A fiery accident leaves an unrecognizable corpse. A body is found drifting in Lake Ontario after being crushed by a ferry. What’s the connection? They are lifelong friends. Jonathan Birnam knew them, back in the day. He is not a brutal man. But he is willing to do whatever it takes to find the truth. And if that means doing things that others won’t; if that makes him brutal; then so be it.
After 10 years running from his past, Jonathan returns to Toronto to uncover the truth. And, maybe find the man he used to be. The police want him to leave it alone. The woman who left him all those years ago wants to find out what should have been. Employing his police skills from the past, annoying the Detective Sergeant assigned but turning up intelligence no else sees, Jonathan finds himself in the cross-hairs.
A mysterious, beautiful Hungarian woman helps Jonathan to understand the real situation for a group of women held hostage by a powerful and dangerous family. All leading to a truth he would never have suspected and, ultimately, to the knowledge there are some people he’s never really known.
The days of running away are over. Birnam has come home. Home to find the truth of himself and the truth of the past. Where that truth leads will either put him away or them.
Likely them.
A long-time fan of the thriller, with a love of literature and a formidable collection of first editions, Kinmond Smith began writing in earnest as a young adult.
While a successful career as a designer and Professor of Design soon took precedence, novels continued to simmer in his mind, ultimately leading to the writing of A Stone for the Fox, a thriller set in Kinmond’s hometown of Toronto.
A Stone for the Fox, his first published novel, is being released in May, 2023. He is currently working on his second novel, tentatively titled Suffer the Outcasts.
Kinmond is a longstanding member and is currently President of the Balmy Beach Club, with strong connections to the Beach as a long-time resident.
He has been a Professor at Seneca College for 25 years.
Kinmond will be available for interviews & conversations about his new book as of May, 2023.
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