Overview

Tim Bosma listed his pickup truck for sale online, went for a test drive with two strangers, and never returned. The Hamilton man's strange disappearance in May 2013 captured headlines across the country and lit up social media. When Dellen Millard and Mark Smich were arrested and charged with Bosma's murder, the mystery deepened. Journalist and private investigator Ann Brocklehurst had a front-row seat at their trial, where questions about their shocking crimes were finally answered. Compelling and suspenseful, Dark Ambition chronicles unfathomable crimes and their chilling perpetrators.

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Shortlisted for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, Nonfiction Category What a terrific book this is--technically of the true-crime genre, but so lucid and calm, it raises the bar. In a world where uninformed opinion flourishes, author Ann Brocklehurst keeps her head and treats a ghastly story with facts, fairness and dignity. --Christie Blatchford, National Post courts columnist and author of Life Science Brocklehurst deftly pulls together the disturbing narrative of Tim Bosma's murder and the trial of his killers. Dark Ambition avoids sensationalism while exploring a horrible, fathomless crime. A compelling page-turning read. --Robyn Doolittle, Globe and Mail journalist and author of Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story

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ANN BROCKLEHURST is a veteran journalist, licensed private investigator and communications professional. Before working on the crime and courts beat, she reported from Berlin for the International Herald Tribune, worked on the Asia desk of Reuters News Agency in Hong Kong, and covered banking and finance in Toronto. She lives in Toronto.

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