Collections
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| West End Kid: Tales from the Forties | 2004 | Buy |
Max Dexter Mystery Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| A Private Man | 2012 | Buy |
| A Deadly Venture | 2014 | Buy |
| A Family Matter | 2017 | Buy |
| A Devious Dame | 2019 | Buy |
Chris Laing writes mystery fiction set in the decades after World War II. His Max Dexter Mystery series follows a Toronto private investigator through four cases published between 2012 and 2019, using the Canadian post-war setting to create noir atmosphere in a city more often associated with politeness than crime.
Laing also published West End Kid: Tales from the Forties, a 2004 collection that draws on the same mid-century period. His work offers a Canadian take on the hardboiled detective tradition, with Toronto standing in for the mean streets usually associated with American cities.