Peggy Delaney

by James W. Nichol

This tough-minded Toronto-based series stars Kyra Harper as Peggy, a fortyish newspaper columnist who can out-drink and out-write all the guys. Peggy's column provides the focus for each half-hour story's plot. Going after the story behind the story, Peggy takes everything personally. Just like her columns, these stories don't end in simple cliches. They leave the listener with something substantial to chew on. As the stories relate to Peggy's own life, what emerges is a portrait of a contemporary career woman who is realistically and engagingly flawed.

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Published April 1, 2000

About the author

James W. Nichol has been a prominent playwright in Canada since 1970. Midnight Cab was inspired by his immensely popular radio drama of the same name, broadcast on CBC in thirty-five half-hour episodes. He lives in the country near Stratford, Ontario. Midnight Cab won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was shortlisted for the CCWA Gold Dagger. He is currently working on a second novel.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best First Novel (2003): Midnight Cab