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…
Ode to a Wild Girl
I had a birthday last week. Not a special one, with a zero or a five at the end of it. Just another birthday of midlife served up with the usual crisis. At these times, I often find myself thinking about how I am and how I used to be. Is that the battle cry…
Force of Nature – Jane Harper
Five women co-workers go into the Australian woods for a three-night camping trip organized by Executive Adventures. What could go wrong? A hell of a lot. I have been sent on these corporate team building events myself, and they are at their best awkward and at their worst a reminder of why you never see…
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…
