Lostport

by Howard Shrier

The man calling himself Ben McBride entered the witness protection program to break free of the violence and betrayal that almost killed him in Tampa. Given a new past, and hope for a new future, he’s about to board a flight to Tucson when word comes that his cover there is blown, and he has to head in a different north to a town called Eastport, on the Erie Canal outside Buffalo.

It doesn’t take Ben long to find trouble in the declining snowbound town the locals call Lostport. Because from the moment he gets there, the local law is on him. He’s being followed wherever he goes. And he soon gets the feeling he’s not the only protected witness hiding out in Lostport.

Is it bad luck? Coincidence? Or is someone behind the scenes pulling strings to assemble a group of men desperate enough to pull a once-in-a lifetime heist?

From the award-winning author of Buffalo Jump, High Chicago and Boston Cream comes a thriller about a man caught up in a scheme that will test his strength and ingenuity and draw him back into the violence he tried so hard to escape.

334 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

Award-winning author Howard Shrier was born and raised in Montreal, where he earned an Honours Degree in Journalism and Creative Writing at Concordia University. Since then he has worked in a wide variety of media, including print, magazine and radio journalism, theatre and television, sketch comedy and improv. He has also been a senior communications advisor to government agencies. He now lives in Toronto with his wife and their two sons and teaches writing at University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies.

Series:
* Jonah Geller

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best First Novel (2009): Buffalo Jump
◊ Best Novel (2010): High Chicago

Nominations:

Arthur Ellis Award, Best Novel of 2013: Miss Montreal

Bony Blithe Award, Best Humourous Mystery of 2013: Miss Montreal

Reviews

[Zezette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have enjoyed it very much. Good story with interesting twists. Kept me interested.