Brons earns second shortlist nod

May 22nd, 2015

Janet Brons’ debut novel A Quiet Kill is a finalist for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. The shortlist was announced May 20th. This is the inaugural year for the annual $10,000 award that recognizes debut authors in literary fiction, nonfiction, and genre fiction. The prize will highlight a different genre each year, and the committee chose to feature mysteries published in 2014 for its first year.

Janet Brons

“I’m thrilled and honoured to be shortlisted for this award,” said Brons upon the announcement. “It’s particularly exciting given this is the first year that Kobo has run this competition, and I’m delighted to have made the list!”

A Quiet Kill (TouchWood Editions, 2014) is the first instalment in Janet Brons’ Forsyth and Hay mystery series. The head of the Canadian High Commission’s trade section is found brutally murdered in the Official Residence in London, England. Scotland Yard’s Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Hay is called in to investigate, while Royal Canadian Mounted Police Inspector Liz Forsyth is dispatched from Ottawa. Paired up for the first time, the two investigators wade into the murky waters of the diplomatic community and navigate through a melee of international conspiracy, militant nationalism, and murder.

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