Vicki Delany

, Female

Anywhere

Canada

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Somewhere in Canada
About Me:
My most recent book is In the Shadow of the Glacier (Poisoned Pen Press, 2007) the first in my new police procedural series, In the Shadow of the Glacier. The book is set in the Mountains of British Columbia. I am the author of two standalone novels of psychological suspense, Burden of Memory (2006) and Scare the Light Away (2005) published by Poisoned Pen Press.I sold my house in Oakville, Ontario in May, and hit the open road. I plan to spend a year just travelling, and writing, and meeting people.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://www.vickidelany.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Peter Robinson; Ian Rankin; Jill McGown; Aline Templeton; Louise Penny; Rick Blechta; Charles Benoit; Susan Hill. And on and on. I particuarly like the British Police Procedurals.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
The Lord of the Rings. And not much else.

Comment Wall:

  • Patricia

    Hi Vicki..nice to see you here

    Jul 2, 2007

  • Lesa Holstine

    Hi Vicki!

    I saw on DL that you had joined, so thought I'd welcome you. Your new series sounds promising. Good luck!

    Jul 2, 2007

  • Brian Kavanagh

    Hi Vicki, welcome aboard!
    Cheers,
    Brian

    Jul 2, 2007

  • Gammy L. Singer

    Hello, Vicki,
    Read your latest book--enjoyed it as well as I did the first. Congratulations on your stardom, interview et al. TL sent me a picture with Robert Crais and me from Murder in the Grove. I don't dare post it--he looks better than me!
    Gammy

    Jul 4, 2007

  • Evelyn David

    Cute Dogs! Is the black one yours?

    Evelyn David

    Jul 8, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    Hi Vicky,

    I still live in Oakville, Ontario. Will have to get hold of your books now since you have been a local author. Were you part of the writer's group at Bookers?

    Lynne Fraser

    Jul 8, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    I am on the other side of town - not far from the Ford plant. I am sure my subdivision is where Linwood Barclay set his first book (Bad Move). My sister lives over near Bronte Rd so I am a bit familiar with that area. BC sounds like a haven right about now - remember July in Oakville? Humid.

    Bookers in not the first place I go for books - usually I go into Sleuth or JD sends me stuff via mail. I am saving your name and book titles for the next order.

    Jul 8, 2007

  • Mary Saums

    Hi, Vicky - We met in the bar at Malice this year. I clicked over from your DL post to check out the dogs. Cute!

    Jul 9, 2007

  • Patricia

    Hi Vicki--yes another Torontonian here, although in Etobicoke out by the airport...we have even met a couple of times out at Don's (no longer) store in Oakville, you spoke to our book group

    Jul 15, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    Hi Vicky,

    JD is sending out Scare the Light Away for me this week so it will be a holiday read. Am looking forward to it.

    Aug 1, 2007

  • Lyn LeJeune

    I think the best crime writing is coming out of Canada. Now I've found another author in you. Hurrah for crimespace.
    My book, The Beatitudes, is a paranormal thriller set in New Orleans. It will be out in the fall and I am donating all royalties directly to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation. Libraries support the infrastructure of a great city, so I have started The Beatitudes Network to promote awareness of the importance of public libraries in NOLA.
    The blogsite www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com describes the Network, has excerpts from The Beatitudes, recipes, and more. Merci mille fois. Lyn Lejeune.
    Writers, please pass the word…..it’s for a good cause….don’t let the libraries of New Orleans or the US go the way of The Great Library of Alexandria. P.S. just posted an excerpt on my page here on crimespace.

    Aug 10, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    Hi Vicki,
    Finally got a copy of Scare the Light Away and am about half way into it. Had to quit reading finally at three in the morning - eyes tend to not work so great after that. Anyway, I am very much enjoying it. Looking forward to finding your other book and especially to the new one coming out.

    Aug 16, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    Finished it - a couple of days ago actually but needed to process some of it. Scares me to think how you could come up with this - excellent book. Passed it on to my daughter as it is the kind of thing she usually likes. Not really a mystery exactly is it? More almost a coming of age story only not with young folk. Some of it very much disturbed me yet it all fit and went together well - it was just not all easy to read. Okay - so in case you are not sure this is all a compliment. I think you are an excellent author, wrote a compelling book that is way beyond genre and I look forward to what you do next. Now I must go and tell JD what i thought of it

    Aug 19, 2007

  • Clea Simon

    Hi Vicki!
    Just back from vacation myself and am going to catch up on your travels via your blog. Hope all is well!

    Aug 29, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    Ouch on the back. Hope it heals up fast and nicely for you. My husband has trouble with his and it can get real nasty at times.

    Aug 30, 2007

  • Vicki Delany

    I've been blogging a bit about my travels on Type M 4 Murder (http://typem4murder.blogspot.com) and putting some of the posts up on my Crimespace page. Check out the blog - it is a group effort with six mystery writers

    Aug 30, 2007

  • Sandra Ruttan

    Nice to see you here Vicki! Gorgous dogs, btw.

    Sep 1, 2007

  • Sandra Ruttan

    I have two huskies:

    Chinook http://www.dogster.com/?149025
    Nootka http://www.dogster.com/?149028
    Buttons http://www.catster.com/?149125
    Rascal http://www.catster.com/?149129
    Skittles http://www.catster.com/?160409
    Stuart, Russel, Simon & Rebus:
    http://www.catster.com/cats/490258

    You know, I never saw bears until I went to northern BC and the Yukon and NW Territories. Then, it was like I saw them all the time. A grizzly ran out in front of us in Kananaskis. We saw another bear just off the highway, near Calgary. Also saw a pack of wolves near Banff. I guess there's something to the reality of humans encroaching more on the wild, and the animals being forced into populated areas. With bears, that's (of course) a scary situation. Wild animals are always unpredictable.

    Believe it or not, I live in a village that has a skunk as its mascot, but my dogs haven't been sprayed. Yet.

    Sep 1, 2007

  • Cyndi Martin

    Thank you for adding me! Your dogs are beautiful. I love dogs. Mine are little bitty. Here is Abby: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/293582

    Sep 22, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    Hi Vicki -- book arrived today. Thanks! I have to finish the one I am reading now and read one for my book group and then I am free and clear and can get to it.

    Oct 4, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    Just finished it! Took me longer to get to it than I planned but once I started I read the whole thing in a day. Vicki, I am so impressed! I knew from Scare the Light Away that you are a really good writer and do great characters, but this is so totally different and yet you retained all of your strong points. Molly is so well drawn and I adore John already and am hoping so much that the relationship with Molly and the RCMP (whose name I forget how to spell) develops more in the next book. I also very much liked the subjects dealt with in the book - from aging hippies (I can relate) to current environment issues to women in traditionally men's jobs and the problems they encounter. Not to mention stalkers and bike thieves. Anyway, bottom line - well done!

    Oct 25, 2007

  • Patrick Balester

    Hi Vicki,

    Nice page...love the kayak! I used to kayak a lot in the Dismal Swamp in Virginia, which is the setting for my first book.
    I have an undeveloped idea I may pursue eventually, a crime novel set in Canada, so I may ask you someday for advice on setting! We love you Canucks down here in the U. S. of A. Happy Travels.

    Mar 12, 2008

  • T. L. Cooper

    It wagreat to see you at LCC. We will miss you at Murder in the Grove!
    All the best!
    TL

    Apr 29, 2008

  • L.J. Sellers

    Hi Vicki
    Good to "see" you again. Great photo here. I hope you're doing well.

    May 7, 2008