“When I first learned the remarkable history of Saranac Lake and the pioneering sanitarium that put it on the world map a hundred years ago, I knew that I would be writing a novel set in that extraordinary place and time. Bad Juliet may represent a new direction for my fiction, but I wrote it with my usual hope and aim of telling the most compelling story possible. Sarah Ballard, the 'Bad Juliet' of the title, has been in my heart and head since 2017, and I hope that she will soon come to live in your hearts too."
The Wait Is Over
The Eagerly Anticipated New Novel By Award-Winning Author Giles Blunt
News & Upcoming Events
St. Lawrence Festival
September 11 and 12, 2026, in Brockville, Ontario
With Wayne Johnston, Terry Fallis, Kelley Armstrong,
Rod Carley, and Randall Perry
https://www.stlawrencewritersfestival.ca
PBS Interview
A lively two-part conversation with Paul Larson
Part II air date TBA
Cardinal is Now on Netflix!
where you can see all four seasons
Or you can purchase the box set on Apple TV
More to Come
Interviews With The Author
Giles Blunt
About
Giles Blunt
GILES BLUNT was born in Windsor, Ontario, but spent his teenage years in North Bay. After studying English Literature at the University of Toronto, he worked as a social worker, a copy editor, and a screenwriter before the success of the John Cardinal crime novels allowed him to write novels full time. Those award-winning books were eventually adapted into the equally successful Cardinal TV series. His more recent move into literary fiction is highlighted by Bad Juliet, which the Toronto Star called “Captivating and beautifully written… an intriguing tale with the taut pacing of a thriller.”
