What I’m Writing

I’m in the early days of work on my fourth Jonah Geller novel (working title: Miss Montreal). It takes place in my home town of Montreal, where Jonah investigates the murder of an old friend. Former hit man Dante Ryan plays a bigger role in this one, as Jenn Raudsepp, Jonah’s partner, recovers from the trauma she undergoes in Boston Cream. I’m doing more research than writing at this point, getting caught up on current Quebec politics and changes in Montreal’s urban geography since I left there in 1984. One bonus: since there is a flashback to the 1950s, I’ve been rereading a lot of Mordecai Richler’s work. Not an unpleasant way to spend one’s day.