As a child Judy Toews published the neighbourhood news at $0.25 a pop, then she was the editor of two school newspapers. Her first novel, Give Out Creek, was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Unpublished Crime Novel and the 2019 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery novel. Her protagonist, Stella Mosconi, is a newspaper reporter, and we discuss Judy's second novel in the Stella Mosconi series, Lucky Jack Road.

Judy used to work as a nutritionist. She has a love for science and forensic work. Judy shares a few good resources, such as ⁠Howdunit Forensics: A Guide for Writers⁠, written by D.P. Lyle. To learn more about Judy check out her website ⁠https://www.jgtoews.com⁠

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