{"id":9,"date":"2021-07-11T23:22:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T23:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jtsiemens.ca\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:17:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jtsiemens.ca\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Call of the Void<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner of the 2025 Shamus Award for Best P.I. Paperback<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published by NeWest Press March 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Careening from the hardest edges of the city to creepy rural backroads where cries go unheard, Sloane\u2019s relentless quest places the people closest to her at risk, while her own personal demons threaten to devour her. Lightning-paced and unputdownable, Call of the Void cements Sloane Donovan\u2019s position amid the new generation of hard-boiled sleuths.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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J.T. Siemens grew up in Vernon, BC, and moved to Vancouver to pursue a career as a personal trainer. A longstanding love of books and movies led him to study screenwriting and creative writing, and his short stories have been published in Mystery Weekly, Down in the Dirt, CC&D<\/em>, and Vancouver Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A murder outside his workplace inspired the novel, To Those Who Killed Me<\/a><\/em>, which was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Unhanged Award, and published by NeWest Press<\/a> April 2022. The novel introduces the character of Sloane Donovan and is the first in a series about a bipolar ex-cop turned PI. The second Sloane Donovan novel, The Ca<\/a><\/em>ll of the Void<\/a><\/em> will be published by NeWest Press March 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

J.T. Siemens lives in Vancouver\u2019s West End with his wife and two cats.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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jtsiemens6@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Why TO THOSE WHO KILLED ME is so rough and gritty it comes with a warning.” Interview with Crime Writers Canada<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In many of the mysteries I\u2019ve read over recent years, the majority of male authors choose to write about male protagonists, but Jeremy hasn\u2019t. So, the question is why did you choose a female protagonist?” Interview with Debra Purdy Kong<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“Were there challenges telling the story from the point of view of a female lead character?” Interview with Dietrich Kalteis<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As Sloane looks into her friend’s death she explores the seamier sides of Vancouver, even those hiding behind a golden veneer. If you were investigating would you rather stick to the mean streets or slip into those wealthy enclaves? Which do you think is sleazier?” Interview with Cozy Up With Kathy<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“Sloane is a worthy addition to the hard boiled detectives who work the streets of Vancouver\u2019s Downtown Eastside.” An email exchange with Bill Selnes, Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“The book is at its best exploring the tumultuous Sloane. Constantly on the edge of dysfunction, nightmares of her family past lurking in her \u201cpinballing\u201d mind, she is never at rest but she is resolute and resourceful.” Bill Selnes review, Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“First brushes with mortality and what authors can learn from physical trainers.” Interview with the publisher, NeWest Press<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“This gritty crime tale, which snakes through Vancouver\u2019s squalid backstreets, plunges the fearless, at times reckless heroine into a surfeit of horrific encounters with addicts and abusers, rapists, and killers. This isn\u2019t for the faint-hearted.” Publishers Weekly<\/a>‘s <\/strong>review.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Call of the Void Winner of the 2025 Shamus Award for Best P.I. Paperback Published by NeWest Press March 2024 Careening from the hardest edges of the city to creepy rural backroads where cries go unheard, Sloane\u2019s relentless quest places the people closest to her at risk, while her own personal demons threaten to devour … <\/p>\n

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