Dietrich Kalteis
November 13th, 2025
The harrowing question, “Where does one seek refuge when all the world’s gone mad?”, frames Rust and Bone: A Novel (ECW $24.95), the latest novel from West Coast author Dietrich Kalteis. The book is a dark coming-of-age story and family drama set during the last winter of World War II in Ukraine and Germany. The plot follows young Jakob Fritsch, who is separated from his family when his German village is torched and he is forced onto a stock car, only to escape into the pines when the train is bombed. Kalteis is a prolific author of 13 novels and the winner of the 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Best Crime Novel. 9781770418509
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