Detective On Duty: Maureen Jennings & Desmond P. Ryan

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Have no fear, these detectives are on the case. Join Maureen Jennings and Desmond P. Ryan as they discuss the art of the detective and how the genre has changed. In Jennings March Roars, private investigator Charlotte Frayne uncovers interconnected injustices across class lines while investigating two thefts. Ryan’s Mike O’Shea returns in Man at the Door when a woman is reported missing by her friends.

March Roars

March roars in, and Charlotte Frayne, P.I. must resolve “a grave miscarriage of justice” to save the lives of two young men.

“A grave injustice.” Those are the words in the letter sent to Charlotte Frayne, P.I., on a cold March morning.

The newspapers have reported on the arrest of two Black teenagers in a burglary, but did the pair actually commit the crime?

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Man at the Door: A Mike O’Shea Novel

It all begins at 6:10 a.m. on a Friday morning when Glen Brebeuf calls demanding answers.

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Maureen Jennings

Maureen Jennings immigrated to Canada from the UK as a teenager. She is the author of the Detective Murdoch Mysteries, which has been adapted to a television series that airs around the world.

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Desmond P. Ryan

Desmond P. Ryan’s thirty-year career as a Toronto Police detective informs his crime fiction, blending real-life policing experience with a deep understanding of human nature.

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