Robert Rotenberg

Well, as I write this, we are still under a stay at home order. We are allowed to go to the golf course and the tennis courts, and to meet with up to 5 people outside, but we’re still pretty restricted overall.

I have discovered another author I want to recommend to you. His name is Robert Rotenberg, and he is both a practising criminal lawyer in downtown Toronto, and the author of six wonderfully written crime novels. They feature two detectives, Ari Greene and Daniel Kennicott. The stories are set in downtown Toronto. Although, admittedly, sometimes the murders that occur are quite grisly, that’s not the focus of the books. We learn a lot about the main characters’ lives as they go about the mechanics of solving the mystery. I found the characters both realistic and relatable, bordering on endearing! I started with a book in the middle of the series and then ended up reading all the rest! It has made for a very pleasant and engaged 4 weeks of reading. I am sorry to say I finished the last book in the series just now and I am eagerly awaiting the next story, which will likely be available in 2022.

The Telegraph-Journal says, “Rotenberg is Canada’s John Grisham.” I beg to differ. I think he writes a lot better than John Grisham and I love that he’s a Canadian, writing about real Canadian topics of concern, such as homelessness, in downtown Toronto.

I highly recommend him to you!