Rowena Grant
Created by Maurice Gagnon

"That wily redhead, private investigator ROWENA GRANT, formerly of the MUC", is called back by her former employees to help them crack the case of a serial killer who seems to be targeting newly-promoted women on the Montreal police force, in her one appearance to date, 1990's By Hate Posessed. Possibly it's the odd phrasing (a bad translation?) or the archaic tone, but I found this book rather off-putting, as though the author had merely written a book he thought would sell, by combining a few hot items (serial killers, the recent-at the time local massacre of several women, lesbian detectives) without any real feel or understanding of any of them.

Gagnon is the author of more than 40 novels, mostly in French, and has produced more than 60 radio and television plays for the CBC. He's also responsible for the adventures of Montreal lawyer/marine investigator Deirdre O'Hara.

NOVELS

• By Hate Posessed (1990)

RELATED LINKS

• C'est ma ville, aussi...
  A listing of Montréal eyes.

Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith (original report, October 2000).