• In the second "maple noir" in the Patrick Bird Mystery series, our favourite PI is back on the job tracing a delinquent tenant for his irate mother-in-law - leading to a host of other problems
• The mix of Toronto nostalgia and detective noir is perfect for readers of Raymond Chandler, Iona Wishaw, and Sam Wiebe
• The first book in the series, The Road to Heaven, was nominated for the Mystery Writers of America 2025 Edgar Allen Poe Awards

Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson is a writer living in Toronto. His novella, The Man Who Went Down Under, won the Black Orchid Novella Award and the Crime Writers of Canada Best Novella Award. His first novel, The Road to Heaven, was nominated for an Edgar Award and a Shamus Award. The second book in the Patrick Bird Mystery Series, Opposite Sully's Gym, is coming out in March 2026.