Lower City: A Novel

From a bold new voice in crime fiction, Lower City blends the gritty realism of S.A. Cosby with the page-turning pulse of Louise Penny.

It's October 2025 and Hamilton, Ontario is a city on edge-job insecurity, rising rents, and polarization combine in dangerous ways. When a series of abductions plunges the city into chaos, an unsuspecting hero arises: a young steelworker struggling to find his place in the world.

At twenty-six years old, Danny Clarke's greatest concerns are: the Blue Jays Wor...