

Cradle of the Deep by Dietrich Kalteis
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin With shades of Easy Rider and Bonnie and Clyde, in his latest crime novel, Dietrich Kalteis takes us on an...


Down in the Ground by Bruce Meyer
Reviewed by Allan Weiss Bruce Meyer is a poet, fiction author, editor, scholar, and professor with over sixty books to his credit. Down...


The Woman in Valencia by Annie Perreault
Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw Translations of French novels by Quebec authors don’t always hit the mark in English Canada. The Woman in...


Electric Castles by Cliff Burns
Reviewed by Robert Runté Cliff Burns has been writing professionally for over thirty years and self-publishing through his Black Dog...


Spirit Sight by Marie Powell
Reviewed by Wendy Hawkin We often hear of English historical exploits, but less often from the cultures overtaken. Spirit Sight opens a...


Dead Run by Michael Kent
Reviewed by Jim Napier In his latest novel, Dead Run, Montreal author Michael Kent further chronicles the exploits of Lieutenant Luc...


Welcome to ORB's 2020 Holiday Spirits Issue
With the promise of vaccines in 2021, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Still, the holidays during the second wave of the deadly...


Heart of Goodness by Carolyne Van Der Meer
Reviewed by Joshua Levy In Heart of Goodness, Carolyne Van Der Meer takes poetic license in writing Marguerite Bourgeoys’s memoir. This...


Ivy's Tree by Wendy Burton
Reviewed by Amanda Hale Ivy’s Tree, in the tradition of tragicomedy, is both laugh-out-loud humorous and extremely poignant. Wendy...


Scorpion Scheme by Melissa Yi
Reviewed by Jim Napier In a world of overachievers Canadian thriller writer Melissa Yi remains something of a phenom: a full-time...




