City of Fallen Angels by Howard Engel
Reviewed by Jim Napier In crime-writing circles Howard Engel is a Canadian institution. He is – not arguably, but is – the finest writer...
Feature - A Sense of Belonging
A Feature Article by John Last Adrienne Clarkson and her consort John Ralston Saul are among the most effective patrons of the arts in...
Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz is a story about how love can sometimes hurt more than it heals. The novel...
Costume & Bone by Lucinda Johnston
Reviewed by Ranga Iyer-Rajah Costume is the first part or rather the first story in this book. Raine the protagonist struggles with...
WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 2015 ISSUE OF THE OTTAWA REVIEW OF BOOKS
Happy New Year! In this first issue of 2015, the ORB team reviews six recent works of fiction by Sean Michaels, Geza Tatrallyay, André K....
Us Conductors by Sean Michaels
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms Sean Michaels’ Us Conductors is a novel about the ways in which humans are able to connect with one...
Twisted Reasons by Geza Tatrallyay
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann For centuries, Vienna has been a city of elegance and sophistication, a crossroads of Central Europe and a...
The Chimera Sanction by André K. Baby
Reviewed by Jim Napier Thierry Dulac, an investigator for Interpol, is yanked off a mountain in the Canadian Rockies and flown to Italy...
Death at the Podium by Robert Barclay
Reviewed by Alex Binkley Hitting the right notes Orchestra conductors are dying in dramatic fashion on podiums around the world and...
Down The Street by Cassandra Cronenberg
By Ranga Iyer Been in a relationship and felt even lonelier? Itessa, the protagonist goes through this feeling throughout her married...