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It's been 20 years since Crang, the Toronto criminal lawyer with the single name and the smart mouth, last sleuthed his way through deep trouble and tricky cases.

Cause a "poker face" ain't just a song by Lady Gaga. Crang is a criminal lawyer.

Classic Batten—on the rocks. Jazz. Cocaine. Vietnamese triads. Dope-dealing yuppie lawyers.

This special three-book bundle collects all the books in the Lost Gargoyle series! In The Gargoyle in My Yard, Katherine meets an ancient wandering gargoyle named Gargoth.

This special three-book bundle contains all three novel’s in Jack Batten’s Crang series.

Carter discovers a creepy maze at the fair and travels farther and farther back in time. How will he ever get back to the present?

The sequel to The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, shortlisted for the OLA Red Maple Award. I wander around like any normal, paranoid, self-absorbed teenager.

“Like a fine wine, the [Crang] series — and its protagonist — have aged well.” — The Toronto Star “Not to be missed.” — The Globe and Mail Jack Batten's hard-boiled Crang series returns with

They’re troubling. They’re bizarre. And they JUST might be true. They’re Weird Stories Gone Wrong.

At a time when gay communities were hidden worlds, Crang needs to root out a killer and do his best to right a grave wrong.

The Night Flyers glide effortlessly over the rooftops of their small town in a strange, magical escape from the pressures of high school.

The smart-talking, wise-cracking, jazz-loving criminal lawyer has got a taste for straight vodka and a nose for trouble.

Mystery-solving criminal lawyer Crang returns to investigate the disappearance of two rare books.

Beware The Other … Alex is the loneliest boy at school. Not only are his parents away (again), but his beloved cat is missing.

Commended for the 2009 Resource Links Best Books and for the 2010 Best Books for Kids and Teens, short-listed for the 2012 Diamond Willow Award  Chosen for the Toronto Public Library's 2015 Gr