1956. A child is murdered in Toronto. Police coerce 14 year-old Ron Moffatt into a false confession. Tragically, with Ron in custody, the real killer strikes again. My book, The Boy on the Bicycle at Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny + Kobo tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf @dundurnpress.bsky.social

The view in Toronto today due to intense forest fires in Northern Ontario.

Being number one is not always a good thing. www.cp24.com/weather/2026...

In 1964, deluded navy veteran Matthew Kerry Smith robbed a Toronto-area bank to fund a one-man revolution. Murder and mayhem ensued. My book at: Amazon amzn.to/3KQZ90P Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/mvbj9vk9 Indigo tinyurl.com/mrysma9j @dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

Was 1950s-era Toronto bank robber and media sensation Edwin Boyd also a killer? My book at: Amazon tinyurl.com/3pmav3j4 Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/2p8dkm32 Indigo tinyurl.com/y4bl4gv2 Kobo tinyurl.com/yc6tp9w9 Publisher tinyurl.com/ucrh9uwv @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

Libraries and historical societies: I am offering three new talks in the Toronto-area, including the story of John Wilson. Wilson came from Scotland to Canada in 1912 and joined the Mounties He was also a liar, bigamist, and murderer. Click here for deets: natehendley.ca/presentations/

Friday musings.

Libraries and historical societies: I am offering three new talks in the Toronto-area, including the story of John Wilson. Wilson came from Scotland to Canada in 1912 and joined the Mounties He was also a liar, bigamist, and murderer. Click here for deets: natehendley.ca/presentations/

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky joined @profmmurray.bsky.social, co-host of @strictscrutiny.bsky.social podcast, former Berkeley Law professor and current @nyulaw.bsky.social professor, to discuss her new book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳.

No one on hospital ship Llandovery Castle saw the torpedo before it hit. A story of bravery, tragedy, and the war crime that changed the world. Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Barnes and Noble tinyurl.com/bdzjxnsu Indigo tinyurl.com/598894k7 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER crimereads.com/top-10-globa...

Like to listen to books? My titles in audiobook format at: Audible tinyurl.com/2scnextw Amazon tinyurl.com/ynadcuuf Apple tinyurl.com/33zu8cpz Titles about wrongful convictions, bank robbers, and a forgotten wartime tragedy. @dundurnpress.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social

He robbed Toronto-area banks in the 1960s to fund a revolution and fueled a nationwide debate about guns, insanity pleas, and the death penalty. Available at: Amazon amzn.to/3KQZ90P Indigo tinyurl.com/9c654t4x Dundurn Press ow.ly/uEZz50Iymgj @dundurnpress.bsky.social

He robbed Toronto-area banks in the 1960s to fund a revolution and fueled a nationwide debate about guns, insanity pleas, and the death penalty. Available at: Amazon amzn.to/3KQZ90P Indigo tinyurl.com/9c654t4x Dundurn Press ow.ly/uEZz50Iymgj @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Happy Canada Day, all!

This event completely freaked me out as a kid. I remember reading everything I could find about this incident and worrying that something similar might happen in the suburb where i lived.

📣 Call for Applications 📣 History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe. This is a part-time, paid role. Application deadline: 7 August 2026. Please share widely!

(CVMM series)German War Crimes 27JUNE,1918 German maritime atrocity-234 crew,medical staff/patients die And there was even more barbaric cruelty (see book) BOOK REVIEW Atrocity on the Atlantic (WW1 history) by Toronto author Nate Hendley,Dundurn Press LINK vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/02/24/f...

I am giving a free Zoom talk Sunday, June 28 @ 2 pm (Central) about the attack on Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German sub in WW1 The National WWI Museum is hosting My LC book @ Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Event info tinyurl.com/4hkaz9v3 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Atrocity on the Atlantic by @natehendley.bsky.social is about this www.dundurn.com/books_/t2211...

My book is about a forgotten WW1 tragedy involving a German sub, a Canadian hospital ship, an attack on shipwrecked survivors, and a court ruling that forever changed war crime prosecutions. On sale @ Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

My book is about a forgotten WW1 tragedy involving a German sub, a Canadian hospital ship, an attack on shipwrecked survivors, and a court ruling that forever changed war crime prosecutions. On sale @ Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

I am giving a free Zoom talk Sun, June 28 @ 2 pm (Central) about the attack on Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German sub in WW1 The National WWI Museum is hosting My LC book @ Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Event info tinyurl.com/4hkaz9v3 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Two wrongful convictions involving 14-year-old Ontario boys in the 1950s, with two very different outcomes The Boy on the Bicycle at Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny and Kobo tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf Steven Truscott at Amazon tinyurl.com/awbea8c and Kobo tinyurl.com/yvwpzkxd @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Edwin Boyd robbed banks for money and fame. The Beatle Bandit wanted to finance a revolution. BB at Amazon amzn.to/3KQZ90P and Indigo tinyurl.com/59nmk348 Boyd at Amazon tinyurl.com/3pmav3j4 and Indigo tinyurl.com/49tcam8m @dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

I am giving a free Zoom talk Sun, June 28 @ 2 pm (Central) about the attack on Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German sub in WW1 The National WWI Museum is hosting My LC book @ Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Event info tinyurl.com/4hkaz9v3 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Some good news on the writing front for once. thewalrus.ca/while-others...

Join Toronto Historian Jeremy Hopkin + Track Changes author Cam Gordon for a free walking tour about music, literature, history + physical media. 🗓️ Wednesday, July 8 🕔 7 - 8 PM 📍 Meet outside 10 Edward St. 🎟️ FREE #TrackChanges #jeremyhopkin #samtherecordman #hmv #worldsbiggestbookstore

In 1956, a 14 year-old boy was wrongly convicted in Toronto The real killer remained at large. E-book/audiobook: Apple tinyurl.com/5xfn35zz Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny Barnes/Noble tinyurl.com/wy8twrfb Indigo (Kobo) tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf @dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

Some good news on the writing front for once. thewalrus.ca/while-others...

In 1956, a 14 year-old boy was wrongly convicted in Toronto The real killer remained at large. E-book/audiobook: Apple tinyurl.com/5xfn35zz Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny Barnes/Noble tinyurl.com/wy8twrfb Indigo (Kobo) tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf @dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

Supreme Court says habitual marijuana users can’t be banned from owning guns

Audiobook of Atrocity on the Atlantic, my account of a forgotten WW1 war crime. Amazon tinyurl.com/4utr759x Audible tinyurl.com/yw89uyns Apple tinyurl.com/p9jf9jvx Indigo tinyurl.com/yhvzax85 Spotify tinyurl.com/yc686ser @dundurnpress.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social

I will be giving a free Zoom talk Sun, June 28 @ 2 pm (Central) re the torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German sub in WW1 The National WWI Museum is hosting. My book re the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Event info tinyurl.com/4hkaz9v3 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

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I will be giving a free Zoom talk Sun, June 28 @ 2 pm (Central) re the torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German sub in WW1 The National WWI Museum is hosting. My book re the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Event info tinyurl.com/4hkaz9v3 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Audiobook of Atrocity on the Atlantic, my account of a forgotten WW1 war crime. Amazon tinyurl.com/4utr759x Audible tinyurl.com/yw89uyns Apple tinyurl.com/p9jf9jvx Indigo tinyurl.com/yhvzax85 Spotify tinyurl.com/yc686ser @dundurnpress.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social

Toronto entrepreneur Harold Fine wanted to sell condoms, not change the law. Arrested in 1961, Fine became an unlikely crusader against archaic statutes prohibiting the marketing of birth control in Canada. Click here for details about my new presentation: natehendley.ca/presentations/

Like listening to books? My titles in audiobook format at Audible. Gangsters, wrongful convictions, a historical war crime, and a strange bank robber. Link: tinyurl.com/4cnzbfbn @dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social #audiobooks

Toronto entrepreneur Harold Fine wanted to sell condoms, not change the law. Arrested in 1961, Fine became an unlikely crusader against archaic statutes prohibiting the marketing of birth control in Canada. Click here for details about my new presentation: natehendley.ca/presentations/

John Wilson emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1912 and joined the Mounties. He was also a liar, bigamist, murderer, and the subject of a new presentation I'm offering in the Toronto area. Click here for details: natehendley.ca/presentations/ @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

John Wilson emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1912 and joined the Mounties. He was also a liar, bigamist, murderer, and the subject of a new presentation I'm offering in the Toronto area. Click here for details: natehendley.ca/presentations/ @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

Like listening to books? My titles in audiobook format at Audible. Gangsters, wrongful convictions, a historical war crime, and a strange bank robber. Link: tinyurl.com/4cnzbfbn @dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social #audiobooks

I will be giving a free Zoom talk Sun, June 28 @ 2 pm (Central) re torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German sub in WW1 The National WWI Museum is hosting. My book re the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Event info tinyurl.com/4hkaz9v3 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

I will be giving a free Zoom talk Sun, June 28 @ 2 pm (Central) re torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle by a German sub in WW1 The National WWI Museum is hosting. My book re the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Event info tinyurl.com/4hkaz9v3 @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Visit me at the Crime Writers of Canada tent, MOTIVE Festival, Sunday, June 7 from 11 am - 5 pm. Victoria University, U of Toronto (73 Queen’s Park Crescent, TO) MOTIVE deets festivalofauthors.ca/motive/ My books at Amazon www.amazon.ca/s?k=nate+hen... @dundurnpress.bsky.social

See me at Crime Writers of Canada tent MOTIVE Festival Sat/Sun June 6-7 from 11 am - 5 pm Victoria University, U of Toronto (73 Queen’s Park Crescent, TO) MOTIVE info festivalofauthors.ca/motive/ My books @ Amazon tinyurl.com/s582r8ms @dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle was sunk by a German U-boat in WW1 The attack led to an epochal court ruling about "superior orders". My book at: Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Barnes and Noble tinyurl.com/bdzjxnsu Indigo tinyurl.com/598894k7

Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle was sunk by a German U-boat in WW1 The attack led to an epochal court ruling about "superior orders". My book at: Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Barnes and Noble tinyurl.com/bdzjxnsu Indigo tinyurl.com/598894k7