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A Deadly Venture

by (author) Chris Laing

Publisher
Seraphim Editions
Initial publish date
Sep 2014
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781927079324
    Publish Date
    Sep 2014
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

Max Dexter and his easy-on-the-eyes assistant Isabel O?rien are back in the second book of this post-WWII historical mystery series set in Hamilton, Ontario. When Max? artist friend, Roger Bruce, is arrested for murdering one of his clients, Hamilton mobsters attempt to discourage the duo in their efforts to track down the real killer.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Chris Laing is a native of Hamilton, Ontario. In the past few years he has expanded his longtime interest in detective stories from that of avid reader to writing in this genre. He has written a number of short stories, some of which have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock? Mystery Magazine and Hammered Out, as well as online journals. A Private Manby Chris Laing was shortlisted for the Crime Writer? Bony Blithe Award, the Arthur Ellis Award and the Arts Hamilton Kerry Schooley Award.