Upcoming Events in 2021
It's a virtual party!
The pandemic is still affecting all aspects of our lives. Many readings, bookstore appearances, festivals, signings and book launches have had to go virtual. The Devil to Pay's virtual book launch will be held
October 26, 7 pm Eastern time
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Meet and Greet Book signings:
Perfect Books, 358 Elgin St., Ottawa. October 30, 2-3 pm.
Sleuth of Baker Street, 907 Millwood Rd., Toronto, 1-3 pm.
You can also order The Devil to Pay through your favourite local bookstore, some listed on the Sales page, or on most major online platforms.
All books are available in trade paperback, ebook, and audio format.
And In other news...
These months of forced isolation and worry have had impacts on writers in various ways. At times its been difficult to block out the distractions and concentrate well enough to be creative. At other times, being forced to keep only our own company has given us lots of time to work!
Virtual appearances have picked up some of the slack from cancelled events, and Barbara has presented at several Zoom book clubs and talks, with others scheduled in the next few months. Thank you so much to readers for coming out to support writers during these bizarre times.
Barbara spent much of the pandemic working on the the eleventh Inspector Green novel. It has been lots of fun to be back with old friends, and Inspector Green has enjoyed being back in the hunt again!
The book, entitled The Devil to Pay, is out this fall. Meanwhile she's been hard at work on the fifth Amanda Doucette novel, set on Vancouver Island's spectacular west coast. Pandemic restrictions are playing havoc with her research, but she finally got out to the Pacific Rim for research in September. By hook or by crook, the book will come out in the fall of 2022.
News in brief
Available now!
Inspector Green is back! His interest in his daughters's domestic abuse case puts her in danger.
Available now!
Amanda Doucette explores the link between buried bones and her missing uncle.
Nominated for Best Novella!
In the fourth Cedric O'Toole short novel, Cedris'c life is turned upside down.
Released in 2018!
The Third Amanda Doucette mystery is a tale of desperate choices.
Released in Sept. 2017! The second in the Amanda Doucette series is a chilling tale!
Released in Sept. 2016!
And garnering lots of great reviews. Thanks to readers everywhere for your support.
Shortlisted for Best Novella! Breaking news; The Night Thief is nominated for the 2016 Arthur Ellis Award.
Shortlisted for Best Novel!
Barbara is thrilled ro be nominated for the 2015 Best Novel Award by Crime Writers of Canada.
Shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Awards! Barbara is thrilled and honoured that The Whisper of Legends is among the finalists for the 2011 Ottawa Book Awards.
Great reviews!
The reviews are beginning to come in for None So Blind. Check out Publishers Weekly, Quill & Quire, and The National Post.
Superlative Reviews!
The Whisper of Legends has received numerous excellent reviews, such as The Globe and Mail, The Ottawa Citizen, and The National Post.
Nominated for 2013 Best Novella!
Evil Behind that Door, the latest Cedric O'Toole Rapid Reads novel, has been shortlisted for Best Novella by Crime Writers of Canada.
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