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  Keith Landry, Canadian Author, Wins International Impact Book Award, Sparks Interest in Canada’s Chilling Family Murder Hello Keith, Here is the final version,  I will get this out with approval,  Keith Landry, Canadian Author, Wins International Impact Book Award, Sparks Interest in Canada’s Chilling Family Murder NEWS PROVIDED BY Boundless Media Not published yet Keith Landry Keith Landry’s Award-Winning "Allumette Island Massacre" Is a Universal Story That Resonates with Readers From Around the World. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 8, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- Canadian author and historical crime writer  Keith Landry  is garnering national and international recognition for his true crime novel  Allumette Island Massacre , which recently won the International Impact Book Award in the History category, beating out all other competing titles. The gripping account of one of Canada's most sensational crimes of the 20th century has captivated reader...

Chapter 1   Discovery   March 7, 1988:   The man wearing the Hydro-Québec winter coat and cap trudged along the snow-covered path to the back of the barn, where the meter  was found . He muttered to himself as his boots crunched through the icy crust.   “Brr,” he grumbled. “Winter is still here.”   Last night, the temperature had plummeted to minus 18 Celsius, and this early morning wasn’t much warmer. A bitter wind blew in from over the Ottawa River, biting through layers of clothing and making it feel even colder with the wind chill.   The barn loomed ahead, sagging under the weight of neglect. Its weathered wooden planks barely held together, and the wind whistled through the gaps. Sunlight filtered through the half-collapsed roof, casting jagged shadows on the snow. The nearby farmhouse, once proud with red brick walls, now showed signs of decay—its roof shingles curling like old parchment, its window frames cracked and brittle.   The Hydro wo...

  Prologue – Beneath the Surface Previously on the blog: Welcome to Beneath the Surface —a serialized murder mystery set in rural Quebec. Start the journey with the haunting prologue below. The early morning mist clung to the trees as the Algonquin men paddled their birchbark canoes toward the island. Blackstone Isle, nestled in the middle of the Ottawa River, had long been a sacred place where their people gathered each year. The island’s forests whispered stories of ancient hunts and councils, while its winding streams echoed the chants of elders. Here, the Algonquin found not only sustenance but peace, a place of reunion where clans converged to renew bonds and trade with one another. On this journey, however, something different stirred in the air. One of the men, keen-eyed and silent, had spotted unusual stones along the shore, their surfaces gleaming in the pale sunlight. He knelt by the water’s edge and held up the rock, examining its strange, golden vei...

Meet the Real Detective JP Dalpe – The Man Behind the Mysteries Six years ago, while researching Allumette Island Massacre , I uncovered a remarkable figure—Detective Sergeant J.P. Dalpe, the real-life Quebec Provincial Police investigator sent from Montreal to lead the murder investigation of five members of the Bradley family on Allumette Island. Assisting him were Pontiac County Sheriff Sloan and High Constable St. Germain—my grandfather. What began as historical research quickly became a passion. I discovered that between 1900 and 1938, Dalpe solved numerous high-profile crimes in Hull and the surrounding region. His skill, determination, and quiet authority inspired me to bring him back to life—not just through fact, but through imagination. The result: Dalpe’s Crime Chronicles , a collection of true-crime stories enriched with fictional details—his private grief, deep Catholic faith, and imagined colleagues—while staying true to the real cases he solved. Though I no lon...