Upon completing his undercover surveillance in the café, Henry had emailed the Client explaining the situation had escalated and Ally was in danger. Was he prepared for Henry to take the next step? If he didn’t hear back, he’d assume the Client had given his consent.
There was no reply.
— from "The Client"

Cold Canadian Crime

21 STORIES TO CELEBRATE CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA’S 40th ANNIVERSARY

Private investigator Henry Dibley is pursuing his latest assignment by watching a young woman as she goes about her life.  But who is he working for?  And why?  And is Henry really who he claims to be?

Cold Canadian Crime takes us on a cross-country tour of murder, abduction, blackmail, and the many faces of retribution.  In an assortment ranging from gritty noir to dark humour, with flashes of ingenuity and healthy doses of moral ambiguity, these 21 tales from Canadian crime writers are perfect for curling up with on a chilly winter night, or reading on the beach on a hot summer's day.

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Editor: Taija Morgan
Foreword: Linwood Barclay
Introduction: William Deverell

Contributing Authors: K.L. Abrahamson, Pam Barnsley, Thom Bennett, Susan Calder, Melodie Campbell, Brenda Chapman, Lisa de Nikolits, Elizabeth Elwood, Alice Fitzpatrick, Delee Fromm, R.M. Greenaway, Blair Keetch, Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Rosemary McCracken , donalee Moulton, Lynne Murphy, C.S. O’Cinneide, Lorna Poplak, David A. Poulsen, Gabrielle St. George, Hope Thompson