The Deadbeat Club is the second novel by Dietrich Kalteis, released by ECW Press in October, 2015. The National Post calls it, A breakout for Kalteis, doing for Vancouver and Whistler what George V. Higgins did for Boston, and Jean-Claude Izzo does for Marseille.
His anticipated third novel, Triggerfish will be released in June, 2016; and his debut novel, Ride the Lightning, won the bronze medal in the 2015 Independent Publisher Awards for Canada West Regional Fiction, and was hailed as one of the best Vancouver crime novels.
More than 40 of his short stories have been published internationally, and his screenplay Between Jobs was a finalist in the Los Angeles Screenplay Festival. Kalteis resides with his family in West Vancouver and is currently working on his next novel.
His anticipated third novel, Triggerfish will be released in June, 2016; and his debut novel, Ride the Lightning, won the bronze medal in the 2015 Independent Publisher Awards for Canada West Regional Fiction, and was hailed as one of the best Vancouver crime novels.
More than 40 of his short stories have been published internationally, and his screenplay Between Jobs was a finalist in the Los Angeles Screenplay Festival. Kalteis resides with his family in West Vancouver and is currently working on his next novel.
Genres: Mystery
New and upcoming books
Novels
Ride The Lightning (2014)
The Deadbeat Club (2015)
Triggerfish (2016)
House of Blazes (2016)
Zero Avenue (2017)
Poughkeepsie Shuffle (2018)
Call Down the Thunder (2019)
Cradle of the Deep (2020)
Under an Outlaw Moon (2021)
Nobody from Somewhere (2022)
The Get (2023)
Crooked (2024)
Dirty Little War (2025)
Rust and Bone (2026)
The Deadbeat Club (2015)
Triggerfish (2016)
House of Blazes (2016)
Zero Avenue (2017)
Poughkeepsie Shuffle (2018)
Call Down the Thunder (2019)
Cradle of the Deep (2020)
Under an Outlaw Moon (2021)
Nobody from Somewhere (2022)
The Get (2023)
Crooked (2024)
Dirty Little War (2025)
Rust and Bone (2026)
Books containing stories by Dietrich Kalteis
Dietrich Kalteis recommends

Embedded (2025)
(Dakota Judd, book 1)
John Lansing
"Embedded hooked me from the start and it never let up. It's a thriller brimming with unexpected twists, convincing characters and dialogue that rings true. And Lansing created one absolutely badass protagonist in his hero Dakota Judd."

Fit to Die (2023)
Daniel Kalla
"Tight and tense with great dialogue and snapshot descriptions that crank up the believable. Daniel Kalla is one hell of a writer, and Fit to Die is one hell of a thriller."

Blind Date (2022)
(Hunter and Tate Mystery, book 1)
Brenda Chapman
"When I settled back with Blind Date by acclaimed author Brenda Chapman, I only meant to read the opening chapters, but I ended up reading late into the night. It was that good. Blind Date's the introduction to a promising new series. Get yourself invested in this well-paced and well-told mystery as true-crime podcaster Ella Tate gathers clues and attempts to solve a teacher's murder."
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