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Letters from Johnny

Author: Unknown

Winner of BEST CRIME NOVELLA at The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence 2022 A charming coming of age story wrapped around a murder, a betrayal and a national crisis. Dripping with nostalgia and awash with humour, Letters From Johnny is set in 1970’s Toronto through the eyes of mischievous Johnny Wong, a lonely boy who tries to stickhandle a neighbourhood of immigrants and draft dodgers. Johnny’s world unravels after a murder, a betrayal, and the unexpected emergence of a family member, all this as he tries to make sense of the FLQ crisis. His only solace are letters to a penpal, then to Dave Keon, captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.