Crime Writers of Canada - Book Catalogue

P.I. Max Dexter's mother is back in Hamilton after an absence of more than 20 years. But why should he meet her after she'd abandoned him when he needed her most?

Parting Shot

Linwood Barclay

Release Date: January 01, 2017

Thriller

Crime Fiction

Ontario

From New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Linwood Barclay comes a new, standalone blockbuster thriller that spins off from the events of the explosive Promise Falls trilogy.

Glass Houses

Louise Penny

Release Date: January 01, 2017

Crime Fiction

Detective/PI

Mystery

Quebec

Number-one New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny shatters the conventions of the crime novel to explore what Gandhi called the court of conscience.

Chase

Linwood Barclay

Release Date: January 01, 2017

Juvenile/Young Adult

Crime Fiction

Ontario

The Incredible Journey meets Gordon Korman's On the Run in this exciting middle-grade thriller.

Ten Days in Summer

Susan Calder

Release Date: December 31, 2016

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Alberta

While Calgary celebrates its 10-day Stampede festival, insurance adjuster Paula Savard investigates a suspicious fire that killed a hoarder.

Lone Wolf

Sara Driscoll

Release Date: November 28, 2016

Crime Fiction

Suspense/Thriller

Ontario

FBI K9 handler Meg Jennings and Hawk, her Labrador, must race against time as they zero in on one of the deadliest killers in the country.

THE INTROVERT

Michael Paul Michaud

Release Date: November 25, 2016

Psychological Suspense

Crime Fiction

Comic Caper

Mystery

Noir

Suspense/Thriller

International

He left without saying anything further, but the way he looked at me as he did gave me the greatest urge to see him red and open.

Glow Grass and Other Tales

M.H. Callway

Release Date: October 19, 2016

Psychological Suspense

Crime Fiction

Comic Caper

Mystery

Noir

Suspense/Thriller

Paranormal Suspense

Ontario

Comedy, suspense and noir: seven gripping stories and two novellas by Arthur Ellis and Derringer finalist, M. H. Callway

Shelter

Marcelle Dubé

Release Date: October 13, 2016

Amateur Detective

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Suspense/Thriller

Paranormal Suspense

Alberta

After months on the run from her abusive husband, Ash finds a place to call home. But her new home hides a dark secret...

The Corpse with the Ruby Lips

Cathy Ace

Release Date: October 10, 2016

Amateur Detective

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Suspense/Thriller

Cozy

British Columbia

A stint as a lecturer in Budapest, without Bud, has Cait Morgan investigating a cold case that might have links to the Cold War.

A Killer In King's Cove

Iona Whishaw

Release Date: October 04, 2016

Crime Fiction

Mystery

British Columbia

A smart and enchanting postwar mystery that will appeal to fans of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear.

The Hammett Hex

Victoria Abbott

Release Date: October 03, 2016

Amateur Detective

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Cozy

Ontario

When, San Francisco turns deadly for book researcher, Jordan Bingham, should she blame Hammett’s noir legacy and trust no one?

In the Line of Duty

Carolyn Arnold

Release Date: September 29, 2016

Crime Novel

Psychological Suspense

Forensic Procedural

Thriller

Crime Fiction

Detective/PI

Mystery

Noir

Suspense/Thriller

Police Procedural

Whodunit (Traditional Mystery)

Ontario

He was a husband, a father, a brother, and a friend. The loss of a hero cuts deep…

Murder is Uncooperative

Merrilee Robson

Release Date: September 18, 2016

Amateur Detective

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Cozy

British Columbia

Finding an apartment can be murder. At first Rebecca thinks her new housing co-op is perfect. But then she finds a body.

Set Free

Anthony Bidulka

Release Date: September 04, 2016

Crime Fiction

Suspense/Thriller

Saskatchewan

"I would have packed less if I knew I was going to die." Author Jaspar Wills discovers that some kinds of freedom come at too high a cost.

Threat of Autumn

Robin Timmerman

Release Date: September 01, 2016

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Ontario

The maple leaves aren't the only things falling on Middle Island this autumn, as change threatens all who live there.

Lament for Bonnie: A Collins/Burke Mystery

Anne Emery

Release Date: August 31, 2016

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Nova Scotia

Twelve-year-old Bonnie MacDonald disappears, unearthing a vein of darkness running beneath the beauty and vibrant culture of Cape Breton.

The Crêpes of Wrath (A Pancake House Mystery)

Sarah Fox

Release Date: August 15, 2016

Amateur Detective

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Cozy

British Columbia

In the seaside town of Wildwood Cove, Marley McKinney finds herself in a sticky situation: stacking pancakes and investigating murder.

Lemoncella Cocktail

Rene Natan

Release Date: July 14, 2016

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Suspense/Thriller

Ontario

Patrick worries. The records dealing with the crime he committed when he was thirteen-years old were really sealed forever?

Toasting Up Trouble

Linda Wiken

Release Date: July 04, 2016

Crime Fiction

Cozy

Ontario

A delicious new cosy series featuring the Culinary Capers Dinner Club-who are fearless at cooking up new dishes and putting down crime.

The Bloody Business of Luck

Trine Bronken

Release Date: July 03, 2016

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Suspense/Thriller

British Columbia

Communications manager Kate Logan and investigative reporter Rhys Wilson, butt heads and dodge bodies to avoid being the next victims of the Provincial Lottery Corporation.