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In the debut crime novel by West Vancouver's Dietrich Kalteis, Ride the Lightning (ECW, 2014), a disbarred Seattle bounty hunter named Karl Morgen comes north to work as a process server in Vancouver. Impressed by a city in which "people settle things with middle fingers instead of guns," Morgen nonetheless finds himself immersed in the city's underbelly when he crosses paths with the scumbag from Seattle who had his license revoked, Miro Knotts, a dope dealer.
The protagonist of Dietrich Kalteis' second crime novel, Grey Stevens, is literally minding his own business, contentedly growing and selling sought-after pot in Whistler dubbed 'Eight Miles High,' and developing a new romance, when the incursion of two rival gangs in town gives rise to a turf war that threatens his life and his love. The Deadbeat Club (ECW, 2015) paints an unflattering view of the 'world class' ski resort while offering action, vengeance and dark humour.
Levi Hayes has served his time in San Quentin Prison for the theft of $30,000 in gold coins from the San Francisco Mint and now he is ready to take back what is his in House of Blazes (ECW, 2016). After scheming to retrieve his bar from the powerful Healey brothers Levi Hayes and his nephew end up in lock-up when the great earthquake of 1906 hits. Now the two must escape the collapsing building and burning city while avoiding Quinn Healey's revenge, to get the gold coins.
In the action-packed Nobody from Somewhere (ECW, 2022), a long-retired cop gets wrapped up with a girl on the run. Although fast-paced, this novel is more than just a crime novel. Focusing on the “invisible” or hidden people in society, Kalteis showcases children forgotten about in abusive foster care systems and highlights homelessness, a major issue in Vancouver where the story is based.
Already a critically acclaimed author of ten books, Dietrich Kalteis is back on the scene with The Get: A Crime Novel (ECW Press, 2023). Since his first novel was released in 2014, Kalteis has established himself as an authority on crime fiction, winning the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Crime Novel in 2022. In his new title, Kalteis pens a graphic description of Toronto in the 1960s where the protagonist, Lenny Ovitz, wrangles with unsavoury characters, a fierce crime boss and his own wife. Kalteis’ quick pacing and cutting dialogue transport the reader into the heart of the crime world.
BOOKS:
Ride the Lightning (ECW, 2014) $14.95 978-1-77041-211-8
The Deadbeat Club (ECW, 2015) $14.95 978-1-77041-152-4
Triggerfish (ECW, 2016) $14.95 978-1-77041-153-1
House of Blazes (ECW, 2016) $18.95, 978-1-77041-286-6
Zero Avenue (ECW, 2017) $17.95 978-1-77041-365-8
Call Down the Thunder (ECW, 2019) $17.95 978-1-77041-479-2
Cradle of the Deep (ECW, 2020) $19.95 978-1-77041-526-3
Nobody from Somewhere (ECW, 2022) $24.95 9781770416116
The Get: A Crime Novel (ECW, 2023) $26.95 9781770416840
[BCBW 2023]
The protagonist of Dietrich Kalteis' second crime novel, Grey Stevens, is literally minding his own business, contentedly growing and selling sought-after pot in Whistler dubbed 'Eight Miles High,' and developing a new romance, when the incursion of two rival gangs in town gives rise to a turf war that threatens his life and his love. The Deadbeat Club (ECW, 2015) paints an unflattering view of the 'world class' ski resort while offering action, vengeance and dark humour.
Levi Hayes has served his time in San Quentin Prison for the theft of $30,000 in gold coins from the San Francisco Mint and now he is ready to take back what is his in House of Blazes (ECW, 2016). After scheming to retrieve his bar from the powerful Healey brothers Levi Hayes and his nephew end up in lock-up when the great earthquake of 1906 hits. Now the two must escape the collapsing building and burning city while avoiding Quinn Healey's revenge, to get the gold coins.
In the action-packed Nobody from Somewhere (ECW, 2022), a long-retired cop gets wrapped up with a girl on the run. Although fast-paced, this novel is more than just a crime novel. Focusing on the “invisible” or hidden people in society, Kalteis showcases children forgotten about in abusive foster care systems and highlights homelessness, a major issue in Vancouver where the story is based.
Already a critically acclaimed author of ten books, Dietrich Kalteis is back on the scene with The Get: A Crime Novel (ECW Press, 2023). Since his first novel was released in 2014, Kalteis has established himself as an authority on crime fiction, winning the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Crime Novel in 2022. In his new title, Kalteis pens a graphic description of Toronto in the 1960s where the protagonist, Lenny Ovitz, wrangles with unsavoury characters, a fierce crime boss and his own wife. Kalteis’ quick pacing and cutting dialogue transport the reader into the heart of the crime world.
BOOKS:
Ride the Lightning (ECW, 2014) $14.95 978-1-77041-211-8
The Deadbeat Club (ECW, 2015) $14.95 978-1-77041-152-4
Triggerfish (ECW, 2016) $14.95 978-1-77041-153-1
House of Blazes (ECW, 2016) $18.95, 978-1-77041-286-6
Zero Avenue (ECW, 2017) $17.95 978-1-77041-365-8
Call Down the Thunder (ECW, 2019) $17.95 978-1-77041-479-2
Cradle of the Deep (ECW, 2020) $19.95 978-1-77041-526-3
Nobody from Somewhere (ECW, 2022) $24.95 9781770416116
The Get: A Crime Novel (ECW, 2023) $26.95 9781770416840
[BCBW 2023]
