About the Book
Courage in the Late Night Hours
A Novel About War, Remembrance, and the Search for Belonging
Shortly after college student Jane Hughes’ father—a war correspondent—is killed in Ukraine, she receives a startling call from Paul Holychuk, a solicitor ten years her senior. He informs Jane that not only is she the heir to her father’s family’s assets, she has family connections in Edmonton that she knew nothing about, including a grandfather who’s now in a long-term care home. Pausing her studies at McGill University, Jane travels to Edmonton to sort things out.
As Jane navigates her new reality, Paul delves into his own family’s past, discovering a deep connection between their families, dating back to World War Two. Paul’s grandfather, Joseph, and Jane’s great-grandfather, Bill, flew on the same bomber with the Royal Canadian Air Force. They remained close after the war, with Bill becoming a journalist and Joseph a police detective.
For Paul and Jane, who worked together exploring past diaries, journals, and letters from their famous aviation families, the journey into the courage and sacrifice of aircrew flying in dark skies and suffering vast losses became an inspirational story of the power of the Canadian spirit in the face of a horrific regime. A story about who we are as a nation- the true north strong and free- faced with the same sinister threats to democracy and the values of western civilization in today’s world.
But things become complicated when a series of unsolved murders is linked to Jane’s family, and suspicions arise that Joseph may have concealed the killer’s identity out of loyalty to Bill. As Jane and Paul investigate the mysteries that entwine their families, they are drawn closer together, uncovering secrets that span decades as well as unexpected feelings for each other.
Adding to the intrigue is a supernatural presence, with at least one ghost working hard behind the scenes to influence events as they unfold, at times helping and other times hindering Jane and Paul’s efforts to unravel the truth.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
- Excerpt of For the Fallen
by Laurence Binyon
About the Author
Elizabeth Moody
Elizabeth Lydia Moody grew up in an Air Force family in Edmonton, but she has spent most of her life in Montreal. She taught history and political science at John Abbott College and Concordia University in Montreal, then went on to work as a speechwriter on Parliament Hill and served as archivist to a former Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. John Napier Turner. She had the privilege of working in communications with the embassies of Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia for many years, editing full- color books on bilateral cooperation with Canada. This novel is a reflection of her love of both family and history. A Habs fan, who will jump into any lake she comes across for a good swim and loves every dog she meets, Elizabeth is a member of both the 418 Squadron Association in Edmonton and the Canadian Legion.
