My debut novel.
Taking a bit of family history, mixing in iconic Canadian events, and throwing in a lot of imagination.
Two women. Two mysteries.
“It’s as if he knows from his grave that she has this big decision to make this weekend. And he’s putting one more obstacle in her way.”
No Secrets Among Sisters
Once at the top of her field, investigative reporter Amelia Collins has been struggling with the loss of her father. When her story exposing political corruption at the highest level is shelved, her temper erupts, putting her career in jeopardy at a moment when a rival is poised to take her place. As she deals with the fallout, she’s given a chance to run for federal politics. With just one weekend to decide on the course of her future, Amelia looks to her mother for guidance only to discover, before his death, her father left her a mystery to solve. A century earlier, her great-aunt walked away from a similar political opportunity despite encouragement from one of Canada’s best-known suffragists.
As Amelia digs through family archives to find out why Great-Aunt Frankie abandoned her political dream, she uncovers a web of violence, sudden disappearances and a mysterious fire that destroyed the Canadian parliament buildings.
No Secrets Among Sisters is a work of historical fiction set in Toronto in both World War I and current day; it highlights women’s continuing struggle for equality, representation and fair treatment in political spheres.
“It doesn’t take long for Frankie to find the advertisement. Russel Motor Company. King and Dufferin. Hiring men and women to make munitions to support our troops. Apply at the office on Church Street at the corner of Queen. She can barely contain her delight.”
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— No Secrets Among Sisters