John McFetridge – författare

"American crime fiction fans will welcome the opportunity to sample the short fiction of some worthy Canadian authors." —Publishers Weekly Following the success of Toronto Noir, the Noir Series explores new Canadian terrain, featuring both English and Francophone authors. Like the city it springs from, Montreal Noir is an intriguing mix of culture, identities, and neighborhoods with one thing in common: the dark side of human nature. This collection presents stories by Patrick Senécal, Tess Fragoulis, Howard Shrier, Michel Basilières, Robert Pobi, Samuel Archibald, Geneviève Lefebvre, Ian Truman, Johanne Seymour, Arjun Basu, Martin Michaud, Melissa Yi, Catherine McKenzie, Peter Kirby, and Brad Smith."Montreal solidifies its reputation as the epicentre for Canadian noir in a strong new anthology." —Quill & Quire "Brings together a bicultural roster of talent by some of the city''s best crime-fiction specialists, with tales from the city''s many neighbourhoods." —Toronto Star "An impressive roster . . . Stories from across the many sub-genres of mystery: police procedural, thriller, private eye, psychological suspense, and hard-boiled crime." —Montreal Review of Books "Whether it''s the quirkiness of the characters, the ingenuity of the puzzles, or the big hearts inside some of the darkest villains, noir''s different north of the border." —Kirkus Reviews

Two aging rock stars plot against the manager who ripped them off in this witty thriller by "Canada''s answer to Elmore Leonard" (Toronto Star). The High, a band with a few hit songs back in the late 1970s, have reunited to play the nostalgia circuit at casinos. But for bassist Barry and lead singer Cliff, this tour will be more lucrative than it appears, as they team up to turn the tables on the gritty underworld of these gambling palaces—robbing the loan sharks and drug dealers who work at every stop of the tour. After coming across their old manager, who had swindled millions from them years ago, Barry and Cliff decide to go for the big score and get it all back—and more. But when a notoriously dangerous motorcycle gang gets involved, all bets are off. "Things start accelerating from the opening line, which sets the tone [and] engages interest perfectly . . . McFetridge is able to convincingly portray flawed figures on both sides of the law." —Publishers Weekly

Set amid the tumult of 1970 Montreal, this is "an extremely good crime novel [with] a seriously compelling mystery" (Booklist). The police in Montreal have their hands full as FLQ, a militant separatist group, continue a campaign of violence. Bombs explode at the stock exchange and at McGill University. Riots break out at a parade. Diplomat James Cross and government minister Pierre Laporte are kidnapped—and the Canadian army moves onto the streets. But while all this is going on, the "Vampire Killer" has murdered three women and a fourth is missing. A young beat cop finds himself almost alone hunting the serial killer, as the rest of the force focuses on the crisis. Constable Eddie Dougherty, the son of a French mother and an Irish-Canadian father, is determined to take matters into his own hands before another victim dies . . . From the acclaimed author of the Toronto series, Black Rock is "a superb police procedural . . . set against the backdrop of a seminal period in Canadian history" (Winnipeg Free Press). "Excellent . . . Well done history and a really good plot line." —The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

This police procedural set in 1970s Montreal is "an enjoyable read . . . that immerses readers in a tumultuous period in Canadian history" (Publishers Weekly). In the weeks before Montreal is to host the 1976 Summer Olympics, the police are bolstering security to prevent another catastrophe like the ''72 games in Munich. But it isn''t tight enough to stop nearly three million dollars being stolen in a bold daytime Brink''s truck robbery. As the high-profile heist continues to baffle the police, Constable Eddie Dougherty gets a chance to prove his worth as a detective on another case. He''s assigned to assist in a Quebec suburb investigating the deaths of two teenagers returning from a rock concert across the Jacques Cartier Bridge. Were they mugged and thrown over the side? Or was it a murder-suicide? With tensions running high in the city and his career at stake, Dougherty is about to confront one of the most challenging cases of his life.