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Janice MacDonald

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Janice MacDonald is a bestselling Canadian author who is best known for a series of crime novels featuring amateur sleuth Miranda "Randy" Craig; the latest of these popular mysteries is The Eye of the Beholder (2018). The Randy Craig Mysteries were the first detective series to be set in Edmonton, Alberta, where Janice lives and works. Janice is also the author of 2017's Confederation Drive, a work of creative non-fiction written for Canada's 150th birthday. Her other titles include an award-winning children's book (The Ghouls' Night Out), a university textbook, and several non-fiction/historical titles about her home province.

Born on the side of a mountain in Banff National Park, the daughter of a cowboy from southern Alberta and a schoolt ...more

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Janice MacDonald What a delicious question! I feel all Agatha Christie’s missing five days!

Here you go, the mystery that almost was from my own life.

When I was born …moreWhat a delicious question! I feel all Agatha Christie’s missing five days!

Here you go, the mystery that almost was from my own life.

When I was born (well, slightly before I was born) my father wanted to name me Jac, without a K, because Jac was the name of his best friend. It didn’t materialize because I was a girl.

My mom and dad divorced when I was still very young, and we didn’t see all that much of him throughout my childhood, maybe once every two or three years. Imagine my surprise when a journalist at the Edmonton Journal appeared with the name Jac (without a K) MacDonald. I began to wonder if my father had wandered off and had a whole other family, unknown to us.

I finally got up my courage, at a social event we both were attending, to ask the journalist about his origins and find out that Jac MacDonald had two distinct parents, and neither of them were my dad.

Makes you wonder about who is out there who may be connected to you, doesn’t it? And how far would they go to prevent that from becoming known?

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Hi Janice! I am excited to learn about Confederation Drive, but as a crime fiction fan I'm wondering when we can expect another Randy Craig book? Another Margaret was two years ago now and you left us on a bit of a cliffhanger lol.

Janice MacDonald Hi Debbie,

I appreciate your question. One of the things I have tried to do with the Randy Craig Mystery series is to allow the character to age realis…moreHi Debbie,

I appreciate your question. One of the things I have tried to do with the Randy Craig Mystery series is to allow the character to age realistically so readers can follow her through several stages of her life, from a naive grad student to a mature woman in early middle-age who has still not quite found the footing in academia she had hoped for.

NO SPOILERS HERE, but I know exactly what you mean about the Randy/Steve cliffhanger and am eager to wrap up their story. I have another Randy mystery about halfway completed—and even did research in another country for the first time—but the honest truth is that the series' long-time publisher has not yet offered me a contract for another book. It can be extremely hard to place a new book in an already established series (this would be book #7) with another company, so here’s hoping that the publisher will find a place in its schedule for the next mystery, which is tentatively titled The Day of the Iguana.

Cheers,
Janice(less)

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Average rating: 3.9 · 394 ratings · 94 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sticks and Stones (Randy Craig Mystery #1) 3.83 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hang Down Your Head (Randy Craig Mystery #3) 3.83 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Monitor (Randy Craig Mystery #2) 3.67 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Condemned to Repeat (Randy Craig Mystery #4) 3.90 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Margaret (Randy Craig Mystery #6) 4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Roar of the Crowd (Randy Craig Mystery #5) 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Victor & Me in Paris 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eye of the Beholder (Randy Craig Mystery #7) 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Next Margaret 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confederation Drive 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Eye of the Beholder is out in the world!

Dear Readers,

My latest (and perhaps last) Randy Craig Mystery novel is out in the world and beginning to connect with readers. The Eye of the Beholder is set in both Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- hometown of the series' heroine -- and sunny Puerto vallarta, jalisco, Mexico -- where Miranda "Randy" Craig manages to get caught up in a murder mystery while on her honeymoon! The book is out Read more of this blog post »

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“There was something delightful in being able to place one's self directly into a novel, even if it was a mystery dealing with grisly murders laid out with precise descriptive flair.”
― Janice MacDonald, Victor & Me in Paris

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“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

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Jul 16, 2014 08:59PM

Angie wrote: "Hi Janice!

I don't know if you remember me or not from When Words Collide. I'm the woman who had the paisley purse that happened to match a very paisley top. I just wanted you to know that I'm a l..."

Of course I remember you, and I hope I see you again at WWWC 2014!

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message 1: by Angie

Aug 20, 2013 01:57PM

Hi Janice!

I don't know if you remember me or not from When Words Collide. I'm the woman who had the paisley purse that happened to match a very paisley top. I just wanted you to know that I'm a little over half way through with Sticks and Stones and so far I love it. I'm looking forward to the rest of it!

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