Description

Body in the Harbour (A Detective Hodgins Victorian Mystery) 

It started out as a normal day for two young boys playing on the wharf before the Christmas break ended. Normal until they found the bludgeoned body of a young man washed up on the shore of Toronto Harbour on January 7, 1874. The only identification on the corpse is a partial name inside his coat collar and a washed out train ticket in the pocket. Detective Albert Hodgins is called in to investigate and the trail leads to the small hamlet of Stouffville. In a time before forensics, Detective Hodgins has to use his cunning to determine which of his suspects did the young man in and why.

About the Author

Nanci M. Pattenden is an author of historical crime fiction. After digging into her own genealogy, Nanci uncovered a story about a young ancestor, sent to Canada from an English workhouse, who ended up on trial for murder. This sparked her interest in writing fiction, and launched her into the world of novel writing. Nanci’s interest in genealogy, local history and love of Victorian murder mysteries have merged to create a new Canadian Victorian murder mystery writer. She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Crime Writers of Canada, The Writers’ Community of York Region, , The Writers’ Community of Durham Region, and the Historical Novel Society. Nanci has completed the Creating Writing programs at both the University of Toronto and the University of Calgary. She currently resides in Newmarket, Ontario with her beautiful cat Snowball, and is semi-retired. She can be contacted through her website at www.nancipattenden.com.