Quill and Quire

Fiction: Novels

Slander

By William Deverell

Elizabeth Finnegan is a lawyer with an attitude. A short fuse and a propensity to speak before she thinks get her into trouble, but that doesn’t detract from her brilliance as a defence attorney. At ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

House on Fire

By Charles Foran

Charles Foran has the mixed fortune to be an author whose writing is admired by critics and awards committees, but overlooked by many readers. It’s not for lack of skill, or effort. In addition to ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ The Ash Garden

By Dennis Bock

When the scientists of the Manhattan Project detonated the first atomic bomb in New Mexico in 1945, they were afraid the bomb might set off an uncontrollable chain reaction. When Dennis Bock audaciously opens his ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Flashforward

By Robert J. Sawyer

Toronto science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer has made a name for himself by finding intriguing premises and relentlessly pursuing their repercussions. With Flashforward he does this again and does it well. In Sawyer’s latest ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Hemingway Caper

By Eric Wright

Eric Wright’s Toronto-based sleuth Joe Barley, a college English instructor and private eye (both part-time), makes a welcome second appearance just in time for the summer reading season. While Barley’s days are mostly occupied attempting ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels