- Clean Sweep features an unusual locale, Winnipeg in the midst of a brutally cold winter, and memorable set pieces, including a showdown in a creepy abandoned hospital

- With twists, turns, and criminal conspiracies around every corner, this debut crime novel is a fun ride through the dark corners that lurk in even the most inconspicuous of urban centers

- Michael J. Clark, a former automotive journalist, loosely based the lead character, Tommy Bosco, on his friend who is a reformed smuggler