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Murder/mystery fans – try to find the murderer before the book ends

January 25, 2012 johndougtaylor

The recently published book “The Reluctant Virgin” is a classic murder/mystery. The plots twists and turns as the complicate plot unfolds. To date, no one

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The Noronic Disaster – 122 burn to death on Toronto’s waterfront

January 23, 2012 johndougtaylor

The novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” the first book in “The Toronto Trilogy,” is a story of a family struggling to survive during the horrific years

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The Noronic Disaster, 122 dead, included in Toronto novel

January 23, 2012 johndougtaylor

The novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” the first book of “The Toronto Trilogy,”details the tragic burning of the ship “The Noronic,” at pier nine on the

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Fictional characters in Toronto murder/mystery confront sexual attitudes of the 1950s

January 22, 2012 johndougtaylor

The recently published novel, “The Reluctant Virgin,” the second book in the Toronto Trilogy, continues where the first book in the trilogy ended. The Second

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“The Toronto Trilogy” recreates the city’s past while providing intriguing stories

January 21, 2012 johndougtaylor

“Arse Over Teakettle” – Book One of the Toronto Trilogy The first book in “The Toronto Trilogy”is a heart-warming tale containing vivid descriptions of the

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Murder/mystery recalls Toronto’s Yonge and Queen streetcar lines of the 1950s

January 18, 2012 johndougtaylor

“The Reluctant Virgin” is a story of a serial killer who haunts the streets of Toronto in the 1950s. The tale recreates the city as

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Amusing anecdotes about Toronto’s Peter Witt streetcars add light touch to brutal murder/mystery

January 17, 2012 johndougtaylor

The following quote is from the recently published murder/mystery “The Reluctant Virgin.” Jokes and stories that involved the Peter Witt streetcars on Toronto’s Yonge Street

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Murder Mystery nostalgically recalls Toronto’s old Peter Witt streetcars on Yonge Street.

January 16, 2012 johndougtaylor

The following quote is from the murder/mystery “The Reluctant Virgin.” On Tuesday 30 March in 1954, between 2 pm and 3 pm, the famous Yonge

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Pity that more Toronto fiction writers do not identify the city in their novels

January 14, 2012 johndougtaylor

There was a time when film producers employed Toronto only as a stand-in for other cities, mostly American. Those of us who were familiar with

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Recent novel tackles controversial social issues while a convoluted murder/mystery unfolds

January 12, 2012 johndougtaylor

The recently published book “The Reluctant Virgin” exposes readers to highly controversial social issues that were hot topics in Toronto during the 1950s. Many of

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