Canada Day was July 1, so it’s oddly fitting the two books I’m reviewing are both by Canadian authors:  C.C. Humphreys, and Kim Moritsugu.

The Showrunner: By Kim Moritsugu

Takes place in America’s showbusiness capital: Hollywood.  It follows the rivalry between two women. Stacey McCreedy, and Ann Dalloni at their  production company.  Ann begins to feel her age, and hires a young actress as an assistant which upsets the dynamic between her and Stacey turning a fraying relationship into an outright feud.

Showrunner manages to insert a subtle, sarcastic sense of humour into the exploration of the cutthroat,  murderous world of Hollywood.

Rating: 4/5

Chasing the Wind: 

C.C. Humphreys latest follows the adventures of  plucky, resourceful Roxy Loewen.  The story starts in New York in the 1920’s when a tragedy forces her to leave America.  It moves through Africa, Spain, and onto Berlin and a pre W.W. II Germany where a daring heist gives way to a nearly disastrous escape.

Humphreys writing propels the story forward, and provides historical detail in such a way that a meeting between his characters and Herman Goering is believable.  The ending is left open, an indicator this might be the first in a series, as I hope it is.

4.5/5