Quant

15 years later, the groundbreaking Russell Quant mystery series is back. Dealing with grave family matters and personal challenges, PI Russell Quant returns to his hometown of Howell, Saskatchewan. On a perfect spring day the body of a beloved local resident is found at the bottom of a gorge. There's a suicide note. Russell begins to question the cause of death and wonders if the bucolic village he once knew is hiding a more sinister reality. Russell searches for the truth from Canadian prairie to Caribbean paradise. As a once peaceful farming community struggles to survive, deception and greed wage war against resilience, hope, and family legacy.

Anthony Bidulka is the author of the long-running Russell Quant mystery series, two thrillers featuring Disaster Recovery Agent Adam Saint, the stand-alone novels Set Free and Going to Beautiful, and the Merry Bell trilogy mystery series.Praise for Anthony Bidulka's books: "...poignant, often funny, always wise...the quiet joy and hopefulness of this novel are gifts readers will value for years to come." Gail Bowen, author of the Joanne Kilbourn Shreve mystery series"Anthony Bidulka has pulled off a literary coup...deftly balancing humour and heart..." Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour "Bidulka pulls out all the stops in this book, and it's a perfect joy." Globe & Mail"...a testament not only to Bidulka's skill in plotting and other novelistic stratagems, but even more to the unique setting and the wonderfully textured characters..." Felice Picano, author of Like People in History"Quant ...the kind of friend you want to have-unless you're a killer." Mystery Scene Magazine"...Anthony Bidulka has created a whole new genre: Saskatchewan Gothic, which will both chill and warm your heart. Simply wonderful!" Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce series"...beautifully written and deeply wise." Lambda Book Report "The characters...will make you laugh, get a little choked up, want to slap them, and you will absolutely love every single one of them." NightOwlReviews.comAnthony Bidulka has dedicated his career to writing traditional genre novels in an untraditional way, developing a body of work that is accessible, entertaining, unexpectedly humorous and often features his Saskatchewan roots and underrepresented, diverse main characters.Bidulka's novel, Going to Beautiful, is the 2023 winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Crime Novel. Flight of Aquavit was awarded the Lambda Literary Award for Best Men's Mystery, making Bidulka the first Canadian to win in that category. His books have won and been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence, the Lambda Literary Award, the Saskatchewan Book Award, and the Independent Publisher Book Award.In his free time Bidulka loves to travel the world, collect art, walk his dogs, obsess over decorating Christmas trees, and throw a good party.