15 Years Later… The Groundbreaking Russell Quant Mystery Series is Back!
QUANT: Russell Quant Mystery #9 – Coming September 30, 2026
Dealing with grave family matters and personal challenges, PI Russell Quant returns to his hometown of Howell, Saskatchewan. On a perfect spring day the body of a beloved local resident is found at the bottom of a gorge. There’s a suicide note. Russell begins to question the cause of death and wonders if the bucolic village he once knew is hiding a more sinister reality. Russell searches for the truth from Canadian prairie to Caribbean paradise. As a once peaceful farming community struggles to survive, deception and greed wage war against resilience, hope, and family legacy.
Praise for the Russell Quant Mystery series
“Bidulka pulls out all the stops in this book, and it’s a perfect joy.” Globe & Mail
“…an exceptionally well drawn cast of characters that intrigue and captivate the reader.” Spinetingler Magazine
“Quant …the kind of friend you want to have—unless you’re a killer.” Mystery Scene Magazine
“…beautifully written and deeply wise.” Lambda Book Report
“Russell Quant is a hero who is humble, vulnerable, but intelligent, resourceful, and all too human.” Midwest Book Review
“The characters…will make you laugh, get a little choked up, want to slap them, and you will absolutely love every single one of them.” NightOwlReviews.com
“Most strikingly, Bidulka writes with heart.” Xtra
I am the author of mystery, suspense and thriller novels and the grateful winner of the Best Crime Novel Award (Crime Writers of Canada), the Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Fiction Novel, and the Lambda Literary Award.
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