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April 2020

Texada Island Land Scandal Inspires Historical Murder Mystery Novel

The Texada land scandal was an actual event, and was the subject of the First Royal Commission in British Columbia. It was a circumstance that I felt revealed some of the underlying sentiments that existed then, among settlers and among the people of First Nations. These inclinations also reveal sentiments that underpinned the social and political structures that were in place during late colonial British Columbia. Whether overt or not, by their very nature, these sentiments had a hand in facilitating the calculated transfer of all land in the Province of British Columbia, from the collective First Nations, to the Crown. The form that the land policy eventually took, ultimately resulted in the smothering of First Nations culture – not one culture, viewed collectively, but many individual Nations, that were each unique unto themselves.

Book distribution for BC Authors and Publishers

BC Book Distributor, Red Tuque Books, to manage distribution

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I am pleased to announce that Red Tuque Books, a British Columbia book distribution company, based in Duncan, BC., on Vancouver Island, will henceforth handle distribution of books by Dean Unger and Village Lane Press. Red Tuque Books is a Canadian distributor of quality books by independent authors with both Amazon online listings & distribution to Canadian bookstores. From Greg Salisbury, at Red Tuque,

An Historical Murder Mystery About British Columbia During The Colonial Era

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The intent with which a thing is acquired is, in some way, the measure of its merit. There is a pretext for what will follow here. That is, much of what is written is historical fact. Some details, like the amorous and vitriolic Amor De Cosmos – the second Provincial Premier of British Columbia, through the mid-Victorian era, are more or less specifically correct. Other facets of the story are accurate clips that are true to the cultural mores and beliefs at the time. It is essentially a view from thirty-thousand feet, but blown out into a vivid, moving tale with accurate descent, down into the lives of those whose fates unknowingly weave and unravel the tale before our eyes.