Media
The Assassination of Thomas D’Arcy McGee: A Murder Mystery for the Record Books
In a 300-word early morning dispatch George Gregg, Ottawa correspondent of the Toronto Leader, described what happened next: “At half-past two o’clock this morning Hon. T. D. McGee was shot dead by an unknown assassin, just as he was entering the door of his lodging...
‘Old Never-Let-Go’: The (Mostly) True Story of Ontario’s First Detective
Funny, determined, and “schooled in the details of information of every class of crime,” John Wilson Murray in 1875 starting hunting lawbreakers as the provincial detective of Ontario On February 21, 1890, he received word that two woodsmen had made a grisly...
Mean Streets of Toronto: FAN EXPO 2022
Lorna appeared on a true crime panel at FanExpo in Toronto in August. TalkShoe.com and Dundurn Press recorded the session and have released it as a series of podcast episodes from Mean Streets of Toronto. You can hear Lorna's readings in Episodes 2 and 5. Check out...
‘Loud, Lazy Hoodlums’: The Rise and Fall of Toronto’s Infamous Beanery Gang
In the late 1940s, they loitered on corners, haunted dance halls, stole cars — and made waves by battling a rival gang at Wasaga Beach Read the full story on the TVO website!
How architect William Thomas helped build Ontario
He designed St. Michael’s Cathedral, St. Lawrence Hall, and the Don Jail — that last one might have signed his death warrant. Read the full story on the TVO website!
The Don is Nominated for 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence
Nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award: Best Nonfiction Crime Book https://youtu.be/aNAqOQybJls