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Peter Robertson

Born: in Edinburgh, Scotland
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Robertson lives in Chicago.

Biography: Peter Robertson was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, attended university in the U.K., and came to the U.S. at age 23. After extensive travel, he settled in Chicago, where he has been a book reviewer for daily papers and library trade periodicals, stay-at-home dad, soccer coach, university student, and elementary and middle school teacher.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: info@gibsonhousepress.com
Website: http://gibsonhousepress.com
Peter Robertson on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=peter+robertson


Selected Titles

Colorblind :
ISBN: 0985515864 OCLC: 946216847

In this third and final work in the series following Permafrost and Mission, Tom is determined to find the link between a young fan's death in the present day, and the death of an obscure folk singer in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina.

Mission :
ISBN: 098551583X OCLC: 851385143

Gibson House, Flossmoor, Ill. : 2013.

When a second drowned homeless man is pulled from flooded Boulder Creek, Tom's sense of unease kicks in again with a vengeance. The precarious world of the Colorado mountain town's homeless population becomes a focus for the semi-retired businessman and a victim pool for a driven killer.

Permafrost :
ISBN: 9780985515805 OCLC: 812331253

Gibson House, Flossmoor, Ill. : ©2012.

Two friends grew up together in Scotland. Now one is missing in Northern Michigan and the other, a successful businessman, has time on his hands. The hunt for the lost man begins as a mystery evolves into an act of redemption.

 

 

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