About
Karen is a Canadian crime fiction author who spent three decades in education before shifting her focus to writing full-time. Her debut novel, The Dime Box, was selected by Amnesty International for its 2021 Book Club and later released in Asia under the title The Lost Daughter in 2023. Her second novel, Flat Out Lies, delivered another gripping mystery, and her third, All June Left Behind, arrives on May 6, 2025, promising to draw readers even deeper into its web of secrets and suspense. Karen’s short fiction, poetry, and flash pieces have appeared in various journals and anthologies. She is a member of Crime Writers of Canada, Sisters in Crime (Toronto and National), and the #thrillsandchills writing group.
All June Left Behind
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All June Left Behind is the story of a grieving farmer determined to uncover the truth about his wife’s murder. ARC readers say, “Ray will grab your heart from the beginning. This mystery is a whopping good page-turner that will keep you guessing until the end.”
Ray had it all—a loving relationship with his wife June, a busy farm, and two beautiful grown children. Until the night June was shot on their fortieth anniversary during a botched robbery at a restaurant. Two years after June’s death, the man convicted of her murder is granted a new trial.
Horrified by the prospect his wife’s killer might walk free, Ray vows to take justice into his own hands. But when rumours surface about his wife, Ray teams up with young crack reporter Fan Mohamed to dig into June’s past. They discover a long-buried police case, a shocking murder-mystery with connections to June’s family, that has never been resolved.
Caught in a web of secrets and a race against time, Ray, his children, and Fan must band together to uncover who killed June…before the killer finds them.
Flat Out Lies
Ria Stiles is a good wife, a loving mother and successful photographer. She is also a practiced liar, with a dark past concealed by a new identity. Her husband Jim is no saint. He’s preoccupied by the threat he is about to be fired and their teenage son’s questionable antics.
When gunfire erupts in broad daylight on their street and one of their neighbours is murdered, Ria and Jim’s home life begins to unravel. Both double down to protect themselves, desperate to keep their nefarious activities hidden. As the police try and track down the shooter, Ria and Jim’s secrets collide.
But not everything is as it first appears.
In a game of lies, when only one can win…
Sometimes the truth can be deadly.
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The Dime Box
“An explosive debut!” -R.K.
“A must-read. I could not put this down!” -L.J.
Greta Giffen barely escaped being murdered by the man she grew up with. She’s not sure who Ian is, or who she is, but she’s determined to find out. When she bolts from their secluded cabin in northern Ontario and flees to Toronto, her new life comes at a price. Ian dies under suspicious circumstances and a veteran detective believes eighteen-year-old Greta has the perfect motive.
A prime suspect in a tense police investigation, Greta finds it hard to make Detective Astra Perez believe the details of her dark and appalling story. Digging deep into her sordid history and forced to face the people from her past in a new light, Greta struggles to accept the secrets that have haunted her since childhood. Still, Detective Perez remains doubtful. And until Greta herself confronts the disturbing evidence in front of her, she will never truly escape that cabin in the woods.
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Happiness is meeting Bruce today while out running errands 🥰
No matter how tired you are, you’ll never be as tired as a dog who has done nothing all day..
Thrilled to unbox my third novel, All June Left Behind. Happy to share this special moment with you
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