Today’s meander is with my friend Chris Fournier, author of two detective novels featuring journalist Denny Durant.
These novels are seeped in Canadiana – set in Montreal, Quebec in 2012, the novel explores the emerging fentanyl problem in Canada and the havoc it wrecks on people in Denny’s life. The first in a series of detective novels, this is a great tale, I read it in a few sittings. With a background in poetry, Chris has a deft hand in painting scenes, truly bringing us into feeling the scenes he's painted. It’s a good read.
We also talk “inside baseball” about the process of publishing a book, independently. The big benefit – you have total creative control. There’s good insight here if self-publishing is on your mind.
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If you’d like to buy his book, look for “The Freelancer,” by C.J. Fournier in your favourite independent bookstore
One of the authors Chris mentioned was Graeme Greene
“May 2-4 Weekend” in Canada is a play on words. 2-4 refers to a case of 24 beer. And the weekend celebrates the birthday of the colonial British Queen, Victoria. The weekend also marks the beginning of summer in Canada.
Book cover designed by award winning designer, David Drummond of Salamander Hill design studio
Some background about Canada’s war in Afghanistan
Royalty free music is called Sunday Stroll – by Huma-Huma