Chronic Passions

by Bruce Crown

From the Second The murder of a young woman triggers a series of events that pit a philosophical assassin, a charismatic detective, and the heir of a vicious mob family against each other. Bruce Crown's debut novel, Chronic Passions is a narrative about the lovelorn Clark desperately trying to keep the past at bay and the witty Niccolò investigating the disappearance of his childhood sweetheart. The novel bends the simple question of right and wrong by turning rich philosophical ideas into pragmatic actions in the modern world. A master of similes and allegories, Crown presents the plot outside our traditional concept of time and builds a narrative that inquires about what it means to love a woman or fight for justice.

339 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 8, 2013

About the author

Bruce Crown grew up along the Corso Italia neighbourhood in Toronto, the famous St. Clair and Bathurst intersection where Italian and Portuguese cultures thrive. An alumnus of North Toronto Collegiate Institute, where he found a piqued interest in Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and Nineteen-Eighty-Four; he began writing and volunteering at the school library to be near the smell of cedar bookshelves and paper.

While attaining his HBA from the University of Toronto in Philosophy, he wrote some rather terrible theatre-plays and scripts.

After travelling to Europe and the United States, he began writing his first novel. His debut book: the noiresque Chronic Passions, published at twenty-three, was an international hit; Bruce continued writing literary fiction as he travelled across Europe, completing his second book: Forlorn Passions, while residing in Florence.

He attained his M.Phil. from the University of Copenhagen while writing his third novel: How Dim the Promised Land, another best seller.

The Romantic and The Vile, his most recent work, is set in Copenhagen and Monaco. He resides in Toronto and Copenhagen.

Reviews

[Lucas Krusen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A mesmerizing book. Portrayal of the fall of beliefs at the expense of our consumption.