Jane Yeats

Meet Jane Yeats. She's a still-grieving widow who smokes and sometimes drinks too much. Jane is also an acclaimed business writer who supports herself exposing corruption among the business elite. In this first mystery, Jane is asked to investigate the murder of a highly unpopular developer. The prime suspect is his estranged gay son. The murderer could also be someone involved in organized crime. Clever, fast-paced, irreverent and brimming with insider tidbits about big business, Sudden Blow introduces an appealing new heroine, full of contradictions.

In Bad Date, crime journalist Jane Yeats is on the scene again, full of her trademark smart-ass attitude and fondness for Irish ale - not to mention her problems with her next-door neighbor, a crack-addicted prostitute whose body comes to rest on Jane's front lawn one morning. Our reclusive sleuth's life accelerates faster than her new Harley as she is thrust headlong into an unsolicited investigation of a string of unsolved sex-trade mysteries. Not surprisingly Jane has three unusual "helpers" — her mother, Etta, the over-the-top owner of the city's hottest country music bar; her Native artist friend, Silver, who is busy subverting her own rising celebrity; and Max the Wonder Dog, who's torn between two lovers (Jane and eight-ounce burgers). Soon though, Jane finds herself terrifyingly alone, face-to-face with the ultimate in "bad dates."

From the award-winning author of Sudden Blow and Bad Date comes another compelling mystery featuring Jane Yeats, a crime journalist with a passion for hard-boiled adventure, Harleys, and hops. Overnight, Jane is forced to confront the shocking nightmare that has haunted her for years — the chance murder of her lover, Pete. Only the certainty that William Shortt, a serial rapist and killer, had been imprisoned for life has kept her clinging to the narrow ledge of sanity. Then, on the eve of admitting that he'd falsely confessed to the horrific crimes, Shortt is permanently silenced by another inmate. Jane devotes herself to a vengeful mission: to track down Pete's killer, whatever it takes. A deadly pursuit ensues, as Jane's professional objectivity and her ethics dissolve into electrifying rage. From privileged Rosedale to the city's underworld, she nails every clue in a complex plot that builds to a bone-shattering climax on the balcony of a luxury condo high above Toronto's waterfront. See Jane Run!