John Brooke

John Brooke became fascinated by criminality and police work listening to the courtroom stories and observations of his father, a long-serving judge. Although he lives in Montreal, John makes frequent trips to France for both pleasure and research. He earns a living as a freelance writer and translator, and has also worked as a film and video editor as well as directed four films on modern dance. His poetry and short stories have been widely published and in 1998 his story "The Finer Points of Apples" won him the Journey Prize. Brooke's first Inspector Aliette Nouvelle mystery, The Voice of Aliette Nouvelle, was published in 1999, followed by All Pure Souls in 2001. He took a break from Aliette with the publication of his novel Last Days of Montreal in 2004, but returned with her in 2011 with Stifling Folds of Love and The Unknown Masterpiece in 2012.

Books by John Brooke

While the Music Lasts

While the Music Lasts

Tropéano's Gun

Tropeano's Gun

Walls of a Mind

The Unknown Masterpiece

Last Days of Montreal

The Unknown Masterpiece

All Pure Souls

The Voice of Aliette Nouvelle

Stifling Folds of Love

Stifling Folds of Love

All Pure Souls

Voice of Aliette Nouvelle, The