Barbara Fradkin crafts gritty, realistic, and psychological mysteries, drawing inspiration from her background as a psychologist working with children and families. She is fascinated by the dark side of human nature and the desperate choices individuals make under duress. Her novels expertly blend suspense with deep explorations of motive and consequence. Readers seeking compelling, psychologically nuanced thrillers that delve into the darker aspects of human behavior will find her work captivating.
The latest installment in the Inspector Green Mystery series features an intriguing case involving an elderly Ukrainian woman, promising a captivating whodunit for readers who enjoy the works of Louise Penny and Tana French. The story showcases the detective's impulsive nature as he navigates this complex investigation, blending mystery with rich character development.
A teenager sets out to meet her lover by an Ottawa waterfall. Days later her body washes up in the shallows. The public fears a sexual predator is on the loose, while Inspector Green suspects a personal connection. His search for answers draws him into the world of elite young hockey players, drugs, and teen sexuality.
While planning a tour on rugged Vancouver Island, Amanda Doucette befriends a fiercely private old artist whose traumatic, tangled past catches up with him when the body of a surfer washes up on a beach near his retreat.
When an old man dies a seemingly natural death in a parking lot, only Inspector Michael Green finds it suspicious. A search of his house turns up an old tool box with a hidden compartment containing a German ID card from World War II. Was the victim a Jewish camp survivor or a Nazi soldier trying to escape imprisonment?
Ottawa Homicide Inspector Michael Green is obsessed with his job, a condition which has almost ruined his marriage several times. A young student and scion of a rich family is found expertly stabbed in the stacks of a university library, and Green realizes that he must waste no time solving the case, no matter what the consequences may be.
When a homeless man falls to his death from an abandoned church tower, Inspector Green uncovers a family full of fundamentalist religious views, teenage rebellion, and a secret so terrible someone is trying to keep it hidden twenty years on.
While investigating why an unidentified woman drowned in the Ottawa River, Inspector Green uncovers dark secrets linked to a peacekeeping mission in Yugoslavia more than a decade ago. Is someone still killing to prevent that secret from coming to light?
When a man disappears, the police conclude he is simply fleeing an unhappy home and a mountain of debt. Then a body is discovered. Inspector Green's daughter, a rookie patrol officer, fears that her actions precipitated the murder and starts to dig for answers. Her search leads her straight into the path of danger. And another body.
Searching for an uncle missing for thirty years, Amanda Doucette traces unsettling connections to the recent discovery of human remains in the remote Alberta badlands.
The story revolves around Cedric O'Toole, a country handyman whose quiet life is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a stranger who claims to be his brother. This revelation leads Cedric into a web of intrigue and crime, forcing him to confront family secrets and navigate the complexities of trust and identity. As he delves deeper into the mystery, Cedric must unravel the truth behind this enigmatic figure and the implications it has for his life.