Created by Delvin R. Chatterson Trouble is his business? Not exactly. It's just that successful young Montreal entrepreneur DALE HUNTER just can't seem to stay out of trouble, in this engaging non-P.I. series of thrillers by Del Chatterson. Chatterson, it should be noted, writes about business like Dick Francis wrote about horses. When we meet … Continue reading Dale Hunter
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“The Last Exile”
An excerpt from the novel by Sam Wiebe Featuring Dave Wakeland April 2025 CHAPTER ONE The day before, I was sitting in a park near the Marché Jean-Talon, trying very hard not to smoke a cigarette. The swampy heat of late August in Montréal made this a little easier. Occupying a bench with a St-Viateur … Continue reading “The Last Exile”
Why I Love Crime Fiction
By Leonard Chang What is a private detective but a philosopher in a trench coat? Picture this: You are a nine-year-old listening to your parents scream at each other in Korean, their words incomprehensible because you don't understand the language, but the savagery of their intent is clear enough. You don't want to leave your … Continue reading Why I Love Crime Fiction
Orson Carver
Created by Gary Coffin "I have no interest to dredge up my history. It's over now. I did their crime, and I did the time. All I want is to forget my past and find some semblance of a life." — Mercy Lake "It's a rough town." — All That We Lost Twenty years as … Continue reading Orson Carver
Deirdre O’Hara
Created by Maurice Gagnon(1912-99) DEIRDRE O'HARA is a "vibrant young Montreal lawyer and highly-specialized marine insurance investigator" who appears in three novels (labelled as "The Deirdre O'Hara Files")and at least one short story, by French-Canadian author Maurice Gagnon. She has a Siberian husky called Red Devil, and lives on a yacht, The Siren, that she keeps … Continue reading Deirdre O’Hara
Rowena Grant
Created by Maurice Gagnon (1912-99) "That wily redhead, private investigator ROWENA GRANT, formerly of the MUC" is called back by her former employees, the Montreal police, to help them crack the case of a serial killer who seems to be targeting newly-promoted women on the Montreal police force, in her one appearance to date, 1990's … Continue reading Rowena Grant
Robert “Bob” James
Created by John Goldbach (1978--) "A lot remains unknown. Things change when you look at them." -- Robert clues us in... Here we go again... ROBERT "BOB" JAMES is a private eye. A loner with cynical streak that naturally hides a romantic streak. He thinks too much; he drinks too much. He cracks wise, as … Continue reading Robert “Bob” James
Albert Brien
Created by Pierre Saurel Pseudonym of Pierre Daignault Other pseudonyms include Jacques Régent, Hercule Valjean, Paul Verchères (1925-2003) A popular Montréal P.I., ALBERT BRIEN, appeared in an astonishing number of stories, collectively known as Les Aventures Policiéres d'Albert Brien, created--but not all written--by Pierre Saurel, starting way back in 1944. Albert is a celebrated Montréal … Continue reading Albert Brien
Robert Brien
Created by Pierre Saurel Pseudonym of Pierre Daignault Other pseudonyms include Jacques Régent, Hercule Valjean, Paul Verchères (1925-2003) When his astonishing run (over a thousand stories over twenty-odd years) featuring Montreal private eye Albert Brien (“Le détective national des Canadiens française!") was drawing to a close in 1966, Québecois pulpster Pierre Saurel decided to spin … Continue reading Robert Brien
Robert “Le Manchot” Dumont
Created by Pierre Saurel Pseudonym of Pierre Daignault Other pseudonyms include Jacques Régent, Hercule Valjean, Paul Verchères (1925-2003) Tabernaque! I can't believe I missed this eye, operating in my own backyard! Talk about your two solitudes! ROBERT DUMONT is more commonly known as "LE MANCHOT," aka "The Penguin." He's a Québecois Montreal private eye with … Continue reading Robert “Le Manchot” Dumont