I had hoped to announce the next release by Recliner Books earlier this year but the receipt of some tragic news has delayed it.

John Ballem and Recliner Books entered into a publishing agreement for Mr. Ballem’s thirteenth novel in mid-December last year. We at Recliner Books were very sad to learn of his passing on January 9, 2010 and it is with great solemnity and respect that we will continue work on the manuscript which will be published April 1, 2010. The novel will be titled Murder on the Bow and, like many of his novels, is set in Calgary.

As more information becomes available I will post it on this website.

For those of you who didn’t know John, here is an article from the Globe and Mail: Calgary lawyer wrote mysteries and books about oil and gas