Books by Renny de Groot

Renny deGroot was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, a first-generation Canadian of Dutch parents.

Her novels have been shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and a Whistler Independent Book Award. They have been awarded several readers’ awards from the U.K., Canada, and the U.S. She has published mystery, historical fiction, short stories and non-fiction.

Renny has a BA in English Literature from Trent University and studied creative writing at Ryerson University. She lives in rural Ontario with her Great Pyrenees and Golden Retriever, and vacations at her cottage in Nova Scotia.

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Red Shroud

Part of: Cape Breton Mystery

Nova Scotia

Mystery, Police Procedural, Suspense

When an eccentric woman is found murdered in her secluded home in the Cape Breton woods, Detective Gordie MacLean and his…

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Night rose

Part of: Cape Breton Mystery

Nova Scotia

Mystery, Police Procedural, Suspense

As a new crime unfolds, Detective Gordie MacLean finds himself drawn into a web ofintrigue that will not only test his skills…

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Heritage House

Part of: Cape Breton Mystery

Nova Scotia

Cozy, Mystery, Police Procedural, Rural

Leaving her past in Germany, Gretha Braun’s new life on Cape Breton Island Canada is cut short when she is brutally murdered.…

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Sea Child

Part of: Cape Breton Mystery

Nova Scotia

Cozy, Mystery, Police Procedural

Caught up in an investigation that threatens the lives of those he loves, Detective Gordie MacLean and his partner are drawn…

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Garden Girl

Part of: Cape Breton Mystery

Nova Scotia

Cozy, Mystery, Police Procedural

Gordie MacLean, a 53-year-old bachelor detective is content minding his own patch of Cape Breton Island with its rugged…