Reviews

The Hemingway Caper

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

Mars Eclipsed: A Katy Klein Mystery

By Karen Irving

Mars Eclipsed is the third novel from Ottawa resident and former social worker Karen Irving in her series featuring psychologist-turned-consulting-astrologer and reluctant sleuth Katy Klein. The cumulative effects of her first two adventures have left ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

By Cory Doctorow

Some novels waste no time in announcing their intentions. “I lived long enough to see the cure for death,” begins Julius, the narrator of Cory Doctorow’s amiable sci-fi satire, “to see the rise of the ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Stringer

By Fred F. Langan

Canadian journalist Fred F. Langan's debut novel, The Stringer, takes the reader into the heart of Montreal during the tense months leading up to the imposition of the War Measures Act. Only Montreal could provide ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Alchemist’s Song

By David Wyn Roberts

In this first novel from David Wyn Roberts, The Globe and Mail’ s Manitoba bureau chief, the author draws on his Welsh heritage and his experiences working as a journalist around the world.The Alchemist’s Song ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Sleeping Boy

By Barbara J. Stewart

The strongest presence in The Sleeping Boy is not a character but a town: Barbara Stewart’s Belford is a rusted Midwestern industrial “museum of leftovers,” distinguished by its gray river, struggling populace, and corrupt old-money ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Of Wine and Water: A Novel

By Robert Bell

Robert Bell’s first novel, Of Wine and Water, begins in 1916 and covers some 20 years in the life of Albra and Gabe, two soul mates who grow up in the industrial city of Hamilton ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

No Claim to Mercy: A Suburban Mystery

By Derek Finkle

In recent years the wrongful convictions of Donald Marshall, David Milgaard, and Guy Paul Morin have captured newspaper headlines across the country. In No Claim to Mercy, journalist Derek Finkle examines the justice system responsible ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

One More Border: The True Story of One Family’s Escape from War-Torn Europe

By William Kaplan with Shelley Tanaka, Stephen Taylor, illus.

We take this journey through the eyes of William Kaplan’s father, Igor, who was nine years old when he escaped with his little sister and parents from Lithuania in 1940. As Igor’s Jewish parents feel ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

This Land: A Cross-Country Anthology of Canadian Fiction for Young Readers

By Kit Pearson, ed.

In This Land, award-winning children’s writer Kit Pearson entices young readers to explore the varied worlds of Canada through short fiction and novel excerpts. The selections are arranged west to east by province, ending with ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Anthologies

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