Barbara Fradkin is a retired psychologist who is fascinated with why people turn bad. She has written numerous short stories and novellas as well as the critically acclaimed Inspector Green novels. Two of these, Fifth Son and Honour Among Men, have won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel. She is also the author of Fire in the Stars, the first book in the Amanda Doucette Mysteries. She lives in Ottawa.
â A high-adrenaline plunge into the dangerous and murky waters of homegrown terrorism. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) * When the violence begins, there's less interest in who killed whom than in whether the heroine and her friends can foil a diabolical bombing plot. * Kirkus Reviews * Doucette's tendency to rush into action thinking she can solve the problems that arise is at the heart of these novels. * Reviewing the Evidence * An action-packed story set against a beautiful backdrop. * Crime Watch * â Fradkin, a retired psychologist, creates well-drawn, complex characters, and she knows how to build tension and drama that hold readers to the end. * Publishers Weekly, starred review for book 1 * A master of the genre * Midwest Book Review, on Fire in the Stars (book 1) *