Don Easton
Jack Taggart, Live to Air
Last Friday, August 27, CBC Radio Victoria aired an interview with Jack Taggart creator, Don Easton. Jo-Ann Roberts, host of the program, All Points West, talked with Don about his implacable hero, the scenarios in the stories, his true-life inspirations, and his current thoughts on how to fight organized crime.
It’s a great, indepth look at [...]
Q&A with Don Easton, author of the Jack Taggart series
Tell us about your book.
The premise of Samurai Code depicts the extreme methods used by some organized crime families to protect themselves from informants or undercover police officers and reveals how innocent people can be targeted for murder.
How did you come up with the idea for this work?
I came up with the idea for this [...]
Dealing with Loose Ends
Jack Taggart burst onto the mystery scene in 2005 with his debut case, Loose Ends. Now five years later, Don Easton has just released Jack’s fourth case, Samurai Code. To mark the official publication, Don will be signing books at the Coles in Westshore Town Centre in Victoria, B.C. tomorrow, July 23rd, and Saturday, July 24th, [...]
Jack Taggart: Fact or Fiction?
The Jack Taggart Mystery Series is among Dundurn’s most popular, and have been noted for their shocking realism and seemingly true-to-life scenarios. It’s no wonder these stories have struck near to reality — author Don Easton was an RCMP undercover operative. Just like Jack Taggart.
But where does real life end and the imaginary begin? What [...]
Reviews from Outside the Review Pages
Although most of our reviews can be found online or in the book review pages, every so often different types/formats of reviews come in such as the handwritten fan review, the email from a descendant of a historical figure featured in one of our books. I would like to share three such reviews with you.
Some [...]
New Review for Angel in the Full Moon
One of the leading mystery blogs, ReviewingtheEvidence.com, just posted a review of Don Easton’s Angel in the Full Moon. Here’s a portion of that review.
“Easton has taught his readers that Jack Taggart is a master of manipulation and creative problem solving. In fact, Jack’s trademark ’sting’ plot twist is a much anticipated part of the books. [...]
Jack Taggart At His Best
It was a pretty good weekend publicity wise for Dundurn with three mentions in the Globe and Mail Books Section. First up, Angel in the Full Moonby Don Easton, which was reviewed by Margaret Cannon as part of her Crime Books column. Former undercover operative Don Easton brings twenty years of experience to this third gritty [...]
