gritty police procedurals, to historical fiction and novellas for adult literacy. She is currently writing four cozy mystery series: the Tea by the Sea mysteries for Kensington, the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series for Crooked Lane Books, the Catskill Resort mysteries for Penguin Random House, and the Lighthouse Library series (as Eva Gates) for Crooked Lane.
Delany is a past president of the Crime Writers of Canada and co-founder and organizer of the Women Killing It Crime Writing Festival. Her work has been nominated for the Derringer, the Bony Blithe, the Ontario Library Association Golden Oak, and the Arthur Ellis Awards. Delany is the recipient of the 2019 Derrick Murdoch Award for contributions to Canadian crime writing. She lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
Her newest novel in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series is The Game is a Footnote.
Recently I asked the author about what she was reading. Delany's reply:
I do most of my best reading on airplanes. I love the isolation of being on a plane, just me and my book. I find that it’s about the only time anymore I have the time and space to simply immerse myself in a book, with none ofVisit Vicki Delany's website, Facebook page, and Twitter perch.those pesky distractions like Twitter, Facebook, and household chores.
Over the Christmas holidays this year, I went to Nelson, British Columbia to visit my daughter and her family. Not a lot of reading got done during the visit (the kids being 4 and 13 months doesn’t lead to much free time) but I did take several books with me for the long flights.
Prior to a recent trip to Italy, I read The Color Storm by Damian Dibben specifically because it’s set in 16th century Venice. I enjoyed that book enough to see what else he’d written and was delighted to find Tomorrow. The book is told entirely from the POV of a dog. And not just any dog. In the year 1815 a dogis in Venice, waiting for his master to return. He’s been waiting for two hundred years. And so begins a story of loyalty, friendship, love. And the price of immortality. Perfect airplane reading.
I also read This is the Night they Come for You by Robert Goddard. I’ve been a fan of Goddard for many, many years. He’s been called “the master of the triple cross”. His books are usually about some average English guy who finds himself embroiled in events far beyond his control. I’d rank this book as just okay, and definitely not one of his best, although it does provide an interesting look into the modern history and current situation of Algeria. I’d recommend an earlier book of his, that I also recently read, Days without Number, as an example of just how Goddard can work one twist after another.
The Page 69 Test: The Game is a Footnote.
--Marshal Zeringue
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