Literary crime fiction has two Canadian aces. And their new books lean hard into the tradition of propulsive urban noir, Canadian-style. Is there any genre Don Gillmor can’t master? Kirkus Reviews calls Cherry Beach (set in a rundown Toronto) “a layered portrait of a changing city… for fans of Tana French and Dennis Lahane.” Debut author Alex Spring (Lower City) makes Hamilton the backdrop for what Terry Fallis describes as “a brilliant high-wire act… with moving relevance to the challenges facing young people today.”