Dundurn Press is excited to announce that True Patriots by Russell Fralich has been nominated for the Crime Writers of Canada Best Crime First Novel Award. Congratulations, Russell!
Following a young navy officer in her first command and a small-town professor who is haunted by a shadowy past who stumble upon a violent plot to pry Alberta from Confederation, True Patriots has been praised by David Butler as a “timely, prophetic reminder about the dangers of division.”
The annual Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence recognizes the best in mystery, crime, and suspense fiction, and crime nonfiction by Canadian authors. The winners will be announced Thursday May 27, 2021. Learn more here.
Russell Fralich is a business professor and writer and has worked in the aerospace and telecommunications industries. He received an emerging author award at the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival in 2017. Russell lives in Montreal. Read more here.