Toronto's David Sanders and Claire Dumont are the Nick and Nora Charles of academia: two amateur detectives pulled into a web of deceit and violence involving murder, the illegal cross-border dumping of toxic waste, organized crime, dubious, self-serving politicians, and a mysterious, ambitious businessman whose loyalties are unknown. Michael Boughn weaves together multiple plots, deals within deals, and double crosses galore as David and Claire find themselves pulled deeper and deeper into a funny, captivating hard-boiled mystery that might have been written by of Dashiell Hammett -- if he had only had the chance to read Betty Friedan.
Born and raised in Riverside, California, Michael Boughn moved to Canada in October, 1966 to escape the U.S. military draft. He completed his PhD at SUNY Buffalo, and worked as a writer, typesetter, and publication designer, founding shuffaloff books. He currently lives in Toronto with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two children.