His novels all take place in Saint John and focus on the underbelly of society.

Both novels focus on events that fracture the consciousness of an entire community into a before and after.

The important novels of the 19th century focused on social character, leading the writers to consider themselves to be "historians of the present".

This must be one reason so few popular novels focus on the kind of crime that costs thousands of people their jobs and life savings.

His third novel, Sippi (1967), focused on the voting rights during the 1960s.

Bedford's crime and historical novels too focus on women and their experience.

Both novels focus on a youthful narrator who's struggling to come to terms with his hometown.

The novel also focuses on competition in the venues of the dog shows and combat.

And both novels focus on a young hero's relationship with a wealthy and powerful family.

Her first novel, it focuses on the clash between career and love.