The author speaks... In the last months of Joe Biden’s presidency—and don’t worry, this only touched briefly on politics—he said something profound about the justice system: “Even when individuals have done nothing wrong — and in fact have done the right thing — and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or … Continue reading Sam Wiebe on The Last Exile
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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”
The Ensemble P.I Story
Truffaut's Stolen Kisses and Bogdanovich's They All Laughed The following is from Sam Wiebe's always interesting newsletter (available in free and paid versions), wherein he expounds on writing, crime fiction, film and whatever else catches his attention. Sam, of course, is the award-winning Canadian crime writer and the creator of Vancouver private eyes Dave Wakeland … Continue reading The Ensemble P.I Story
Out of the Past and Against All Odds
Two versions of one story... with a 32 minute difference By Sam Wiebe The following is from Sam Wiebe's always interesting newsletter (available in free and paid versions, wherein he expounds on writing, crime fiction, film and whatever else catches his attention. Sam, of course, is the award-winning Canadian crime writer and the creator of … Continue reading Out of the Past and Against All Odds
Down Some Other Mean Streets
Sam Wiebe's List of Out of Town (Private) Detective Novels In January 2024, our pal Sam Wiebe posted "The Detective Out of Town" on Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine's blog, Something is Going to Happen, to mark the publication of his short story “The Barguzin Sable” (featuring his Vancouver private eye Dave Wakeland) in their March/April … Continue reading Down Some Other Mean Streets
This is a Wild One: Solomon’s Vineyard by Jonathan Latimer
A Review by Sam Wiebe The sanitized, bland, and distinctly un-evocative covers for the newest iteration of Black Lizard inspired me to read a few more old pulp novels recently—the kind that usually feature lurid covers by artists like Robert McGuinness. It’s my small, silent and utterly meaningless pushback against the “downplay the ugly and … Continue reading This is a Wild One: Solomon’s Vineyard by Jonathan Latimer
Night Moves: An Introduction
Sam Wiebe Introduces the 1974 Classic Slated to introduce Night Moves at the Vancouver Film Center in August 2022, Canadian crime writer Sam Wiebe, the creator of private eyes Dave Wakeland and Michael Drayton, confessed that "It’s one of my favorite PI films and neo-noirs, and a million times better than Altman’s very good The Long Goodbye, … Continue reading Night Moves: An Introduction
A Conversation About The Conversation
Sam Wiebe Introduces the 1974 Classic Slated to introduce The Conversation at the Vancouver Film Center before the pandemic, Canadian crime writer Sam Wiebe, the creator of private eyes Dave Wakeland and Michael Drayton, finally got to do it in April 2022. The screening was part of a free day of programming in memoriam for VIFF staff … Continue reading A Conversation About The Conversation
Michael Drayton
Created by Sam Wiebe "There's no real polite way to say this, Mr. Drayton. Someone's fucking our corpses and we'd like it to stop." -- Michael meets a new client. Twenty-nine year old Vancouver dick MICHAEL DRAYTON isn't your usual hard-boiled gumshoe -- in fact, he gives off something of a slacker vibe. He drinks tea, … Continue reading Michael Drayton
Dave Wakeland
Created by Sam Wiebe Pseudonyms include Nolan Chase "You can only get punched in the face so many times before you start considering a change of scenery." — The Last Exile Sam Wiebe, author of the raw, bruising (and Shamus-nominated) P.I. novel Last of the Independents (2014) returns with another damaged young Vancouver private eye, … Continue reading Dave Wakeland