Can a burned out lawyer with a drinking problem figure out who killed Auntie Freda? PJ Donison’s Death Comes For Christmas is a soft-boiled whodunnit with a smart female sleuth.
The trip to a lakeside resort was to be her fresh start until a suspicious death threatens not only her budding romance but all their lives.
My ex-husband’s hiding inches away from my new boyfriend and there's a murdered man in rigour on the floor beside me. Buzzkill.
Set in Ontario, The Dime Box is the story of a young woman accused of murdering her father.
Five years ago, Olivia's little boy went missing. Now her husband Nate has vanished too. As Olivia investigates, she discovers a web of secrets and lies that lead her to question her husband and her marriage.
What do a political campaign and multi-million dollar project have in common? Secrets and murder.
A killer with an unquenchable thirst. A stalker on her tail. A private eye who will risk her life in the name of justice...
The first three novels in the series The ABC Files are collected here.
Relegated to desk duty, Detective Chantal Pouliot seizes a cyber-crime case—only to land in a deadly game where murder, betrayal, and her past collide.
🏆 Winner – BEST CRIME NOVELLA – Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence 2022
A charming coming of age story wrapped around a murder, a betrayal and a national crisis.
Eleven-year-old Johnny tries to make sense of a murder, an absent father, and the FLQ Crisis through heart and humour-filled letters to hockey legend Dave Keon.
Private Investigator Jorja Knight digs into a murder case and uncovers a dangerous hidden plot about to unfold.
Like 20 years before, a girl has disappeared in Riverview. What did the two have in common, and who is the culprit?
FAMILY
SECRETS. DISAPPEARING INFORMANTS. A PI TRAPPED IN KILLER’S RUTHLESS PLAN.
If she can’t clear her friend’s name, he’ll go down for murder. But it’s her own past that threatens to drown them all.
A murder in a male-dominated world. A reporter determined to solve the crime. Will she end up above the fold or get buried in the back?
Augusta (Gus) Monet is living an aimless existence with her grifter boyfriend when she inherits her great-grandmother’s house. Ditching her boyfriend, Gus returns home. Her inheritance turns out to be a dilapidated house and an old dog named Levi. While combing through her great grandmother’s possessions, Gus stumbles across an old trunk filled with long-lost childhood belongings. Inside, she discovers cold case files that belonged to her mother, a disgraced police detective who died in a car accident when Gus was eight. Gus remembers her mother obsessing over these documents and photographs. As her own obsession grows, she inadvertently stirs up the evils of the past, putting her life in danger. Undeterred, Gus is committed to uncovering long-buried secrets, including the secrets surrounding a missing geology student, the young ballerina in the Polaroid, a prominent family’s devastating legacy, and a toxic blast that blew an entire town off the map.
An ancient diary. The promise of a mythical pirate’s treasure. Three friends who risk their lives to find it.
Retired judge Hamish Cameron becomes a sleuth when his friend in a retirement home dies suddenly.
Quiet little Burlington, Nova Scotia - In 1904, it was home to passionate lovers, tangled family relations, and a murderer.
MERGER MANIAC - Some offers have to be refused Dale Hunter is trying to survive against competitive threats in the rapidly evolving computer business of the 1980s. He’s looking for partners when he’s suddenly approached by the Mafia to participate in their money laundering schemes. Hunter has to walk a dangerous tightrope to avoid getting dragged into more crime and corruption.
SIMPLY THE BEST - It may be simple, it’s never easy Dale Hunter is again up against the gangsters who tried to murder him once and are now threatening his family. Meanwhile, Hunter’s new partner in Taiwan is dragging him into smuggling schemes with the Triads. The danger escalates. Hunter’s escape may seem simple, but it’s never easy.
A honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta is a very Edmonton thing to do. Murder is a very Randy Craig thing. Combine and stir.
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