News

Arthur Ellis April 28, 2012: The Crime Writers of Canada have nominated “The Man Who Killed” for Best First Crime Novel. The award will be handed out at the end of May. Read more – ‘Arthur Ellis’.
Amazon February 22, 2012: “The Man Who Killed” is a finalist for the Amazon.ca 36th Annual First Novel Award. Read more – ‘Amazon’.
The Millions and Booklist January 27, 2012: The Millions and Booklist published reviews of the book last week. Read more – ‘The Millions and Booklist’.
Publishers Weekly January 16, 2012: Starred review of “The Man Who Killed” in Publishers Weekly. Read more – ‘Publishers Weekly’.
Cover January 13, 2012: Quill & Quire voted “The Man Who Killed” one of the best covers of the year. That must mean the book’s pretty damn good. Read more – ‘Cover’.
Rover October 5, 2011: Here’s a review from Montreal. Read more – ‘Rover’.
Telegraph-Journal: Full review: “In the neo-noir novel, TheMan Who Killed, Fraser Nixon introduces us to Mick, a down-on-his-luck former medical student and morphine addict who subsists in the miasmic undersideof a 1920s Montreal characterized by drugs, drink, violence,and organized crime.What glamour available is associated with dark nights spent in rumpled suits and gutters; it quickly turns [...] Read more – ‘Telegraph-Journal’.
Vancouver June 15, 2011: Here’s a small piece from the June issue of Vancouver magazine. Read more – ‘Vancouver’.
Globe & Mail May 28, 2011: The Globe and Mail ran a review of “The Man Who Killed.” Read more – ‘Globe & Mail’.
W2 May 26, 2011: To round out the month come down to W2 on Monday, May 30th for the Real Vancouver Writers’ Series: Amazing Entertainments, Occasional Occurrences, Effortless Eloquence, hosted by Sean Cranbury. More info can be found here. Read more – ‘W2’.
The Commentary: The Commentary interviewed Fraser Nixon on Victoria Day about “The Man Who Killed”. You can listen online here. Read more – ‘The Commentary’.
Russian Roulette May 17, 2011: If you weren’t at the Waldorf tonight you missed this: an appearance. Read more – ‘Russian Roulette’.
Manitoba: The Winnipeg Free Press asked an excellent question recently: Who the hell is Fraser Nixon? Read more – ‘Manitoba’.
Excerpt May 9, 2011: Douglas & McIntyre have posted a new clip with an excerpt from “The Man Who Killed”. It can be viewed here. Read more – ‘Excerpt’.
Global May 5, 2011: Global BC featured Fraser Nixon on the Noon News Hour the other day, If you’re interested, you can watch it here. Read more – ‘Global’.
Launch May 2, 2011: Launch for “The Man Who Killed” will be this Thursday, May 5th starting at seven in the evening. It’ll be at Cafe Montmarte, 4362 Main Street, Vancouver. Check your nearest Georgia Straight. Read more – ‘Launch’.
Afterword April 26, 2011: In case you missed it, Fraser Nixon was Guest Editor of The National Post’s Afterword last week. Read more – ‘Afterword’.
“The Man Who Killed” in the Vancouver Sun: The first review of ‘The Man Who Killed’ has been featured in the April 22nd edition of the Vancouver Sun. Read more – ‘“The Man Who Killed” in the Vancouver Sun’.
Douglas & McIntyre interview with Fraser Nixon March 28, 2011: The mavens at Douglas & McIntyre interviewed Fraser Nixon about “The Man Who Killed” at Guilt & Co. in Vancouver last December. Read more – ‘Douglas & McIntyre interview with Fraser Nixon’.
Fraser Nixon in Quill & Quire’s “The Last Word” March 24, 2011: Fraser Nixon will be featured in Quill & Quire’s “The Last Word” column this May, 2011, recounting his time as a medical test subject in Montreal while writing the first draft of “The Man Who Killed”. Read more – ‘Fraser Nixon in Quill & Quire’s “The Last Word”’.
The Man Who Killed: Release date April 23, 2011 March 15, 2011: “The Man Who Killed” will be released by Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. on April 23, 2011. We’re still working on a date for a launch party in Vancouver. Stay tuned for updates. Read more – ‘The Man Who Killed: Release date April 23, 2011’.