Created by Tom Henighan
In Nightshade (2010), Ottawa “bedroom snooper” SAM MONTCALM gets in way over his head when his personal connection to a suspect in a high-profile Québec City murder case with international implications that reach far beyond Canada are discovered.
It’s an impressive debut, a Shamus finalist even (for Best Paperback Original), and at the time I hoped it was the start of a new series — it had been years since a viable P.I. had worked the mean (but well-maintained) streets of Canada’s national capital.
Unfortunately, only one sequel materialized, 2012’s Dark Alchemy, which had Sam following a woman suspected of cheating on her wealthy developer husband — all the way to Los Angeles. Things get more complicated when an old friend in LA hires him for her own purposes, and soon enough Sam’s bouncing around LA, like some crazy P.I. City Tour of the City of Angels, popping up in Westwood, Los Feliz, the Disney Concert Hall and even swapping lead at Angel’s Flight .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tom Henighan is an Ottawa writer, poet and editor. His novels includes The Well of Time, Mercury Man, Viking Quest, Viking Terror and Doom Lake Holiday, a teen mystery set in Ontario’s Rideau Lakes. He’s also the author of the non-fiction work The Maclean’s Companion to Canadian Arts and Culture (2000), and several other books involving Canadian literature and culture. Originally from New York City, he now lives in Ottawa, and teaches at Carleton University.
UNDER OATH
- “… a slick little mystery set in Quebec City and Ottawa, with an engaging PI who looks destined to return in a series… lots of fun.
— Margaret Cannon (The Globe and Mail)
NOVELS
- Nightshade (2010) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
- Dark Alchemy (2012) | Kindle it!
FURTHER INVESTIGATION
- Ontari-ari-ari-o Eyes
A list of other eyes from the Canadian province.
Report respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.
