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Case Closed… for now

case-closed-stampWell, Labour Day weekend is upon us, and the ceremonial end of summer has arrived. Students will be back in class next week, and “fun in the sun” will soon become a phrase of the past.

And it is with Labour Day that we bring “Dundurn’s Summer of Murder and Mayhem” to an official close. It’s been a great few weeks of reviews, giveaways, and inside info on your favourite Dundurn detectives. We’ve had great feedback from authors and readers alike, and must thank you all for your participation.

It’s back to regularly scheduled blogging next Tuesday, but keep checking back for more murderous tidbits. After all, crime doesn’t stop with daylight savings, and sometimes the Winter blues can take on a whole new meaning….

Authors in Action

  • Public speaking is a major fear for alot of people. I don’t fear it, it’s just out of my comfort zone, so I just don’t choose to do it on a regular basis. Interesting that part of my job involves councelling others on how to do it. Having received professional media training in the past, [...] #
  • All writers of fiction depend on their imaginations. The more vivid the imagination, the better the writing. But there’s no replacement for experience, and that’s why Karen and I set off to follow the itinerary of my character Campbell Young as he pursued a scam artist named Wendell Honey through the American midwest. The route [...] #
  • In the summer of 2007, my girlfriend Karen and I embarked upon a 12,726 kilometre road trip which took us from Picton, Ontario, to Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana — via the Colorado Rockies and the Grand Canyon and Route 66, etc. — and back. The purpose of our journey, which lasted 34 days and covered 20 [...] #
  • By Valerie Sherrard There is enough. That’s the thing that’s so disturbing about poverty. Planet earth isn’t poor. There’s more than enough food to go around. There’s more than enough everything. Food, money and resources are all present in abundance. Wealth and plenty flow like water in opulent societies. [...] #
  • By Lance Goddard Poverty describes a state in which people are without money, possessions, or most importantly shelter and food. But the definition of poverty differs around the world. Certainly poverty in Canada cannot be defined along the same lines as poverty in Africa, South America, or Asia. Canada has a social safety net to ensure [...] #

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