When Canadian Forces soldier Jan Blaylock's father- an investigative journalist- and the rest of her family are murdered in an attempt to cover up illegal arms sales, Blaylock abandons military life to plan her revenge against Integrated Security, the multi-national conglomerate she deems responsible. Blaylock's vengeful mission takes on global proportions when she and disenfranchised InSec employee Mike Flanagan uncover a plot that could trigger world-wide chaos. As the tension and the body-count rise, Crown Fire moves from New York City to Paris to Brussels to Moscow before Blaylock launches a final incendiary attack in the Canadian Shield.

David Annandale was born in Winnipeg and has lived in Edmonton, Charlottetown, and Paris. At the age of 16 months, he contracted laryngitis from tear gas in the May '68 Paris riots, giving him early insight into the socio-political upheavals of our world. He did his MA on the Marquis de Sade at the University of Manitoba and a PhD on horror fiction and film at the University of Alberta. His literary specialties are H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Ramsey Campbell. His film focus is on European horror, including Dario Argento and Jess Franco. David is also a scholar of video games and the gaming culture. Currently, he teaches English and film at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg where he lives with his wife and family.

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"A top-notch read — complex and as intelligent as it is entertaining." — Christopher Hyde, author of The Second Assassin and A Gathering of Saints

Christopher Hyde

?The plotline follows the twists and surprises that go hand in hand with an international thriller and sweeps the story across Canada and into New York city.” — Dale Barbour, The Bulletin

The Bulletin

?David Annandale's savvy and savage first novel announces a top new talent in thriller fiction ... it will keep aficionados reading late into the summer night.” — Douglas Barbour, Edmonton Journal

Edmonton Journal

"... Whiz-bang high-body-count combat and a forest fire so scary it's liable to discourage tourism in the Canadian Shield." — Douglas J. Johnson, Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press