Stephen Legault is a full-time conservation activist, writer, photographer and organizational development consultant. He is the author of a number of historical and environmentally themed mysteries, including The End of the Line and The Third Riel Conspiracy, featuring Durrant Wallace, a sergeant with the North West Mounted Police in the late 1800s; The Slickrock Paradox and Black Sun Descending, a Red Rock Canyon Mystery set in Utah's Canyonlands region; and The Vanishing Track and The Glacier Gallows, the most recent mysteries featuring Cole Blackwater, an environmentalist who finds himself solving crimes. Stephen is also the author of Carry Tiger to Mountain: The Tao of Activism and Leadership, which he wrote based on his experience using the Tao Te Ching as a guide to his lifelong work to protect wilderness and wildlife, and Running Toward Stillness (RMB, 2013), a meditation on Buddhist spiritual pra

“Legault knows his history, and that’s what makes this novel shine.” -- The Globe & Mail

“Legault does a good job developing this rich character while never allowing the suspense of the story to flag.” -- Quill & Quire

“A whopping good tale of adventure and murder... a riveting and winning history mystery.” -- The Hamilton Spectator

“Combines the guilty pleasure of a page-turning murder mystery with the brain food found in Pierre Berton’s history books.” -- Avenue Magazine