New author Mauro Azzano will be in town next month for a meet and greet event at Black Bond Books in Ladner.
Azzano, who lives in Richmond, is the author of The Dead Don't Dream, his debut murder mystery novel. It was released last year.
He says he pieced together the story from a bunch of different small scenes he's seen over the last 40 years.
"It sort of took root in my head and wouldn't let go," says Azzano.
He says one thing writers seem to have in common is they notice people.
"When you notice either unique individuals or unusual people on the street, you sort of write them down mentally and you think of them as characters."
The Dead Don't Dream is a "fish out of water story" set in Toronto in the 1970s with main character Ian McBriar, a Metis police detective from Saskatchewan.
It was very gratifying to see his first book published, says Azzano, adding the experience also demystified the publishing process for him.
"I no longer saw writers and authors, people with their names on books, as these mythical people who are out there somewhere."
He's already finished a sequel and has submitted it to a number of publishers.
Azzano will be at the Ladner Black Bond Books on Sunday, Nov. 3 from 1 to 3 p.m.
