All my life, I have been tempted by distractions, but not of the usual sort. While working, many people will let their minds wander, and wonder, “What’s on TV?” or “What’s in the fridge.” My main distraction is work, especially pending projects. Often, I will keep two or three Word files open, each one relating to a different idea – a book, screenplay, and so forth.

Sitting in my darkened office (bad for the eyes, I know), I just had a “wandering moment,” and started searching out other cold cases that won’t appear in my new book. It always amazes me how quickly word spreads on the Internet about an upcoming book, and my new collection of unsolved cases is no exception. Over the past two years, I have received a number of calls and emails from people asking if I knew about a particular case, and if I was intending on including it in Unsolved: True Canadian Cold Cases. In a few instances, I was able to write chapters about crimes about murders and disappearances I hadn’t thought of initially. In other cases, there simply weren’t enough resources available (information from police, lack of response from family members) to include the stories.

Over the next few weeks, I will be posting excerpts from the new book, and look forward to hearing your comments.