Remember the Chickulator at the Science and Tech Museum? What about the Britannia Drive-In? The Green Valley Restaurant? The malted milks once sold in the basement of Freiman’s Department Store? If you answered Yes to any of these questions, Lost Ottawa is a book you’ll treasure. This is the unwritten history of the Nation’s Capital and a loving tribute to the power and beauty of everyday life.

Lost Ottawa: (Book One)

Humor & Entertainment

McGee, David

Humor

Ottawa Press and Publishing

The best-selling local-interest book in Canada is back! Lost Ottawa, Book Two picks up where our run-away, best-selling first book left off – with the most popular posts from the Lost Ottawa Facebook page since 2016. Remember midnight shows at the Towne Cinema? Taking off your rubbers at the Grace Hospital? Finding a bargain at the Stittsville Flea Market, or that perfect prank at Bill’s Joke Shop? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’ll treasure Lost Ottawa, Book Two.

Lost Ottawa: Book Two

The corruption trial of a disgraced former Conservative cabinet minister opens the door to a secret world of espionage and ruthless political double-dealing in Spiked. With the police hampered at every turn, it is up to crime columnist Kris Redner to solve the mysterious death of a Chinese embassy employee, and the just-as-mysterious downfall of a once rising star in the Conservative government. Randall Denley's latest Kris Redner mystery is sure to please any fan of courtroom drama or political intrigue.

Spiked (A Kris Redner Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Denley, Randall

Mystery

Jake Lydon is back! And looking forward to a relaxing winter in the tropics after the summer "shi*tstorm" chronicled in Connecdead. But the part-time detective and full-time slacker's dream of endless beer and beach is shattered by the grisly murder of a friend and fellow expatriate. Was it a simple robbery gone horrifically wrong or something more? Something that points the finger at one of Jake's motley crew of drinking buddies as the killer? As with pretty well everything else in his middle-age, Jake doesn't have a friggin' clue. And neither does Arturo "Arty" Diaz, the region's top cop, who reluctantly takes Jake on as his unofficial deputy. Together, the improbable duo digs deeper, throwing out all the "possible" scenarios to get to the "likely" ones.And together they discover that the mostly likely solution lies with a vicious criminal enterprise exploiting the lives of the most vulnerable on their Caribbean island. Ultimately, they find their case hangs on the deadly blade of a machete. Untrustworthy praise for Jake Lydon: "Without question, Jake Lydon is the most appealing paunchy, long-haired, Hawaiian shirt-wearing, foul-mouthed, chain-smoking, near-alcoholic, anti-social, diabetic, semi-reclusive retiree detective in crime literature today....Certainly Top Five." - Possibly a famous guy who didn't read the book

Machete: A Jack Lydon Mystery (Jake Lydon Mystery Series)

Owens, John

Thrillers & Suspense

From the author of the award-winning Sgt. Windflower Mysteries comes "Christmas in Newfoundland: Memories and Mysteries," a welcome addition to the Sgt. Windflower family of books. Christmas in Newfoundland is a special time. In the depths of long winter nights memories are made and stories are told. Of Christmas by candlelight and horse and buggy rides to church. Of shopping on Water Street in St. John’s before malls and the Internet. In later years, Sgt. Windflower came to work and then to stay in the quiet town of Grand Bank by the Atlantic Ocean where the salt air froze in the wind and the Mounties were welcomed to warm themselves by every fire. Come and warm yourself by the fire and hear their stories. Some memories and some mysteries. Enjoy some holiday time with Sgt. Windflower and all the familiar characters that you’d come to know and love. Good food, good friends and always another chair at the table.

Christmas in Newfoundland — Memories and Mysteries: A Sgt. Windflower Book (A Sgt. Windflower Christmas Mystery)

Martin,Mike

Sergeant Winston Windflower and his trusty crew at the Grand Bank detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have more than a few mysteries on their hands. Windflower suspects that the three cases-a homicide, a near-homicide and a fire on Coronation Street-are somehow connected, but how is proving difficult to determine, especially now that he must battle his unusually cranky mood, the never-ending winter that has gripped the coastal region of Newfoundland and his new, power-hungry boss.In Fire, Fog and Water, Bony Blythe Award winner Mike Martin is true to form, retaining the light crime genre for which he is known while delving into the most perplexing social issues of our time, including mental health, addictions and workplace harassment. Windflower must not only solve the drug-and-death crimes that threaten the otherwise tranquil lives of Grand Bank's residents, he must resolve his own internal conflicts before they consume him as surely as the blaze that engulfed the house on Coronation Street."It's like going home each time I read about Sgt. Winston Windflower, his family, and his fellow officers in Grand Bank, Newfoundland. I enjoy these stories that contain a little mystery and at the same time a cozy feel to the life and times of this good man, Sgt. Winston Windflower." - Online Book Review, 4 out of 4 Stars"Readers interested in a small-town setting and a whodunit that is satisfyingly complex and thought-provoking will find Darkest Before the Dawn excels at creating a realistic atmosphere that keeps the story fast-paced and involving. Darkest Before the Dawn is highly recommended for murder mystery readers who like their stories as filled with life as with death." - Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review"Be prepared to be charmed by Windflower, a food-loving sergeant who could possibly be Canada's most polite Mountie." - Halifax Chronicle-Journal

Fire, Fog and Water: Mike Martin (Sgt. Windflower Mysteries)

Andrew King is described on his Twitter account as "artist and cartoonist." It is a self-deprecating description for someone whose work can indeed be found in some of the finest art collections in the country, and from time to time, on the comics page of the Ottawa Citizen or the Kitchissippi Times.Andrew is also a detective, which doesn't get mentioned as often, a history sleuth who loves to solve old mysteries. Where exactly is the first house built in Ottawa? Was there really a nuclear reactor once at Tunney's Pasture? And what in the world happened to Ottawa's once famous tiki bar at the Talisman Inn? Andrew has been seeking answers to questions like these since launching the popular website Ottawa Rewind in 2013. In Ottawa Rewind, Andrew has set out to find the location of shipwrecks in the Ottawa River, the playboy bunnies that once worked the Riverside Hotel in Vanier and every last Freemason or Knights Templar symbol built into Canada's Parliament Buildings. Ottawa Rewind: A Book of Curios and Mysteries is as much a mystery as a history book. Whimsical and well researched, it is the creative work of a restless and curious mind. Also the book that will finally tell you where an underground tunnel can be found in Ottawa.

Ottawa Rewind: A Book of Curios and Mysteries (The Ottawa Rewind Series)

History

King,Andrew

Americas

As I Walked About: A Collection of Walking Columns from the Ottawa Citizen

Jenkins, Phil

Payback: A Kris Redner Mystery

A Perfect Storm: A Sgt. Windflower Mystery (The Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series)

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