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Oct.26.2012
To any teenager reading this who is feeling bullied and harassed or thinks life doesn’t get better after high school — you’re wrong. It does. Because as you grow older, you also grow wiser. I know, I know, adults are stupid, but indulge this one a moment and let me whisper a few hard-earned words....
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Jan.25.2012
There is a dark undercurrent of thuggery in Greater Victoria that both chills me to the bone and brings my blood to a boil. In the last few weeks, I have heard from two women who tell of two separate incidents that prove scientists’ assertions that Neanderthals are extinct to be completely bogus....
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Jan.05.2012
The best thing about making bold predictions at the beginning of a new year is that, if you’re completely wrong, you don’t have to pay the price until the following year. And by then, you’ll have had a good long time to think up a good excuse or blame someone else entirely. It’s a win, win.
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Dec.07.2011
I have difficulty imagining the level of courage it takes to say to friends and family that the best way for them to show how much they love you is to let you die.
Then again, I’ve never had to live with a fatal illness that strips an individual of all dignity before delivering an agonizing end....
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Oct.26.2011
The road to prison is lined by cedars tall enough to block the setting sun. The tarmac is slick from an evening shower and the narrow glimpses of ocean that glisten like spilled ink between the ruddy trunks appear more ominous than the calm I always associate with lapping waves.
At the end...
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Oct.05.2011
In the wee hours after dark, downtown takes on a different beat from its sleepy, daytime pulse. At the witching hour, the air becomes electric as literally hundreds of gaily dressed young women — and their darker companions — line the streets outside a plethora of nightclubs and bars.For those who...
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Sep.28.2011
We are taught from a young age that death is to be respected — as though the simple act of drawing one’s last breath is capable of washing away a lifetime of misery and sin.Those who manage to escape the clutches of a dysfunctional family know this isn’t true, but even then the daggers of guilt...
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Sep.22.2011
To the thief who stole the GPS unit from my vehicle last week, I hope it helps you find your way.
There have been many crossroads in my life where an electronic signpost would have been welcome; where the gentle nudge of a UK Samantha or U.S. Carl robotic voice was needed to sound out the...
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Sep.11.2011
Tess Gerritsen has a lovely write up on Muderati about our wee chat at Bloody Words in Victoria recently. She writes: "Grant McKenzie is a Scottish-born Canadian journalist whose crime novels have been translated into German, Chinese, and Russian. He interviewed me for an afternoon session,...
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Jul.05.2010
An Interview with…Grant McKenzie
Today we have the fabulous Grant McKenzie joining us at Author Toolbox. He is one amazing author, a man who knows how to set a fast pace, pen an amazing plot, and compose a book that is impossible to put down and leaves you feeling lost when it ends.
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Jul.05.2010
I wrote my first novel at 14 when a junior high classmate ran away from home.
After school, my best friend and I hopped on our bikes and scoured the suburban neighborhood, calling the girl’s name and looking in her usual haunts. We came up empty in our search, but the girl eventually showed up safe...
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Dec.08.2008
Normally, one would expect the launch of an author's debut novel to be a big celebration, a time of rushing to the nearest bookstore just to see it on the shelf, and hiding behind pillars to, hopefully, catch a glimpse of a stranger or two actually purchasing the book.
But what if the...
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“Think Harlan Coben on speed with a heart breaking compassion that will literally have you biting your nails.””
—Ken Bruen, best-selling author of the Jack Taylor series
About Grant
Born in Scotland, living in Canada and writing exciting, fast-paced fiction, I like to wear a toque and kilt with my six-guns. My debut novel, SWITCH, earned fantastic reviews internationally when it was published by Bantam TransWorld UK in 2009,...