Book Review -‘Our Kind of Cruelty’ by Araminta Hall
Rarely has a book ever creeped me out quite this much. Such a simple problem, a guy that is way too in to you, can become a nightmare of epic proportions. And in Our Kind of Cruelty, Araminta Hall takes this to the nth degree, while throwing in some not too subtle commentary on society’s…
Interview with Elle Wild
ELLE WILD grew up in a dark, rambling farmhouse in the wilds of Canada where there was nothing to do but read Edgar Allan Poe and watch PBS mysteries. Elle Wild’s debut novel, Strange Things Done, is a double Arthur Ellis Award Winner. In 2017, she won “Best First Novel”, presented by Kobo, and in 2015 won the Arthur…
Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead —- Sara Gran
At first I didn’t think I’d like this book. And then I LOVED it. Claire DeWitt is world’s greatest PI, which is hard to believe since she spends a lot of her time stoned or tossing I Ching Hexagrams coins to figure out what to do next. She has been described as a cross between…
Interview with Kim Moritsugu
Bio Kim Moritsugu was born and raised in Toronto. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Toronto and worked for several years in a corporate setting before becoming a full-time fiction writer. Kim is the author of six novels so far: the romantic comedy Looks Perfect (shortlisted…
Interview with Melissa Yi
Melissa Yi is an emergency physician and award-winning writer. The Globe and Mail recently recommended HUMAN REMAINS as one of the best Canadian suspense novels, and she has also been recognized by CBC’s The Current and The Next Chapter. Publishers Weekly hailed her work as “impressive” and “moving.” Yi was recently a finalist for the…
In Search of a Good Death
I love a good death. I always have. Not of anyone I like, you understand, so don’t start getting worried. I just love dark stories that feature murder and mayhem and crime and all things nasty, including clowns that eat children. And the truth is, in all my short stories and novels somebody dies in…
