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Freelance writer in Coquitlam, BC (about thirty minutes from Vancouver). Author
of Deadly Lessons, nominated by the Crime Writers of Canada
for its Arthur Ellis Awards. Last Dance, the sequel
to Deadly Lessons is now in stores. Published in Maclean's Magazine, The Tyee, The Vancouver
Sun, The Vancouver Province, The Victoria Times Colonist, The Coquitlam Now and others.
Last Dance is "a story about searching for a life that can sustain the soul regardless
of how uphill the battle shouldn’t be."
- The Hamilton Spectator
Last Dance, the long awaited sequel to Deadly
Lessons, is already over a year old!
Last Dance follows Winston Patrick, struggling former lawyer-turned-teacher
introduced in Deadly Lessons, as he investigates what appears to be a hate crime against one of his students.
Last Dance is published by Dundurn Publishing of Toronto.
Latest News
Last Dance and Deadly Lessons
Now Both Available in E-Book Formats
Deadly Lessons E-Pub ISBN: 978-1-45971-692-6
Last Dance E-Pub ISBN: 978-45970-104-5
See pictures from the Last Dance book launch
What the reviewers are saying....
"The initially straightforward plot takes a number of surprising twists, which
suggest that a simple, reprehensible hate crime may be something else entirely."
- Publishers' Weekly
"This timely and topical mystery from Russell, whose first novel was shortlisted
for an Arthur Ellis Award, takes on gay-bashing and hate crime...This is a solid mystery with a sad message: Hate does kill."
- Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail
"Russell’s newest outing with series star Winston Patrick, who draws on
his lawyer past to teach high school students and sleuth out criminal culprits, certainly benefitted from the extra time."
- Sarah Weinman, The
National Post
"It
starts as a fairly straight-forward mystery and turns into something much more complicated and conflicting. It was a
book that I wanted to discuss with others."
- Lynn Farris, examiner.com
"Deftly wraps a contentious issue inside a complex
and revealing, brutal but also witty, bubble of crime."
- Joan Barfoot, The Toronto Sun
"...a strong mystery with a strong theme: Sexual orientation is still
an issue for many people in the 21st century."
- Jenni Mortin, Sasktoon Star Phoenix
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