For Howard Shrier, it’s fourth-time lucky with his latest Jonah Geller case, Miss Montreal (Vintage, 288 pages, $20). Not that the Toronto journo hasn’t had his share of good fortune—his scrappy, Jewish, homegrown PI’s 2008 debut, Buffalo Jump, won the Crime Writers of Canada award for best first novel, while the sequel, High Chicago, was named 2009’s best Canadian crime [...]
Howard Shrier likes his crime fiction hard-boiled, no chaser. So, after nearly three decades as a writer in one capacity or another, from journalist to corporate communications, when it was time to develop the lead character of his debut novel, Buffalo Jump, it was rough and tumble all the way. "I love the classic American private [...]
Howard Shrier is a two-time winner of the Arthur Ellis Award, Canada’s highest prize for crime fiction. The author of the acclaimed Jonah Geller series and other works, he publishes new stories and helps emerging authors finish their books, all on this site.
