The reviews are in!
Inspector Green is back again, in SHIPWRECKED SOULS, the twelfth in this popular Ottawa-based mystery series and Green's most emotionally wrenching case yet. The death of an elderly woman from Ukraine leads Green on an emotional journey into his own past, where he makes a startling discovery.
Named one of the top 20 books of 2025 by The Toronto Star...
“Shipwrecked Souls” is neither a polemic nor mere history lesson. It is a full-throttle crime thriller that just happens to have a sharp social context behind it. The impulsive and rule-breaking Green is a strong protagonist and Fradkin’s Ottawa is, as ever, precisely rendered and vivid. This is a highly relevant and, more important, hugely entertaining addition to one of the country’s best ongoing crime series.
Steven Beattie, Toronto Star
Curious? Read an excerpt from Shipwrecked Souls here.
"Fradkin, a retired psychologist, creates well-drawn, complex characters, and she knows how to build tension and drama that hold readers to the end."
Starred review, Publishers Weekly
"Ottawa-based author Barbara Fradkin is one of today's finest mystery writers. Her Inspector Green mysteries linger long after the story is told."
Hamilton Spectator
"Fradkin's forte is the emotional cost of crime."
Ottawa Citizen
News in brief
Winter 0f 2025!
The death of an elderly Ukrainian woman leads Green on an emotional journey into his own past.
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First five Green books reissued in Fall 2022!
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Amanda Doucette explores the link between buried bones and her missing uncle.
Nominated for Best Novella!
In the fourth Cedric O'Toole short novel, Cedris'c life is turned upside down.
Released in 2018!
The Third Amanda Doucette mystery is a tale of desperate choices.
Released in Sept. 2017! The second in the Amanda Doucette series is a chilling tale!
Released in Sept. 2016!
And garnering lots of great reviews. Thanks to readers everywhere for your support.
Shortlisted for Best Novella! Breaking news; The Night Thief is nominated for the 2016 Arthur Ellis Award.
Shortlisted for Best Novel!
Barbara is thrilled ro be nominated for the 2015 Best Novel Award by Crime Writers of Canada.
Shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Awards! Barbara is thrilled and honoured that The Whisper of Legends is among the finalists for the 2011 Ottawa Book Awards.
Great reviews!
The reviews are beginning to come in for None So Blind. Check out Publishers Weekly, Quill & Quire, and The National Post.
Superlative Reviews!
The Whisper of Legends has received numerous excellent reviews, such as The Globe and Mail, The Ottawa Citizen, and The National Post.
Nominated for 2013 Best Novella!
Evil Behind that Door, the latest Cedric O'Toole Rapid Reads novel, has been shortlisted for Best Novella by Crime Writers of Canada.
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