A Toronto native, Mel Bradshaw (crimenovel.ca) holds degrees in philosophy from Oxford and U of T, where he was film editor of The Varsity. He has taught English in Canada and Southeast Asia and has published crime novels set in three different eras. Victim Impact features biker gangs and courtroom drama in the twenty-first century Golden Horseshoe. Victorian Canada provides the setting for Death in the Age of Steam, which was shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award and won ForeWord Magazine’s 2004 Book of the Year Award in the Mystery category. Quarrel with the Foe, Fire on the Runway, and his latest mystery Winner’s Loss all bring to life Toronto in the Roaring Twenties. Bradshaw has also published short fiction and non-fiction in a variety of Canadian periodicals. He is a member of the Crime Writers of Canada.
Photo Credit:
Photo credit
Carol Jackson
Mel Bradshaw
BIO
Biography
ADDRESS
City: Toronto,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
crimenovel@bell.net
GENRE
crime fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Death in the Age of Steam
Publisher
RendezVous Crime (an imprint of Napoleon & Company)
Year
2004
Title
Quarrel with the Foe
Publisher
RendezVous Crime (an imprint of Napoleon & Company)
Year
2005
Title
Victim Impact
Publisher
RendezVous Crime (an imprint of Napoleon & Company)
Year
2008
Title
Fire on the Runway
Publisher
Dundurn
Year
2013
Title
Winner's Loss
Publisher
Iguana Books
Year
2017
AWARDS
Awards
Name
ForeWard Magazine Mystery Book of the Year Award (Gold)
Publication
Death in the Age of Steam
Year
2004
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Programs & Interests
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