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Peter Moreira is the author of The Haight Mystery Series, in which Lieut. Jimmy Spracklin investigates crimes in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district in the late 1960s.

The series is the result of Peter’s love affair with Haight-Ashbury, which began when he hitchhiked twice to San Francisco from Vancouver in 1981. He adored the history, the friendly people, the romance of the setting. Throughout his career in journalism – which included postings in Ottawa, Hong Kong, Seoul and London – he kept mulling over the idea of a mystery set in Haight-Ashbury. He wanted to produce what he called a whodunnit with hippies.

As an author, Peter began with non-fiction, starting with Hemingway on the China Front in 2006. After a few non-fiction titles, T
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The Haight (The Haight Myst...

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Hemingway on the China Fron...

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A Hitman on Haight Street (...

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The Jew Who Defeated Hitler...

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The Prodi Syndicate (The Ha...

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Code 3 on Buena Vista (The ...

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The Flaming Turret (The Hai...

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Presidio Biotech: A San Fra...

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Backwater: Nova Scotia's Ec...

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I enjoyed this book more than Hamnet and loved how O'Farrell brought to life Ireland under British occupation. O'Farrell's stories have a tendency to get bogged down at times, and that was in play with this novel. And I feel an author either has to b ...more
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True Grit is one of my favourite novels ever, and I keep reading Portis' other novels hoping at least one comes close in quality. Gringos let me down -- clever writing that needed a plot. Maybe I'll just keep rereading True Grit. ...more
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The Adversary by Michael Crummey
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Crummey is a national treasure and this is one of his best. A great story beautifully written. 
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Nova Scotia's Lost Century by Ian Thompson
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Ian Thompson’s Nova Scotia’s Lost Century: Can We Change Course? argues that the province’s long economic underperformance is rooted partly in a lack of confidence. Drawing on his experience as a journalist, business executive and senior public serva ...more
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Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
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A really pleasant read. Hares are fascinating creates -- who knew? Dalton is a truly gifted observer of nature and it's remarkable how much she uncovered on this arcane subject. She gets a bit repetitive in places but gets away with it. My strongest ...more
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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Reread this book for (I think) the fourth time since 1974. What really struck me about this reading was how much of the story was taken up by the eccentricities of small town life. I always knew it was there -- but it just jumped out at me this readi ...more
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The Unknown by Riley Sager
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I'm not a huge fan books with supernatural elements, so that left me asking myself if THE UNKNOWN was it still a good book, just not one for me. Probably not. The author seemed unsure about whether he wanted an occult story or not. The phenomena in t ...more
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A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
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I thought about a two-star rating because this book grew from an interesting idea and it's a work of huge ambition. And I admit I only got through 250 pages. Lordy, what a slog that was. I didn't find the characters the least bit interesting and foun ...more
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The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
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I've now read this novel six or seven times and I still love it. What really struck me with this reading was how sharp the dialogue was. I felt I had to reread it this year in honour of its centenary. ...more
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In the Blink of an Eye by Jo  Callaghan
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This book is thoroughly engaging and entertaining, if a bit predictable. The key thing that links the missing people in this story if incredibly obvious to anyone, except the cops investigating the case. And the plot rests on a massive coincidence th ...more
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