Rick Mofina grew up east of Toronto, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. He began writing fiction in grade school. At age 15, he sold his first short story to a U.S. magazine.
He became a reporter at The Toronto Star before embarking on a career in journalism that spanned three decades and several newsrooms. His freelance crime stories have appeared around the world in such publications as The New York Times, Reader's Digest, Marie Claire, The South China Morning Post magazine and The Moscow Times.
Rick is currently based in Ottawa, where he lives with his wife and is working on his next book.
He became a reporter at The Toronto Star before embarking on a career in journalism that spanned three decades and several newsrooms. His freelance crime stories have appeared around the world in such publications as The New York Times, Reader's Digest, Marie Claire, The South China Morning Post magazine and The Moscow Times.
Rick is currently based in Ottawa, where he lives with his wife and is working on his next book.
Awards: Barry (2020) see all
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
New and upcoming books
Series
Tom Reed and Walt Sydowski
1. If Angels Fall (2000)
2. Cold Fear (2001)
3. Blood of Others (2002)
4. No Way Back (2003)
5. Be Mine (2004)
1. If Angels Fall (2000)
2. Cold Fear (2001)
3. Blood of Others (2002)
4. No Way Back (2003)
5. Be Mine (2004)
Jack Gannon
1. Vengeance Road (2009)
2. The Panic Zone (2010)
3. In Desperation (2011)
4. The Burning Edge (2011)
1. Vengeance Road (2009)
2. The Panic Zone (2010)
3. In Desperation (2011)
4. The Burning Edge (2011)
Novels
Six Seconds (2008)
They Disappeared (2012)
Into the Dark (2013)
The Only Human (2014)
Before Sunrise (2017)
Last Seen (2018)
Missing Daughter (2019)
The Lying House (2019)
Their Last Secret (2020)
Search for Her (2021)
Her Last Goodbye (2022)
Everything She Feared (2023)
Someone Saw Something (2024)
If Two Are Dead (2025)
One Second Away (2026)
They Disappeared (2012)
Into the Dark (2013)
The Only Human (2014)
Before Sunrise (2017)
Last Seen (2018)
Missing Daughter (2019)
The Lying House (2019)
Their Last Secret (2020)
Search for Her (2021)
Her Last Goodbye (2022)
Everything She Feared (2023)
Someone Saw Something (2024)
If Two Are Dead (2025)
One Second Away (2026)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Blood Red Rings (2011)
Three Bullets To Queensland (2011)
Backup (2012)
The Last Pursuit (2012)
A Lifetime Burning in a Moment (2012)
Three Bullets To Queensland (2011)
Backup (2012)
The Last Pursuit (2012)
A Lifetime Burning in a Moment (2012)
Books containing stories by Rick Mofina

The Deadly Bride (2006)
And 19 of the Year's Finest Crime And Mystery Stories
(Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, book 2)
edited by
Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg

Dead in the Water (2006)
An Anthology of Canadian Mystery Fiction
edited by
Therese Greenwood and Violette Malan
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Rick Mofina recommends

No One Aboard (2025)
Emy McGuire
"No One Aboard grabbed me from the get-go with its spine-tingling opening. Expertly building suspense, Emy McGuire takes you hostage on a compelling, page-turning voyage."

Crime Writers of Canada Presents: A Capital Mystery (2025)
Bernadette Cox and Mike Martin
"Compelling stories that pull you into Ottawa's shadows. A tour de force of mystery and suspense."

A Killer Motive (2025)
Hannah Mary McKinnon
"Gripping from the get-go, A Killer Motive takes you hostage. Expertly weaving intrigue and suspense, Hannah Mary McKinnon plunges the reader into a story of guilt and redemption; unrelenting with heart-pounding tension and emotional depth. A must-read psychological thriller."
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