Some things are better left forgotten . . . When a woman wakes up with amnesia beside a mountain highway, confused and alone, she fights to regain her identity, only to learn that her parents have disappeared—not long after her mother bought a winning $47 million lottery ticket. As her memories painfully resurface and the police uncover details of her parents’ mysterious disappearance, Cleo Li finds herself under increasing suspicion. Even with the unwavering support of her brother, she can’t quite reconcile her fears with reality or keep the harrowing nightmares at bay. As Cleo delves deeper for the truth, she cannot escape the nagging sense that maybe the person she should be afraid of...is herself. With jolting revelations and taut ambiguity, In the Dark We Forget vividly examines the complexities of family—and the lies we tell ourselves in order to survive.

AB NEGATIVE Where the blood runs black as oil… 14 Choice Cuts from Alberta’s best crime and genre writers, playing in their own back yard. Canadian crime at it's best! Featuring new fiction from: Jayne Barnard (The Evil Eye Of Africa) Robert Bose (nEvermore! Tales of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre) Susan Calder (Deadly Fall) Dwayne E. Clayden (Crisis Point) Therese Greenwood (Dead In The Water) Axel Howerton (Hot Sinatra) Janice MacDonald (Randy Craig mystery series) Randy McCharles (The Necromancer Candle) Brent Nichols (War Of The Necromancer series) Al Onia (Javenny) R. Overwater (Tall Tales Of The Weird West) Sharon Wildwind (Some Welcome Home) S.G. Wong (Die On Your Feet) and Kevin P. Thornton (World Enough And Crime)

Enter the world of Crescent City, an alternate 1930s "Chinese Los Angeles," where a 'missing husband' case forces PI Lola Starke and her ghost, Aubrey, into the middle of a high-stakes deal involving the City's most powerful film studio, a wily gangster, a rival PI, and a rare stamp.

Lola Starke is a PI with a trust fund. Not that she gets everything she wants-or doesn't want. Like being rid of her Ghost, Aubrey O'Connell, for instance. But in Crescent City, Ghosts are commonplace and Hosts are supposed to be happy about it. So Lola's learned to bide her time. It's served her well as a gwai girl raised in a Chinese city. When two disparate clients won't take 'no' for an answer, Lola reluctantly agrees to both. She and Aubrey are quickly entangled in a murky puzzle of government officials, drug addicts, angry cops, and the gossamer threads of a dangerous plot. Soon enough, the past comes calling with bad news and worse enemies. This is the '30s and this is Crescent City, where mah-jongg parlours and film studios hold sway. Where the City's highest official is a Ghost with unimpeachable power and a history with Lola's mother. Where secrets last only as long as it takes money to change hands-or a gun to pry them loose. "Attention to detail and character development highlight a tale rich in language and deed." - RT Book Reviews (4 out of 4 stars) - "A whip-smart heroine and an intricate mystery with a fascinating paranormal twist; DIE ON YOUR FEET is a thrilling read. Wong is a dynamite new voice in slipstream fiction." - Kate A Boorman, acclaimed author of the WINTERKILL trilogy -

Enter the world of Crescent City, an alternate history 1930s "Chinese Los Angeles" and home turf of private investigator, Lola Starke... A double murder. A tangle of deceit. A woman committed to the truth. A chance reunion with her schoolgirl crush, Stuey Lim, has Lola Starke dreaming of new possibilities, but her nascent hopes are brutally crushed as she witnesses Stuey and his best friend, Tommy, a world-famous comedian, gunned down in front of Crescent City’s most exclusive club. Shocked and grieving, Lola is nonetheless duty-bound to investigate the deaths at the request of her mentor, Nicky Lo. Puzzling out the intricate history of Tommy’s tight-knit show business family, intent on guarding their status as closely as their secrets, is dangerous enough. But Lola must also protect Stuey’s parents from a gangster with suspect claims to Stuey’s cherished missing pocket watch—all while navigating a new phase in her contentious relationship with her Ghost, Aubrey. This is the ’30s and this is Crescent City, where hauntings are a normal part of life and magic-fueled funeral rites determine the dead’s journey in the sacred cycle of reincarnation. Where traditions and family can nurture a comedic genius—or destroy him. And where, no matter how old the secret, blood will out.

A chance reunion with her schoolgirl crush, Stuey Lim, has Lola Starke dreaming of new possibilities, but her nascent hopes are brutally crushed as she witnesses Stuey and his best friend, Tommy, a world-famous comedian, gunned down in front of Crescent City's most exclusive club. Shocked and grieving, Lola is nonetheless duty-bound to investigate the deaths at the request of her mentor, Nicky Lo. Puzzling out the intricate history of Tommy's tight-knit show business family, intent on guarding their status as closely as their secrets, is dangerous enough. But Lola must also protect Stuey's parents from a gangster with suspect claims to Stuey's cherished missing pocket watch-all while navigating a new phase in her contentious relationship with her Ghost, Aubrey. This is the '30s and this is Crescent City, where hauntings are a normal part of life and magic-fuelled funeral rites determine the dead's journey in the sacred cycle of reincarnation. Where traditions and family can nurture a comedic genius-or destroy him. And where, no matter how old the secret, blood will out.