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Jane McMillan fugitives—train rob- On the Trail of the Fugitive of the Truth and Conviction: ber Bill Miner, la- Shuswap (D&M $22.95), which answers without GPS Donald Marshall Jr. and the bour leader Ginger why Bjornstrom went into hiding, how Mi’kmaw Quest for Justice Goodwin, Gitxsan he eluded capture and what eventually riving to the Grand Canyon in (UBC Press $29.95) B trapper Simon Guna- happened to him. the U.S. from B.C., 13-year- Bitten Acherman noot—but none as mys- The story has more twists than a D old Francie’s dad finds out the hard way not to rely on GPS, in Lost in Barkerville terious as the ‘Bushman of the Shuswap’. switchback road including a bizarre, top- (Ronsdale $12.95) His real name was John Bjornstrom secret U.S. military program that recruited Penticton-based Frances Greenslade’s and he made headlines around the coun- people like Bjornstrom who supposedly first novel for young readers, Red Fox try twenty years ago as he evaded the had psychic abilities, and involvement Road (Penguin $19.99). with the $6 billion Bre-X gold mining The GPS shortcut road he decides to RCMP for two years hiding in the Shus- wap Lake wilderness. The Bushman dug swindle of the 1990s. At the heart of it is take isn’t on Francie’s mom’s map. Turns an elaborate 900 sq. ft. cave out of rock Bjornstrom, a hyperactive son of Romani out, it’s a logging road that gets rougher and serviced it with solar energy power, refugees and later adopted by an out- and rougher until they hit a rock, taking propane tanks and water from the lake. doorsy couple from Norway who helped out the truck’s oil pan. They are stranded. He re-stocked his supplies by raiding him develop survival skills. Bjornstrom After a night in their tent, Francie’s dad summer cabins to get food, clothing, tools, died in 2018 at the age of 58. 978-1550179224 hikes out to get help. With little food left, weapons and whatever else he needed. He Francie puts her survival skills to work also harvested the land for grub including making fires and fir needle tea. squirrels and hares. t Anti-vaxxer Noir Bjornstrom taunted the police when he snuck out of the bush for media inter- Entering the second summer of the Co- Alison Tedford views or to buy a McDonald’s burger on vid-19 pandemic as nerves get frayed his birthday before slipping back into the and tempers lost is a bit like being in Chronic Profit: Building forest. Some admired his survival skills, Your Small Business While one of Daniel Kalla’s medical thrillers. Managing Persistent Pain others thought he was a common thief. The practicing emergency physi- Eventually caught by police posing as (Self-Counsel Press $26.95) cian and head of St. Paul’s Hospital ER reporters, Bjornstrom was cooperative department became a best- Pat Henman and willing to share information, much seller with his first novel, Beyond the Legal Limit: of it startling: Surviving A Collision Officer One: “You look very healthy. Pandemic (Forge Books, With a Drunk Driver So you’d just bathe in the lake and 2005) based on his clini- (Caitlin Press $24.95) cal experience dealing Frances stuff?” Greenslade Howard White Bjornstrom: “I had a hot tub. with the 2003 SARS crisis. t Here on the Coast: Officer One: “Hot tub?” In his latest novel, Reflections from Officer Two: “You had a hot tub?” Lost Immunity (Simon & the Rainbelt Years later, houseboaters hiking Schuster $22) Kalla tackles A few mornings later, Francie finds a (Harbour $24.95) the surrounding hills discovered the issue of vaccine hesitancy note left by her mom: “Dear Francie, I’ll be the Bushman’s cave just back for you. Don’t go anywhere. I know Sylvia Olsen and the potential impact on a as he had left it with you’ll be brave. Love, Mom.” Title: Unravelling Canada: global outbreak. And yes, A Knitting Odyssey food, books, lights, a Left on her own, Francie makes do the book was inspired (D&M $24.95) bed, small washing while remembering her beloved grand- by Kalla’s time work- machine and other Daniel mother and twin sister (both now dead), Cheryl Alexander amenities. It spurred ing on the medical the stuttering boy next door who saved her Takaya: Lone Wolf Kalla frontlines of the Co- author Paul McK- t from bullies and others in her life. (Rocky Mountain Books $30) vid-19 pandemic. endrick to interview On the ninth day, Francie must decide M.A.C. 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