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It’s the little grey cells
So said that suave, canny Belgian detective, the model of my youthful detective ambitions: Hercule Poirot. Actually Poirot was one of several – there was the inimitable Mr. Holmes, the Wagner-loving Inspector Morse, the earthy Maigret; I rather fancied myself a spirited girl detective, kind of like the well-balanced, athletic Nancy Drew.
I expect there are [...]
More great continuing coverage for Dundurn!
We’re happy to be able to share this new article with you, featuring Dundurn’s own Robert C. Lee and his book The Canada Company and the Huron Tract. Check out this indepth, well detailed review of Robert’s book!
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Q&A with Tom Henighan, author of Nightshade
Tell us about your forthcoming novel.
My first two attempts at fiction were mystery novels, one of them based on a real murder I investigated in the British colony of Aden (now Yemen), the other set in the north of England, where I lived and studied for several years. Later, as a university professor, I taught [...]
FREE Form Jazz
It’s the first giveaway of Dundurn’s Summer of Murder and Mayhem!
Over the last two days we’ve hosted a guest blog from Lee Lamothe, author of the newly released Free Form Jazz. Now that we’ve learned all about Murder City and the making of the story, we thought we’d giveaway a copy of the book!
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The Building of Murder City, Part Two
In Part Two of his guest blog, Lee Lamothe goes into the specifics of Murder City, how this town has become a playground for his characters in Free Form Jazz, and how the city will live far beyond the tales of his two detectives.
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THE BUILDING OF MURDER CITY, PART TWO
My requirements were simple, at first. [...]
The Building of Murder City
Lee Lamothe is known around literary circles for his non-fiction contributions about mafia and organized crime. He’s explored the seediest parts of society and profiled the coldest killers. And he’s now taken his experiences writing about reality and transformed them into his new novel, Free Form Jazz.
Before Lee sat down to write his newest murder [...]
Q&A with Rosa Jordan, author of Wild Spirits, Part 2
What was the creative process like for you?
I love stories. For me the creative process is just writing down stories I have heard and want to share with people. Or sometimes it’s about writing out stories I have made up, stories that in my mind always take off when I start thinking: “What would happen [...]
