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Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
I am a lawyer in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada who enjoys reading, especially mysteries. Since 2000 I have been writing personal book reviews. This blog includes my reviews, information on and interviews with authors and descriptions of mystery bookstores I have visited. I strive to review all Saskatchewan mysteries. Other Canadian mysteries are listed under the Rest of Canada. As a lawyer I am always interested in legal mysteries. I have a separate page for legal mysteries. Occasionally my reviews of legal mysteries comment on the legal reality of the mystery. You can follow the progression of my favourite authors with up to 15 reviews. Each year I select my favourites in "Bill's Best of ----". As well as current reviews I am posting reviews from 2000 to 2011. Below my most recent couple of posts are the posts of Saskatchewan mysteries I have reviewed alphabetically by author. If you only want a sentence or two description of the book and my recommendation when deciding whether to read the book look at the bold portion of the review. If you would like to email me the link to my email is on the profile page.

Rest of Canada

ALBERTA

(Calgary and Foothills of the Rockies) - (2013) - Healthy, Wealthy & Dead (1994) by Suzanne North

BRITISH COLUMBIA

(Vancouver) Deverell, William - (2011) - A Trial of Passion; (2011) - Snow Job; (2012) - I'll See You in My Dreams; (2012) - Removing Indigenous Children from Their Families in Crime Fiction; (2012) - "D" is for William Deverell

(Sechelt - Sunshine Coast) - Wright, L.R. - (2012) The Suspect; (2012) - "W" is for L.R. Wright

MANITOBA

(Southwest) Wiebe, Armin – (2010) - Murder in Gutenthal 

(Winnipeg) Van Rooy, Michael - (2011) - An Ordinary Decent Criminal; (2012) - "V" is for Michael Van Rooy

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

(Inuvik and Fort Norman) - (2012) - Murder in a Cold Climate;  (2012) - "Y" is for Scott Young; (2012) - Traditional Outdoor Journeys in Cime Fiction

NUNUVUT

Harlick, R.J. - (2010) - An Arctic Blue Death

Murphy, Dennis - (2009) - Darkness at the Stroke of Noon


 ONTARIO

(Port Dundas - Fictional Town) Wolfe, Inger Ash - (2009) - The Calling; (2011) - Who is Inger Ash Wolfe?; (2012) - The Taken; (2012) - Being Affected by a Male Author Creating a Female Sleuth; (2012) - Q and A with Michael Redhill on his Psuedonym Inger Ash Wolfe

(Gannoque - Kingston) Sinnett, Mark - (2011) - The Border Guards

(Stone Mills now Glenora) Benns, Roderick - (2012) - The Legends of the Lake on the Mountain - An Adventure of the Young John A. Macdonald

(Toronto) Aubert, Rosemary - (2013) - Red Mass

(Toronto) Edmondson, Jill - (2011) - Blood and Groom; (2011) - Dead Light District; (2011) - Questions and Answers with Jill; (2011) - Thoughts on Questions and Answers with Jill; (2012) - The Lies Have It; (2012) - Questions and Answers with Jill (The Lies Have It); (2012) - Thoughts with Questions and Answers with Jill (The Lies Have It); (2012) - "E" is for Jill Edmondson

(Toronto and the Rest of the World) - Hamilton, Ian - (2012) - The Water Rat of Wanchai; (2013) - The Disciple of Las Vegas

(Toronto and the United States) - Rotenberg, David - (2012) - The Placebo Effect; (2012) - Questions and Answers with David Rotenberg; (2012) - Thought on Questions and Answers with David; (2013) - A Murder of Crows

(Toronto) Rotenberg, Robert – (2011) - Old City Hall; (2011) - The Guilty Plea; (2011) - Questions and Answers with Robert; (2011) - Thoughts on Questions and Answers with Robert; (2012) - Stray Bullets; (2012) - Q and A with Robert (Stray Bullets); (2012) - Thoughts on Q and A with Robert (Stray Bullets); (2012) - "R" is for Robert Rotenberg

(Toronto) Shrier, Howard – (2010) - Buffalo Jump; (2013) - High Chicago

(Windsor and Colchester) - Woodward, Caroline - (2013) -Showdown at Border Town - An Adventure of the Young Paul Martin and The Contest to Write The Adventure and Q & A with Caroline


QUEBEC

(Three Pines - Fictional Location) Penny, Louise – (2005) - Still Life; (2006) - Dead Cold (Tied for 3rd Best fiction of 2006); (2007) - The Cruelest Month; (2009) - The Murder Stone (Maybe ____ Best fiction of 2009); (2010) - The Brutal Telling; (2011) - Bury Your Dead; (2011) - A Trick of the Light; (2012) - The Beautiful Mystery (Part I) and The Beautiful Mystery (Part II)

(Montreal) Reichs, Kathy - Deadly Decisions

SET OUTSIDE CANADA

(England) - Robinson, Peter - (2012) - Before the Poison

(United States) - Barclay, Linwood - (2008) - No Time for Goodbye