–and final–novel in the Joanne Kilbourn Shreve series. It’s entitled Homecoming. Last night Bowen’s many fans across Canada and around the world learned the sad news that she has passed away. Bowen published her first novel featuring Regina, Saskatchewan…
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The Dying Light: Forthcoming Ann Cleeves
With thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan for this preview. The Dying Light, the new Matthew Venn mystery, will be out in early October in Canada and the U.S. A couple of weeks ago Ann Cleeves, Shetland Noir’s patron, appeared at a fun crime fiction festival that’s on my bucket list. Cleeves was discussing her two…
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Having a Heatwave: Summer Crime Fiction
It’s too darn hot, as per Cole Porter. The west coast is sweltering, and by 7AM this morning it was already 18 degrees, on its rapid way to 31, the air still and humid. The cat’s thrilled, stalking the scorched front yard grass (under close supervision) as she warms her aged bones; her human companions…
