The London Free Press reviews Blood of the Donnellys

Matt Trocchi from Mother Teresa Catholic secondary school recently reviewed Blood of the Donnellys by David McRae for the London Free Press. Here’s a portion of that review.
“His thorough research into the grisly story is evident as he effectively combines fact and fiction. The Blood of the Donnellys has plenty of twists and turns to keep it [...]

The Magazine Chooses Three Million Acres of Flame …

… as one of their five “Books To Looks” in their March issue! Congrats Valerie!

The StarPhoenix Reviews The Dells

As mentioned in my previous posting, this past weekend The StarPhoenix in Saskatoon reviewed Michael Blair’s The Dells. In this second Joe Shoe mystery, Shoe returns to his family home in north Toronto, which has become a crime scene. The police investigation, and Shoe’s own investigation becomes intensely personal, as old friends, girlfriends, and even family members seem [...]

More Praise for The K Handshape

Maureen Jenning’s The K Handshape, her second Detective Sergeant Christine Morris novel, is one of Marian’s March picks featured in the Sleuth of Baker Street’s newsletter, The Merchant of Menace. 
“I was utterly fascinated by Maureen Jennings’ depiction of deaf culture … Some really nice detective work on Christine’s part, with her colleagues offering their forensic profiling skills at their [...]

High Praise for One Voice and Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut

Reviews for One Voice: The Selected Sermons of W. Gunther Plaut edited by Jonathan V. Plaut continue to roll in. Most recently The Canadian Jewish News ran a review praising not only the anthology but also Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, who was a regular contributor to the paper for more than 20 years. In his review Mordechai Ben-Dat writes:
“On which page of this [...]

Praise for The K Handshape

Maureen Jennings‘ new novel The K Handshape, featuring forensic profiler Christine Morris, received 4 out of 5 bolts from New Mystery Magazine and a good review from reviewer Anne K. Edwards. Here’s a little of what Anne had to say about this page-turning mystery novel, which revolves around a murder within Orillia’s Deaf Community. 

“Talented author Maureen Jennings shows us a world we know little about [...]

A Little Nancy in Sarah Martin.

The Secret of the Old Clock. That was the name of the first mystery novel I ever read. Being easily bored and thus rabidly mouthy, I am sure my mother thought best to send me in down the dark paths of the mystery genre in order to appease my inquisitive (and annoying) mind.
Something about a [...]