ISBN 0-88801-313-2
$11.99 CDN/$8.99 US
4 1/4X7, 346 pages

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An Ordinary Decent Criminal
by Michael Van Rooy

Montgomery “Monty” Haaviko has done the crimes—robbery, assault, embezzlement, arson, smuggling, attempted murder—and has lived the criminal lifestyle, where nothing is permanent. Crime may look easy, but a career criminal can’t even follow a TV series he might like. For Monty the endless danger and fear, along with a hard-to-kick drug habit became too much. Now, all he wants to do is settle down in a quiet Winnipeg neighbourhood with his wife, his baby son, his dog, and his pet mouse, and try something new: an honest job and life as an ordinary decent citizen.

But going straight is hard, even for a guy who was an ordinary decent criminal.

A crisply written and fast-paced story about good and evil, creative revenge, redemption, and the transformative power of love.