Reviews

‘My favourite type of mystery, suspenseful, and where everyone is not what they appear . . . Christine is great at creating atmosphere . . . she evokes the magic of the stage, and her characters [have] a past to be uncovered before the mystery is solved.’ [Stage Fright]

- Lizzie Hayes, MYSTERY WOMEN

Crossing-blogging with Moira: Shadows on the Rock

Posted on Nov 9, 2017 in Clothes in Books, Québec, Shadows on the Rock, Willa Cather | 8 Comments

I flew into Québec on the 15th October, and by coincidence that is the same month that Willa Cather’s novel. Shadows on the Rock, opens. ‘One afternoon late in October 1697, Euclide Auclair, the philosopher apothecary of Quebec, stood on the top of Cap Diamant gazing down the broad, empty river far beneath him. Empty, because […]

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. . . you’re in for a bumpy ride

Posted on Oct 21, 2017 in Bouchercon, Niagara Falls, Québec, Shadows on the Rock, Willa Cather | 12 Comments

I went to Québec because I love Willa Cather’s novel, Shadows on the Rock, which is set there. (There are worse reasons). When I decided to go to this year’s Bouchercon, which was held in Toronto, the opportunity to go onto Québec for a few days was too good an opportunity to miss. Naturally I took […]

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