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Canadian author of the Joel Franklin Mystery and Dr. Shitz series. I write a blend of mystery, historical, police procedural, paranormal, thriller, suspense, and comedy. (Editor's Note: Ron's my dad. I edit his books and manage his social media accounts.)
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Ron Finch Books @dwfinch.bsky.social · Jan 15
Looking for a good mystery with some police action and a dash of the paranormal? Like historical fiction? Looking for Canadian content? Look no further!

#mysterybooks #historicalfiction
Promotional ad for the Joel Franklin Mystery series by Ron Finch. Tagline reads: "It was a simpler time. But it was just as deadly." The background shows a revolver, 4 aces, and drops of blood on a table. Around the image are 7 circular thumbnails showing: lightning with the caption "paranormal experiences", a classic car with the caption "dramatic getaways", an ax with the caption "brutal murders", a swamp with the caption "shocking crimes", a portrait of an angry old woman with the caption "vengeful spirits", a burning doorframe with the caption "burning passions", and an evil looking man with the caption "dangerous psychopaths". Another caption on its own reads "a paranormal historical police procedural with a cozy, spooky atmosphere." The books are set in Ontario, Canada, in the 1930s and are available on Amazon.
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Teaser for Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars:

"At 528,000 feet, give or take, or 100 miles above the earth’s surface, in what appeared to be the depths of space itself, they caught up with the orbiting Martian spacecraft."

Amazon: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0H865DWYL

#historical #sciencefiction
Paperback edition of Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars, by Ron Finch. Dr. Shitz, wearing an old-fashioned diving helmet, peers over the horizon of Mars while a flying saucer flies out from the centre. A map of Mars is in the background behind Dr. Shitz, and a zeppelin also floats over the surface of the Red Planet. “We’re at 30,000 feet,” said Sammy. “Fortunately, there’s no cloud cover today. You can see about 220 miles from this elevation.” Everyone except Wells unbuckled and jumped from their seats, fighting over the periscope. When Dr. Shitz finally got a turn, he was once again amazed. “You can see Detroit from here, at the end of Lake Erie. At least, I think that’s Detroit.” “I think that’s Chicago, actually,” said Ollie. “On the shore of Lake Michigan.” “I will never get used to this speed,” said Shitz. “Has anyone ever gone this high before?” “A pilot in Ohio reached a height of 38,700 feet last year,” said Sammy. “That’s right, Lieutenant John Macready,” said Ollie. “I remember reading about him in the paper.” KP and Sammy conferred over the dials, periodically stopping to look through the periscope. Every once in a while, KP would throw a toggle, there would be a little burst from the engine, and they would feel themselves moving a little to the left or the right. “I hope you know where you’re going!” said Wells, still clinging to his straps for dear life. “Don’t worry, de calculations are fery precise,” KP reassured him. “Won’t we freeze?” asked Wells a moment later. “There’s no heat in the upper atmosphere.” “The craft is well insulated, and the heat being generated by the engine will keep us warm,” said Sammy. Indeed, the cabin was now excessively hot. At 100,000 feet, the whole world was visible to them, the curvature of the earth, blanketed in its glowing blue sheath, starkly contrasting with the black void of space. “Where’s the ship?” Wells said, turning the periscope around in a circle. He’d finally felt well enough to join the others. “Far above us, still,” said Sammy. “We’re only about one fifth of the way there.” At 250,000 feet, or about 47 miles, Sammy said, “There. You can just see the other craft. It’s that little bright spot, reflecting the sunlight. Your coordinates were perfect, Peter. Now all we have to do is catch it.” And they almost did.
September 16, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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August 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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The Rouse by China Miéville review – a mighty achievement from the ‘new weird’ author
Twenty years in the writing, this paranormal epic of cold war espionage and family tragedy is a quantum leap in terms of ambition and moral seriousness
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September 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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This was a lot of work, but a lot of fun! (Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars isn't on here, but you've probably seen enough of that for the time being.)

Historical paranormal police procedural scifi mystery & comedy.

All my books are on Amazon: www.amazon.ca/stores/Ron-F...

#writingcommunity #canadianauthor
First 8 books of the Joel Franklin Mystery series, in order. Lightning at 200 Durham Street, Where's the Rest of the Body?, Terror on the Way, The Deadly Secret, One Foot Out of the Grave, It's Your Own Fault, I Told You I'm Innocent!, and 24 Booke Street Next 7 books in the Joel Franklin Mystery Series: Who's Crazy?!, Who Stole My Car?, Firebug, Sins of the Past, My Mother Made Me Do It, One Man Left, Numbers; First 2 books of the Dr. Shitz series: Dr. Shitz and the Wayward Ghost and Dr. Shitz and the Time Machine; and the first book in my sci fi series: Devolution: 2036 -- The Truth is Not Enough. 2 books in the Stratford series: The Journey and Money Matters More
September 8, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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“You and every other science fiction nut wants a time machine,” said the professor, turning away. “We’ve all read H.G. Wells, Doctor! What makes you think it’s even possible?”

“Time bubbles,” Dr. Shitz replied.

Dr. Shitz v2 on Amazon: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DX1DWXZL

#canadianauthor #sciencefiction
Paperback version of Dr. Shitz and the Time Machine, by Ron Finch. A spiraling clock face descends into time while several images of Dr. Shitz's face circle around it, smaller and smaller. One of the heads wears a Robin Hood cap. Also depicted are a zeppelin, a dinosaur head, a crow, and several muffins. Dr. Shitz blurted, “I want to build a time machine!” A fleeting glimpse of sheer terror lit Dr. Adam Balm’s eyes, but it was quickly stifled. “You and every other science fiction nut wants a time machine,” said the professor, turning away. “We’ve all read H.G. Wells, Doctor! What makes you think it’s even possible?” “Time bubbles,” Dr. Shitz replied. “You said it yourself. We know time can run backwards. I was there. I’ve experienced it myself. And your Time Continuum Monitor detected that same abnormality. Time travel is a fact, Professor. It just needs to be implemented. And if anyone can do that, it’s you.” The professor said nothing. He seemed to be compiling a mental list of objections. While Larry waited, he looked around his workspace, noting for the first time some unusual anomalies. For starters, a bow and quiver of arrows were leaning against a shelf. A chalkboard near the bow depicted a crudely drawn stickman, several curved dotted lines which appeared to be arrow trajectories, and a series of complex equations. On a hunch, Dr. Shitz turned and looked over his shoulder. He found himself facing an archery target which looked relatively well used. There were a number of small holes in the wall behind the target, and an arrow in the map of the solar system on the wall above it. “One inch to the right and that one would have been in Uranus,” said the professor, admiring the arrow with his hands on his hips. “Will you help me, Professor?” Dr. Shitz asked. “It’s impossible, Shitzy!” cried the professor. “Recording time is one thing, travelling through it is quite another. Even if it could be done, it could have devastating consequences.” At that moment, the professor seemed to realize what was on the chalkboard and hastily flipped it over, exposing a list which had been written on the other side. felt hat red feather wool cloak leather boots belt with buckle archery bracer Professor Balm saw the list and hastily flipped the chalkboard back to the equations.
September 1, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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All authors love libraries.

All authors want to see their books in libraries.

Don't ever feel bad for using a library. You just made every author everywhere very, very happy.

Also, request our books in libraries if they aren't there! Be the book change you want to see in the library! ;)
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Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
August 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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August 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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August 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Thanks to everyone who showed up to the book signing!

I doubt many here live in Stratford, Ontario, but if you do (or you're visiting), you can find my Dr. Shitz books on shelf at the Coles in the Stratford mall. The staff have been very helpful, so thanks to everyone there!

#stratford #books
The doctor is in! Book covers for all three books in the Dr. Shitz series in order: Dr. Shitz and the Wayward Ghost, Dr. Shitz and the Time Machine, Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars. Paperbacks on shelf at Coles Stratford.
August 17, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Editor (me): Well into edits on the next book, but I had an idea for the cover, so I took a break from editing and worked that up. But there's still a lot of editing left... 😩

My dad (Ron): Canadian author of historical paranormal police procedurals & science fiction, often with a dose of humour.
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Hello #WeeknightWriters ! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your writing week is going! Or not going, that's valid too
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August 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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‘Gabe’s coat had hidden it from view, but the stain was too big to be from a scrape or cut in the forest. Raising it up to the light only revealed another horrible discovery: on the back of the shirt was a bloody handprint.’

[ #horror ]
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August 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Friendly reminder that my book signing is Sunday, August 16, from 12-4pm at the Stratford Coles.

Martians walk among us! Blast off with your favourite medium, Dr. Shitz, as he visits Mars! 1920s space travel, flying saucers, other dimensions & ... ghosts?!

#sciencefiction #historical #paranormal
Poster that says: "Book Signing for Ron Finch's newest book, Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars, is on Sunday, August 16, 2026, from 12-4pm at the Coles in the Stratford Mall. Ron Finch, local author of mystery, crime, historical, scifi, and paranormal fiction celebrates the release of his latest novel, Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars. A Golden Age adventure." The book's cover shows Dr. Shitz's head in an old fashioned diving suit peering over the horizon of Mars while a flying saucer flies past.
August 14, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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⚠️ CORRECTION: The 16th is a Sunday. The book signing will be on Sunday the 16th of August, 2026, from 12-4.

Martians! UFOs! Roaring 20s space technology!

Swing by Coles Stratford for a meet & greet with a local author. Shiny new books for sale & signing!

See you there!

#Stratford #BookSigning
Poster that says: "Book Signing for Ron Finch's newest book, Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars, is on Sunday, August 16, 2026, from 12-4pm at the Coles in the Stratford Mall. Ron Finch, local author of mystery, crime, historical, scifi, and paranormal fiction celebrates the release of his latest novel, Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars. A Golden Age adventure." The book's cover shows Dr. Shitz's head in an old fashioned diving suit peering over the horizon of Mars while a flying saucer flies past.
August 10, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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Looking for classic Golden Age adventure in the spirit of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne? Look no further! Space travel in the age of zeppelins and silent films! Martians! UFOs! Worlds at war! What more could you ask for?!

#historical #sciencefiction
dwfinch.bsky.social Ron Finch Books @dwfinch.bsky.social · Jul 10
Good news! Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars, 3rd in the Dr. Shitz series, is now available on Amazon in ppbk & ebook!

Sweet Marie is missing and Dr. Shitz has been hired to find her. But he'll have to go all the way to Mars!

#historical (1927, London, Ontario) #sciencefiction

www.amazon.ca/dp/B0H865DWYL
Cover for Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars, by Ron Finch, the 3rd book in the Dr. Shitz series. Tagline is: Boldly going where he's never gone before. Cover shows the planet Mars with Dr. Shitz in an old-fashioned diving suit peering over the horizon.
July 28, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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A second chance, faith-inspired romance: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BT...
July 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Didn't even know this was a genre 😩 I've had my ideas called weird before but never in this way 😂 (I was aiming for ghost Suspense)

Anyone here likes reading supernatural fiction? I have a couple books in a series free. Book 3 right now is #1 Book 4 is coming soon!
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Absurdist supernatural fiction book dark Fate of the dead
March 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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April 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Good news! Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars, 3rd in the Dr. Shitz series, is now available on Amazon in ppbk & ebook!

Sweet Marie is missing and Dr. Shitz has been hired to find her. But he'll have to go all the way to Mars!

#historical (1927, London, Ontario) #sciencefiction

www.amazon.ca/dp/B0H865DWYL
Cover for Dr. Shitz Goes to Mars, by Ron Finch, the 3rd book in the Dr. Shitz series. Tagline is: Boldly going where he's never gone before. Cover shows the planet Mars with Dr. Shitz in an old-fashioned diving suit peering over the horizon.
July 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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A peek inside Dr. Shitz and the Wayward Ghost.

1st volume of the Dr. Shitz series. Vol. 3 is coming out soon!

"He was looking at a memory through Bradley’s eyes..."

Available in bbpk and ebook on Amazon:
www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CJXLGW6S

#paranormal #comedy #mystery
Paperback edition of Dr. Shitz and the Wayward Ghost, by Ron Finch. Tagline is "Deep in the bowels of the afterlife, a storm is brewing." Oval portrait of Dr. Shitz with a ghostly figure in the background and a ghostly bat flying overhead. There was another stream of sounds and images, but this time it was more focused. The sounds, though muffled and indistinct, seemed to go along with the actors in the images. It was even more like a movie, like that Don Juan which he and Jane had seen in the theatre recently, only in colour. Dr. Shitz thought he saw two people sitting together on a sofa. After a few seconds, the image became sharper, and he recognized the two people. They were Cheri, Bradley’s sister, and her fiancé, Russell Bancroft. Dr. Shitz realized they were sitting on the very sofa that he and Jane were currently sitting on. It was covered with a colourful afghan. Of course, that made sense; after all, this was Russell Bancroft’s home. He was looking at a memory through Bradley’s eyes. This was a new experience for Dr. Shitz, and it was very exciting. Ordinarily, when the dead spoke to him, he only heard voices, like speaking to someone on a telephone. But this was almost like time travel. He was looking at an event in the past as though he was actually there! He continued watching the scene through Bradley’s eyes, afraid to interrupt him. It was almost as good as a picture show, but because, for some reason, he couldn’t understand what was being said, and because there were no helpful contextual cues, like a piano player pounding on the keys to indicate when a crucial event was about to occur, he had to pay especially close attention. Dr. Shitz watched as Russell picked up a decanter full of something that looked like it might have been scotch, but the colour was wrong. Russell was smiling and touching the decanter with this finger and saying something. He was very excited. He offered some to Cheri, but she placed her hand over the top of her tumbler and shook her head with a smile. Russell shrugged and poured an inch or so of the unknown fluid into his glass and into a glass sitting on the table directly in front of Bradley’s eyes.
June 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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Teaser for my near-future mistopian novel Devolution: 2036 - The Truth is Not Enough. AI, androids, social media manipulation, brain implants, drone warfare, Greenland, a futuristic institute, and a band of misfit heroes.

#canadianauthor #sciencefiction

Pb or ebook:

www.amazon.ca/dp/B0F91SXMBP
Paperback edition of Devolution: 2036 - The Truth is Not Enough, by Ron Finch. Tagline: You can't stand for the truth without standing in someone's way. Beside the door was a small black cubicle with a single android inside. The android had a black faceplate and accents. “Good day, Mr. Harrington,” the android said in a tinny voice. “Good day, 7-1-2,” said Harrington. “This is Amaqjuaq and Hanta.” The android greeted them. No doubt it was recording their faces for facial recognition. Harrington turned to the door. The door required a retinal scan, fingerprint scan, and voice activation to open. “It will take a couple hours for the system to update with your security information,” said Harrington, “so I’ll do it.” He provided his eye, finger, and name and they entered a large dome, slightly smaller than a football field. The walls of the dome appeared to be made entirely of banks of computer servers encased in glass. Pipes, which supplied the coolant system, and bundles of cables, radiated up the sides of the dome toward a shaft in the apex like the webs of an enormous spiderweb. Descending from this same shaft, in the centre of the dome, was a thick pillar ringed with monitors depicting what appeared to be live footage from around the globe. A command centre. The circular command centre was raised above the floor of the dome by about three metres. Most of the floor was taken up by generators and networks of cables. The command centre was reached by a catwalk. The outer ring of the circular platform consisted of a semicircular desk covered with computer terminals, keyboards, and other equipment. A second ring of monitors topped it. A couple of comfortable chairs on wheels sat empty before the desk. Catwalks also ran around the outside of the dome at various levels. Numerous robots of different shapes and sizes could be seen both inside the dome and behind the glass walls shielding the servers. They travelled here and there on purposeful paths. An android with a green faceplate and accents stood alone on the command platform, supervising.
June 23, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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* Teaser for my book The Journey *

"I don’t know who I am, and I don’t know where I am. I don’t even know what day it is. My phone is missing, and my wallet is missing. Obviously, someone brought me here, but I don’t know why."

#mysteryfiction #canadianauthor
Paperback edition of The Journey, by Ron Finch. Tagline: Running from a past he can't remember to a future he can't predict. He woke up and slowly opened his eyes. He was in a car. Through the windshield he saw that the car was sitting in a lovely, slightly wild setting. There were trees and bushes everywhere. A number of early wildflowers had begun to sprout up in flashes of yellow, white, and blue. It looked like a park. A glance in the rearview mirror revealed more of the same woodland scene. He rolled down the window and was delighted to hear a variety of bird songs. From some distance away came the muted staccato of a busy woodpecker. It was magical. Somehow, he had been transported here to this ethereal setting. It was a perfect place for a picnic, but he didn’t see anyone else nearby; nor did he hear the babbling of children, the sound of cars, or a woodsman with an axe. Then, like a lightning bolt, the realization struck him: I don’t know who I am. He tried to remember his name, but nothing came to mind. It was disconcerting, to say the least. But maybe it had been that way for a long time. Maybe he felt this way every time he woke up. He tried to remember if this had ever happened to him before. The information I need will be in my wallet, he thought. He checked his pockets. It wasn’t there. He began to methodically search the interior of the car, checking the dashboard, the map pocket in the door, under the seat. After twenty minutes of searching, all he had found was a manual for the car in the glove compartment. Had someone stolen his wallet? Identity theft, he thought. He chuckled. They must’ve done a good job, because he didn’t know who he was. He climbed out of the car, closed the door, and leaned against the side. He took a deep breath. The air smelled clean and fresh; it must’ve rained recently. He took stock of the situation. I don’t know who I am, and I don’t know where I am. I don’t even know what day it is. My phone is missing, and my wallet is missing. Obviously, someone brought me here, but I don’t know why...
June 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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June 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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'Crimes Against the Crown Series' is set in post-Regency England. It was an exciting time, a world awash in silks, seduction, duplicity and intrigue of the post-Napoleonic period.

Available on KOBO, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, Apple and Amazon
The covers of 18 of my books are set against a sunset of pinks and blues.
March 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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June 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Book 57: The Fisherman by @johnlangan.bsky.social

I love historical horror. Some of my fav novels blend fact and supernatural fic seamlessly to craft a unique way of looking at the past. The Fisherman is up there with the best, slowly building its mystery to a reveal almost biblical in scope

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June 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM