Looking for a Quick Read?
If you are looking for a book you can read in one sitting or between subway stops, there are two new lines of books that you will enjoy. These books are written by well-known Canadian authors and are designed to be under 100 pages long. Great for those looking for a quick interesting read or literacy students.
One line is the Good Reads series, which includes both fiction and non-fiction titles from Canadian authors Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Deborah Ellis, Maureen Jennings, Rabindranath Maharaj, Louise Penny and Gail Vaz-Ixlade. Maureen Jennings' book Shipwreck is the latest in the Murdoch mystery series. The Murdoch mysteries are set in Toronto during the 1890s. This book is actually told by a present day relative of Detective William Murdoch, as he is writing the memoirs of his family history. In this tale Murdoch is still a young boy, but he already has the reasoning that will make him a detective. There is a shipwreck during a storm. The people of the small fishing village in Nova Scotia quickly work to save survivors from the wreck. A young woman who hides a terrible secret is rescued and only Murdoch can uncover the truth.
The second line is the Rapid Reads, which includes stories from Gail Bowen, William Kowalski, Medora Sale and Zoe Whittall. Love You to Death by Gail Bowen is a fast paced, edge of your seat mystery. Charlie D hosts a late-night radio talk show and this story takes place during his two hours on air. His regular callers are usually zany outcasts who feel personally connected to Charlie. One night Charlie learns that his callers are being killed. The police suspect that one of Charlie's fans is obsessed and killing those that are getting in the way. The police are depending on Charlie to bring the killer out of hiding before another murder occurs.
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