Spring has sprung in the Northern Hemisphere. If you enjoy reading and are looking for some good reading material this spring, I suggest my latest novel The Roving Reporter. It is the sequel to my previous book The Missing Reporter. If you are interested, check out my author's web page, Just click on the link below.
You can also google joannemadden.ca to reach my author's webpage. The books are available on Indigo and Amazon.
The Roving Reporter: Spanning the Globe in the 1990s is the sequel to my second novel, The Missing Reporter. It chronicles the further adventures of Sandra McKay, a spirited journalist from Prince Edward Island. The novel takes place from 1990 to 1997, just before the Millennium and the digital age. After being abducted by ruthless mob boss, Bruno Rossi, Sandra travels to France to recover from her ordeal and to visit her cousin, Dennis Casey, a man with a secret. Dennis' friend offers Sandra a job as a foreign correspondent based in London. She travels around the globe, accompanied by Colin Purcell, a crusty English photographer. During her seven years as a world reporter, Sandra covers major stories in Britain, France, Italy, South Africa, Japan, Hong Kong. Mexico and Australia. Meanwhile, she finds herself targeted by the mob.
The Missing Reporter is a story of intrigue and suspense, set in 1989. What happened to TV crime reporter Sandra McKay? Why did she suddenly vanish after starting a new job. Is her disappearance linked to the death of prominent dental surgeon Lawrence Somerville, whose brother works for a mob boss? Intrepid private detective Norm Trapper in on the case and he is looking for answers.