麻豆传媒

Ian Colford, the collection development librarian for the 麻豆传媒 Libraries, is launching his new novel, The Crimes of Hector Tom谩s, this Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at The Company House.

The book is described as an 鈥渆pic novel about disappearance and deception.鈥� Set in an undisclosed South American country, the story revolves around a family and their secrets.

At 414 pages, it鈥檚 a hefty debut novel. 鈥淭he book took eight years to write. I completed the writing in 2010 and then came the edits,鈥� says Ian. Ian鈥檚 first book, Evidence, a collection of short stories, was published in 2008. It won the Margaret & John Savage First Book Award and was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, The Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Prize and the ReLit Award.

Ian鈥檚 first book was also highly praised by reviewers. The Globe and Mail called it, 鈥渁 rich, shadowed, mind-tweaking puzzle.鈥� The Danforth Review said, 鈥淭hese stories explode in vivid detail, amazing breadth of characterization and geography, and stunning displays of conflict and emotional upheaval.鈥�

鈥淚 think people are going to be surprised,鈥� says Ian. 鈥淭his novel is not typical CanLit. I鈥檓 grateful to Freehand Books for taking this risk.鈥�

Everyone is welcome (ages 19+) to the launch event.