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DeeBrief review: The Accident by Chris Pavone
Set in the publishing world, The Accident goes from the slush pile to a Bourne Identity–style chase through New York. But are the stakes really that high? “‘You think that has something to do with the...
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All the hovering possibilities: a review of Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
Violent political realities in Sierra Leone and their lasting physical and psychological traumas form the backdrop of Michael Wuitchik’s gritty debut My Heart is not My Own. neck. “By evening, the heat...
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Audiobook review: Veronica Mars: The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas...
“’I thought you wanted information, Lamb. I thought you wanted to find these girls.’ He looked at the picture again, a conflicted expression flitting across his face. ‘Do you have any proof that this...
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DeeBrief review: The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of...
On a sunny day in a Welsh village in 1924, Wilfred Price finds himself so beguiled by the lemon-curd yellow dress worn by his charming date, he proposes marriage to her—quite by accident. “‘He looked...
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Blog Tour: a review of Prototype by MD Waters
“I want to laugh. Maybe Emma Burke would exit this room without a word, but I am not that woman any more. Pulling free of Foster’s grip, I spin so fast Noah and Reid stop arguing to stare in...
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Buried in the Crackpot file: a review of The Stonehenge Letters by Harry...
In The Stonehenge Letters, Harry Karlinsky gleefully blends fact and fiction into what might be the most original book you’ll read this year. “I share in confidence that a year ago I chose to will the...
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Simultaneously conspicuous and invisible: a review of The Book of Unknown...
Different motivations prompt immigration to the United States in Cristina Henríquez’s ambitious novel The Book of Unknown Americans. “I couldn’t help but think of how in Pátzcuaro Arturo used to come...
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DeeBrief review: Elizabeth is Missing, by Emma Healey
Eighty-two-year-old Maud knows her friend Elizabeth is missing, but because Maud is elderly and suffers from dementia, no one takes her seriously. “‘Oh, Maud,’ she calls out as I leave the shop. ‘I...
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DeeBrief review: Chinese Cooking for Diamond Thieves by Dave Lowry
In this light mystery romp, restaurant critic Dave Lowry doles out an extra big helping of foodie flavour. “‘And you,’ she said, ‘the aforementioned white guy from Andover, Massachusetts, waltzed into...
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Beauty at any cost: a review of The Gallery of Lost Species by Nina Berkhout
Poet Nina Berkhout seeks to explore the nuances of family, beauty, and expectation in her debut novel The Gallery of Lost Species. “The fixation was with the search for the exemplary paperweight or the...
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