Quill and Quire

Fiction: Novels

By Kyo Maclear

The title of Toronto writer Kyo Maclear’s second novel provides many clues as to what’s between the covers: over the course of the story, love strays, lovers stray, and strays are loved. These are just ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

By David Rotenberg

With The Placebo Effect, Toronto writer and theatre professional David Roten-berg delivers an effective, if somewhat workmanlike, thriller possessed of  an enthralling undercurrent that allows it to transcend its genre and shine on its own ... Read More »

February 13, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

By Brad Smith

No disrespect is intended in saying that this book, announced as the first in a new series featuring rugged handyman and amateur sleuth Virgil Cain, reads like the tenth. Brad Smith, former railway signalman, bartender, ... Read More »

February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels