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Peter Moreira is the author of The Haight Crime 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, The
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The Haight (The Haight Myst...

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Hemingway on the China Fron...

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Backwater: Nova Scotia's Ec...

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Forget the image of the tough-as-nails bully grinding down his opponent in a drawn-out slugfest. Howard Thaw's book paints a new picture of a successful negotiator: a person who listens, who strives to understands their counterparty's position and ne ...more
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