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Nate Hendley
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Toronto-based writer and author of several true-crime and history books. My latest book, Atrocity on the Atlantic, recounts the torpedoing of a Canadian hospital ship in WW1.

Books: https://tinyurl.com/4rvtkp7d

My website: www.natehendley.ca
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Two cases of wrongful conviction involving 14-year-olds in Ontario in the 1950s.

Two different outcomes.

The Boy on the Bicycle at Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny and
Indigo tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf

Steven Truscott at Amazon tinyurl.com/awbea8c and Kobo tinyurl.com/yvwpzkxd

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Two cases of wrongful conviction involving 14-year-olds in Ontario in the 1950s.

Two different outcomes.

The Boy on the Bicycle at Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny and
Indigo tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf

Steven Truscott at Amazon tinyurl.com/awbea8c and Kobo tinyurl.com/yvwpzkxd

@dundurnpress.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Like to listen to books?

My titles in audiobook format at:

Amazon tinyurl.com/2p8f57dz
Apple tinyurl.com/33zu8cpz
Audible tinyurl.com/mwhs9z26

@dundurnpress.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This opera commemorates the torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle in WW1.

Click here and scroll down for opera dates and info tinyurl.com/2js863s7

My book about the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 and Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2

@dundurnpress.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
Was the 1950s-era Toronto bank robber and media star also a murderer?

My book about Boyd at:

Amazon tinyurl.com/3pmav3j4
Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/2p8dkm32
Indigo tinyurl.com/y4bl4gv2
Kobo tinyurl.com/yc6tp9w9
Publisher tinyurl.com/ucrh9uwv

@crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Was the 1950s-era Toronto bank robber and media star also a murderer?

My book about Boyd at:

Amazon tinyurl.com/3pmav3j4
Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/2p8dkm32
Indigo tinyurl.com/y4bl4gv2
Kobo tinyurl.com/yc6tp9w9
Publisher tinyurl.com/ucrh9uwv

@crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Pre-show talks at the Llandovery Castle opera in Waterloo, Ontario

The LC was a Canadian hospital ship sunk by a German U-boat in WW1

Opera info (click/scroll) tinyurl.com/2js863s7

My LC book at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 and Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2

@dundurnpress.bsky.social #ww1 #fww
January 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This opera commemorates the sinking of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle in WW1.

Click here and scroll down for opera dates and info tinyurl.com/2js863s7

My book about the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 and Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2

@dundurnpress.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
Ron Moffatt was wrongly convicted of murder in Toronto in 1956 at age 14 based on a coerced confession.

Ron asked me to tell his story.

My e-book + audiobook at Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny and Indigo (Kobo) tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf

@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Excellent interview with Kristi Lee of the Canadian True Crime podcast.

I am proud to have written scripts for this hard-hitting show that presents cases in a non-sensational manner.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MTY...

@canadiantruecrime.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
‘Canadian True Crime’ Podcast Creator Kristi Lee | The Social
YouTube video by The Social CTV
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January 27, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
In 1964, deluded navy veteran Matthew Kerry Smith robbed a Toronto-area bank to fund a one-man revolution. Murder and mayhem ensued.

My book at:

Amazon amzn.to/3KQZ90P
Barnes and Noble tinyurl.com/mvbj9vk9
Indigo tinyurl.com/9c654t4x

@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
In 1964, deluded navy veteran Matthew Kerry Smith robbed a Toronto-area bank to fund a one-man revolution. Murder and mayhem ensued.

My book at:

Amazon amzn.to/3KQZ90P
Barnes and Noble tinyurl.com/mvbj9vk9
Indigo tinyurl.com/9c654t4x

@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
Super big congratulations to Mark Bourrie for winning the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award!

Well deserved!

www.canadashistory.ca/awards/gover...
Mark Bourrie - Canada's History
Over four decades, Mark Bourrie's writing has revealed the complexity and richness of Canada’s history — from early encounters between Europeans and Indigenous peoples to the political struggles, wars...
www.canadashistory.ca
January 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Super big congratulations to Mark Bourrie for winning the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award!

Well deserved!

www.canadashistory.ca/awards/gover...
Mark Bourrie - Canada's History
Over four decades, Mark Bourrie's writing has revealed the complexity and richness of Canada’s history — from early encounters between Europeans and Indigenous peoples to the political struggles, wars...
www.canadashistory.ca
January 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Ron Moffatt was wrongly convicted of murder in Toronto in 1956 at age 14 based on a coerced confession.

Ron asked me to tell his story.

My e-book + audiobook at Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny and Indigo (Kobo) tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf

@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
Toronto Library branches looking for 2026 programming - I offer multiple presentations (true stories about wrongful convictions, a wartime atrocity, gangsters, scams, and bank robbers).

These presentations are in the TPL database.

Details natehendley.ca/presentations/

@dundurnpress.bsky.social
Presentations
I offer online and in-person presentations. I am available to speak at libraries, schools, bookstores, etc., anywhere in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). My presentations are all roughly one hour in…
natehendley.ca
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Toronto Library branches looking for 2026 programming - I offer multiple presentations (true stories about wrongful convictions, a wartime atrocity, gangsters, scams, and bank robbers).

These presentations are in the TPL database.

Details natehendley.ca/presentations/

@dundurnpress.bsky.social
Presentations
I offer online and in-person presentations. I am available to speak at libraries, schools, bookstores, etc., anywhere in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). My presentations are all roughly one hour in…
natehendley.ca
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
He’s been looking for an excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act. It is ICE that is behaving as insurrectionists.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Threatens Insurrection Act as Minnesota Protests Grow
President Donald Trump threatened to deploy US military forces to quell protests in Minnesota in response to violent encounters involving federal immigration agents.
www.bloomberg.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
Made a fortune from "numbers". Hated by his peers.

My e-book + audiobook re oddball NYC gangster Dutch Schultz at:

Amazon tinyurl.com/3h26enyc
Apple tinyurl.com/4eky7het
Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/fdmjm8wz
Indigo tinyurl.com/36h2mx5b

@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
‎Dutch Schultz
‎Nonfiction · 2021
tinyurl.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
Ordered countless murders. Jailed for not paying his taxes.

My e-book and audiobook re Al Capone at:

Amazon tinyurl.com/55kx7xfs
Apple tinyurl.com/2p83hvbw
Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/y2smpkuj
Kobo tinyurl.com/3ve29s69

@dundurnpress.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Made a fortune from "numbers". Hated by his peers.

My e-book + audiobook re oddball NYC gangster Dutch Schultz at:

Amazon tinyurl.com/3h26enyc
Apple tinyurl.com/4eky7het
Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/fdmjm8wz
Indigo tinyurl.com/36h2mx5b

@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
‎Dutch Schultz
‎Nonfiction · 2021
tinyurl.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Ordered countless murders. Jailed for not paying his taxes.

My e-book and audiobook re Al Capone at:

Amazon tinyurl.com/55kx7xfs
Apple tinyurl.com/2p83hvbw
Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/y2smpkuj
Kobo tinyurl.com/3ve29s69

@dundurnpress.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
I am pleased to announce that my latest article has been published in Legion Magazine.

My feature explores a bit of media hysteria about Canadian soldiers using cocaine in the UK during WW1.

It will go online soon here: legionmagazine.com

@crimewriterscanada.bsky.social #history
January 9, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I am pleased to announce that my latest article has been published in Legion Magazine.

My feature explores a bit of media hysteria about Canadian soldiers using cocaine in the UK during WW1.

It will go online soon here: legionmagazine.com

@crimewriterscanada.bsky.social #history
January 9, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
Another image that sums up the protest.
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Reposted by Nate Hendley
Opera Laurier will stage the Llandovery Castle opera Feb. 25 - 28, 2026, in Waterloo, Ontario.

The LC was a Canadian hospital ship sunk by a German sub in WW1.

Tickets tinyurl.com/msrmswht

My book re the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 +
Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2

@dundurnpress.bsky.social
The Llandovery Castle - Opera Laurier
Experience the artistry of Laurier's talented students, faculty, and guests during our 2025–2026 concert season.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM