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| Title: | Bloody York
: Tales of Mayhem, Murder, & Mystery in Toronto |
| Author: | David Skene-Melvin |
| ISBN: | 0889242739 : 9780889242739 |
| Illustrations: | b/w illlus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 216 |
| Weight: | .336 Kg. |
| Published: | Dundurn Press - October 1996 |
| List Price: | 8.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | TRUE STORIES: Ontario |
Although it may lack the labyrinthine sewers of Paris, the mean streets of Los Angeles, or the low and vile alleys of London. Toronto is not without its places of danger, excitement and romance. In "Bloody York", thirteen Canadian writers from the late nineteenth century to today find intrigue, mystery and terror in the familiar streets and places of Toronto, in stories set from the 1860s to beyond the present. Here, ghostly uncles help apprehend embezzlers, and Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson aid Sir John A. MacDonald in foiling American plans to annex Canada. Travellers from a distant land come pursued by vengeful priests, neighbour robs neighbour, terrorism stalks the unsuspecting and a detective finds a clue only to lose his way. Over a century of Canadian crime writers provide this celebration of a great city, including: John Dent, Robert Barr, Jack Batten, Maureen Jennings and Rosemary Aubert. David Skene-Melvin provides an extensive introduction, putting each story into the geographic and historical context of the city. A brief lead-in sets the tone for each story. Additionally, there are biographies of the contributors and their complete bibliographies, along with an extensive appendix listing crime novels set in Toronto.
