Are you looking to explore Canadian fiction? From thrillers to horrors to epic historic novels, the BWG Library has you covered! With the Library’s top suggestions for great reads by Canadian authors, you can start your journey here. If you are looking for more recommendations, stop by the Library and pick up a book list with more suggestions.
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The class hotel, by Emily St. John Mandel
The award-winning author presents a tale of crisis and survival in the hidden landscapes of homeless, luxury hotels, private clubs and federal prisons, where a massive Ponzi scheme is tied to a woman's disappearance at sea in this literary novel by Emily St. John Mandel.
The Jane Austin society, by Natalie Jenner
A group of disparate bibliophiles bands together in the small English village of Chawton in the hopes of restoring the final home of Jane Austen, revealing their respective losses along the way in this historical novel by Natalie Jenner.
The last high, by Daniel Kalla
When her emergency room is flooded with teenagers all on the verge of death from taking fentanyl, Dr Julie Reese and Detective Chen team up to track down the supplier of the deadly drugs in this thriller by Daniel Kalla.
The night piece, by Andre Alexis
Vivid, profound, moving and with moments of sly humour, the stories in The Night Piece reveal worlds both familiar and deeply strange. This is a collection of short stories by Andre Alexis.
No going back, by Sheena Kamal
Determined to protect her daughter from a powerful triad enforcer, Nora Watts forms and unlikely partnership with an eccentric playboy billionaire and a private investigator to uncover a shadowy criminal cabal in southeast Asia.
The residence, by Andrew Pyper
After losing her son in a train derailment, First Lady Jane Pierce contacts the most notable spiritualist of the day to connect with him in a séance and instead brings forth a malevolent spirit.
