Spotlight on Canadian Mysteries

Covers of Killer at King's Cove, Cold Mouring, and Your Life Is Mine

Have you read everything by Louise Penny and Peter Robinson?  Try these books by other Canadian mystery authors.

A Killer in King’s Cove

A Killer in King’s Cove

Hoping to find peace among her eclectic, small-town neighbours, an ex-intelligence officer becomes murder suspect.

Explore the series.

The Red Chesterfield

The Red Chesterfield

Russian gangsters, neglected wives, biker gangs and suspicious coincidences converge in a murder mystery that upends the tropes of crime fiction.

Explore all of Wayne Arthurson's books

The Corpse with the Silver Tongue

The Corpse with the Silver Tongue

A classic closed-room mystery. Criminology professor Cait Morgan must find the murderer at a dinner party before she becomes their next victim.

Explore all of Cathy Ace's books.

 

Cold Mourning

Cold Mourning

An Arthur Ellis Award nominee. Stonechild has a week to solve a disappearance ,and she's up against old betrayals and complicated family relationships.  

Explore the full series.

 

Old City Hall

Old City Hall

This debut novel is a rollercoaster legal thriller with a high-paced plot and strong characters.

Explore all of Robert Rotenberg's books.

 

DreadfulWater

DreadfulWater

Bestselling writer Thomas King has mastered comic mystery with this catchy, clever read. First in a series.

Explore all of Thomas King's books.

 

Your Life Is Mine

Your Life Is Mine

Another suspenseful page-turner by the author of  of Find You in the Dark.  Blanche's notorious father died when she was a child, but his legacy has come back to haunt her.

Heat Wave

Heat Wave

New series by a Murdoch Mysteries writer. In 1936 Toronto, junior associate Charlotte Frayne finds connections between seemingly unrelated cases. Followed up with November Rain

Explore all of Maureen Jennings' books.

Fire in the Stars

Fire in the Stars

The first in the Arthur Ellis Award winner's Amanda Doucette series. Fradkin grabs you with masterful tension-building and well-drawn, complex characters. Recommended for fans of Tana French and Deborah Crombie.

Explore all of Barbara Fraser Fradkin's books.