Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award finalist, John Bilsland non-fiction award, Canada Book Award Winner and Author Shout 2023 honorable mention. Most mysteries and suspense novels have to do with cops, lawyers, and PIs. My protagonist is a firefighter and is the first firefighter pulp fiction in Canada. True grit and reality are my writing tenets.
My juvenile/middle grade/chapter books have no magic wands, wise talking creatures, vampires, or parallel worlds. I write stories about children, not so much specifically for children. Many adults enjoy my writing because of this. My stories are about unassuming boys who get in trouble and must prove themselves and show the world they have hearts of lions. There's fighting, conflict, loyalty, bullies, integrity, and courage. I've read samples to Grade 4 and 5 students and garnered excellent reviews.
I was born in Welland, Ontario and now live in Alberta. Backpacked the world on the Hippie Trail and lived in Australia. I've worked as a paperboy, grocery clerk, sales rep, all types of construction work, painter, mink ranch hand, assembly line rubber factory, cherry picker, freelance astronaut (no offers), boilermaker apprentice, delivery driver, father, coach, and career firefighter and officer for 32 years. I've also played drums in the Black Gold Big Band for 8 years.
I retired as fire captain with Edmonton Fire Rescue, a large Canadian metro fire service. I live in Beaumont, Alberta with Gloria, whom I met on a freighter/passenger ship from Jakarta to Singapore. I've climbed the Great Wall of China, been down and out living in Australia, honeymooned with Gloria during the Grenada Revolution and saw Maurice Bishop, snorkeled with a marlin, almost smuggled a Playboy into Communist Russia, tossed eggs at an Aussie PM, was in Havana when Fidel shocked Cubans and stepped down. My wife made a pot of tea for the Queen of England in N.Z.
I travel widely, do a bit of fishing and boating, drink demon rum, manage a writers group, do occasional renos, and sit on my butt outside in the good weather reading a decent book. My writing work consists of travel articles, YA, juvenile, how-tos, and has garnered several awards. Check out my website for some excellent short stories.
AUTHOR SHOUT 2024 Recommended Read Award.
4.0 out of 5 stars "A punch of an adventure novel!" C. Hoag, author of The Blood Room.
Aaron Landers, Canadian ex-pat only wants to grow his Mexican dive tour business until one fateful turn at a vehicle accident scene binds him to the Yucatan State Police commandant, Luis Guiterrez. The two hatch a simple, easy money scheme and begin a descent down a dark road into a hard world In Cancun. Unbeknownst to Aaron, the commandant is being extorted and his need for more money ups the ante. An anonymous group in Canada asks Aaron to locate a pedophile for big bucks. With the backing of Luis, Aaron sets it up but Luis wrests control and it becomes an international crime. There is no turning back. Meanwhile, Aaron falls hard for Maria, an alluring Mexican woman whose own past is bound to the commandant and her vindictive estranged husband, Hernando. Trying to win Maria's heart, Aaron embarks on a deadly path and ignites a chain of terrible events. When an oil executive decides makes an offer to Luis and Aaron for getting rid of a competitor, the man gets swept up and spit out, leaving Aaron ruing the day he turned north on carretera 307 and met Luis. Now Aaron has become what he never thought he could; a murderous avenging angel trapped by circumstances with no way out.
Título : Teeth of the Cocodrilo
EAN : 9780994750457
Editorial : E. R. Yatscoff
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