Fair Game, completed/edited ms.: 75, 282 words
setting: 1980s Yukon
Two Pitches from PitMad
QUMLI . Inuit for A**-hole. Her boss spat that out just before she accused Jaime of
-shooting their best friend
-slaughtering Yukon wildlife she was meant to protect
-lying about her rape
Done with park wardens, Jaime has lots to prove. And alone. #PitMad #A #IRMC #S #MH #OWN #RS
and...
Mid-age Metis-Inuit swears in multiple dialects, handles a van w/ bear-cubs as tires are shot out on a mtn pass, calls park wardens Randy Rangers BUT when her rape-survivor protégé is kidnapped, she must decide which
of former to trust-
& with ransom or gun?
Synopsis for Fair Game
Fair Game is an eye-opening thriller with the poaching of large northern game (for Eastern delicacies such as bear gallbladder and wolf eye) at its centre. The protagonist, Jaimie Ross, is a Natural-History interpreter on a wildlife preserve in the Yukon. Her low profile position in the thousands of wilderness acres gives her the time she needs to rediscover herself after running from her former life in Toronto. Jaimie's two closest friends are Franchien (“Fanny”) – a stalwart but eccentric half Metis, half Yupik who is her supervisor and Cody, one of the haughty male wardens.
A car accident on a winding mountain road is an early turning point. Jaimie meets “Imp”, as he is known - an ironic nick-name seemingly due to his enormous size - and before long has fallen hard for the “Gentle Giant”. But much is wrong on the Preserve. Cody and the others frequently discover carcasses of near-extinct species of wildlife, left for the vultures to pluck. Some of the preserve's staff are receiving death threats, others are being framed. And, though foolishly enchanted at first, Jaimie’s infatuation with Imp turns to paranoid suspicion as she discovers ongoing clues that point directly at the mysterious mountain man.
When Jaimie suddenly disappears, an odd assortment of characters are determined to find her- and the truth. Fanny, armed with ancient bows-and-arrows and curses in three languages, Cody on his strangely calm stallion, Helen, the preserve’s veterinarian and her fiancé, Kelly - and Curt, Jaimie’s estranged brother and undercover R.C.M.P. officer, all scour the mountain ranges in a vain attempt to rescue her. For in the end, it is Jaimie herself
and her new-found inner strength, that aid in her release
and help to capture the poachers, and one murdering psychopath.
history of work
Originally begun in the early 1990s, Fair Game began its life on a typewriter, after 3 months of the author J. Ivanel Johnson living in the Yukon in the depths of winter and experiencing several traitorous relationships. Governor General Literary award-winner Tim Wynne-Jones helped hone the ms. in the mid-1990s, then it was greatly re-written, including additional chapters - and subsequently edited by R. H. Reich in 2019 .
Many elements may remind you of a Dana Stabenow.
Fair Game, completed/edited ms.: 75, 282 words
setting: 1980s Yukon
Two Pitches from PitMad
QUMLI . Inuit for A**-hole. Her boss spat that out just before she accused Jaime of
-shooting their best friend
-slaughtering Yukon wildlife she was meant to protect
-lying about her rape
Done with park wardens, Jaime has lots to prove. And alone. #PitMad #A #IRMC #S #MH #OWN #RS
and...
Mid-age Metis-Inuit swears in multiple dialects, handles a van w/ bear-cubs as tires are shot out on a mtn pass, calls park wardens Randy Rangers BUT when her rape-survivor protégé is kidnapped, she must decide which
of former to trust-
& with ransom or gun?
Synopsis for Fair Game
Fair Game is an eye-opening thriller with the poaching of large northern game (for Eastern delicacies such as bear gallbladder and wolf eye) at its centre. The protagonist, Jaimie Ross, is a Natural-History interpreter on a wildlife preserve in the Yukon. Her low profile position in the thousands of wilderness acres gives her the time she needs to rediscover herself after running from her former life in Toronto. Jaimie's two closest friends are Franchien (“Fanny”) – a stalwart but eccentric half Metis, half Yupik who is her supervisor and Cody, one of the haughty male wardens.
A car accident on a winding mountain road is an early turning point. Jaimie meets “Imp”, as he is known - an ironic nick-name seemingly due to his enormous size - and before long has fallen hard for the “Gentle Giant”. But much is wrong on the Preserve. Cody and the others frequently discover carcasses of near-extinct species of wildlife, left for the vultures to pluck. Some of the preserve's staff are receiving death threats, others are being framed. And, though foolishly enchanted at first, Jaimie’s infatuation with Imp turns to paranoid suspicion as she discovers ongoing clues that point directly at the mysterious mountain man.
When Jaimie suddenly disappears, an odd assortment of characters are determined to find her- and the truth. Fanny, armed with ancient bows-and-arrows and curses in three languages, Cody on his strangely calm stallion, Helen, the preserve’s veterinarian and her fiancé, Kelly - and Curt, Jaimie’s estranged brother and undercover R.C.M.P. officer, all scour the mountain ranges in a vain attempt to rescue her. For in the end, it is Jaimie herself
and her new-found inner strength, that aid in her release
and help to capture the poachers, and one murdering psychopath.
history of work
Originally begun in the early 1990s, Fair Game began its life on a typewriter, after 3 months of the author J. Ivanel Johnson living in the Yukon in the depths of winter and experiencing several traitorous relationships. Governor General Literary award-winner Tim Wynne-Jones helped hone the ms. in the mid-1990s, then it was greatly re-written, including additional chapters - and subsequently edited by R. H. Reich in 2019 .
Many elements may remind you of a Dana Stabenow.