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SAFE HARBOR free this week on Smashwords!

Posted on March 6, 2022 by rosemarymccracken

Safe Harbor, the first novel in my Pat Tierney Mystery Series, is FREE on Smashwords today through Saturday March 12. Jack Batten, the Toronto Star‘s crime fiction reviewer, says, “McCracken’s novel offers a coherent structure, an exact feel for Toronto … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought

Posted on January 7, 2022 by rosemarymccracken

Today, I’m delighted to be a guest on Shelley Workinger’s blog, But What Are They Eating? I’ve posted about the role restaurants play in my fiction, especially stories set in Toronto, one of the world’s most multicultural cities. Toronto’s eateries … Continue reading →

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A Curiosity of Crime

Posted on December 8, 2021 by rosemarymccracken

As far back as she can remember, Kerry Cathers has been fascinated by history and by crime. The Toronto writer and editor turned her passion for history into a doctorate in medieval warfare from the University of Reading (2002). “Warfare,” … Continue reading →

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Roman à clef screenwriting: Belfast

Posted on December 2, 2021 by rosemarymccracken

IN 1969, long-simmering tensions in Northern Ireland boiled over, beginning the three decades of religious and political conflict known as The Troubles. It took 3,500 lives and prompted thousands to flee their homeland. This is the backdrop of Kenneth Branagh’s … Continue reading →

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