About the Author
Upcoming Events
Capital Crime Writers Annual Dinner Function
On June 17th, 2026 I will be getting together with my colleagues from Capital Crime Writers for our annual dinner, election, and awards night. I am looking forward to a great meal, and the opportunity to socialize with my colleagues in person (most of our meetings are by zoom these days).
Another one of my stories is getting published!
Ottawa Press and Publishing will soon be releasing another Ottawa-based mystery anthology. A Capital Mystery 2 features contributions from 23 authors including Brenda Chapman and Mike Martin. I am proud to announce that my short story, When you have eliminated the impossible … , has been selected for this anthology.
Additional details, including the official cover reveal and contributor spotlights, will be announced throughout the summer.
Publications
A Sparks Street Sapper
This story is published in the best-selling mystery anthology titled A Capital Mystery.
Detective Constable Isabelle Paradis’ first assignment in plain clothes looks like a straightforward smash-and-grab at Bytown Books. Not much was taken from the shop, just a book describing the construction of the Rideau Canal and less than a hundred dollars in cash.
Isabelle finds physical evidence, corroborated by an eye witness, identifying a likely suspect. But her new boss, Detective Sergeant Devan Brown, isn’t convinced. He believes the suspect is innocent, and that the cash was only stolen to distract investigators from the true motive for the crime—the book. So to avoid arresting a man for a crime he didn’t commit, they need to figure out why someone would want to steal a book about building the Rideau Canal in the 1800’s.
Leaves in the Forest
My first published short story, Leaves in a Forest, is now available in the January 2023 addition of Mystery Magazine.
In this police procedural, the main the character is ordered to take charge of a homicide on his first shift as a detective, for a crime scene that makes no sense. And just when he thinks things can’t get any worse, he meets his new partner.