Two sisters, one in London and one in Toronto, correspond through email about their kids, husbands and animals. Very funny.
The Bird Factory (2005) David Layton
Luke and Julia Gray attempt to conceive a child. Luke must come to terms with his eccentric birth family, as he tries to create a new one for himself.
Gently Down the Stream (2005) Ray Robertson
Hank, feeling somewhat adrift in his life, gets a job as doorman at the Gladstone Hotel, and is intrigued by karaoke night.
Memory Book (2005) Howard Engel
Detective Benny Cooperman solves his latest case while recovering in a Toronto rehabilitation hospital following an attack and memory loss.
Mindscan (2005) Robert J. Sawyer
In 2045 Toronto, Jacob Sullivan, facing a potential death sentence due to health problems, undergoes a new process wherein all the contents of his mind are copied and downloaded into a synthetic version of himself that will last forever.
Night’s Child: A Detective Murdoch Mystery (2005) Maureen Jennings
Murdoch investigates a case of exploitation of a 13-year-old girl in 1890s Toronto.
A Perfect Night to go to China (2005) David Gilmour
Television host Roman searches throughout Toronto and a dreamy underworld for his six-year-old son who has gone missing.
Raymond and Hannah: a novel (2005) Stephen Marche
Raymond and Hannah meet at a house party in Toronto, just before Hannah leaves for Jerusalem to focus on her Jewish roots. Their relationship continues via email, with all the difficulties that entails.
The Red Mass: An Ellis Portal Mystery (2005) Rosemary Aubert
In this fifth and final installment, Ellis Portal (disgraced judge turned street person turned amateur sleuth turned re-admitted lawyer), defends a former classmate who is being prosecuted by Portal’s own daughter.
The Scene Stealer (2005) Warren Dunford
Toronto-based Mitchell Draper is going crazy with all the last-minute changes he’s being asked to make to his screenplay about the kidnapping of a famous Hollywood actress - and then the actress gets kidnapped again.
Secret Mitzvah of Lucio Burke (2005) Steven Hayward
During the Depression in Toronto, Bloomberg, a legendary pitcher in the neighbourhood, offers to give away a baseball to anyone who is able to get a hit off him.
Someone comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (2005) Cory Doctorow
An unconventional SF novel in which Alan, living in Toronto and the product of a mixed marriage (his father is a mountain and his mother is a washing machine) tries to behave like an idealized human being.
The Spiral Garden (2005) Anne Hines
Protestant minister Ruth Broggan, transferred to a tiny, aging congregation in Toronto, discusses her crisis of faith with her Buddhist daughter, a priest friend, a lesbian poet, and the rabbi of the synagogue next door.
What we all long for (2005) Dionne Brand
From the very first sentence "This city hovers above the 43 rd parallel..." it is evident that Toronto is the background for this story of different ethnic and cultural groups.
You Made me Love You Joanna Goodman
Three daughters of a Jewish family in Toronto cope with career and relationship problems.
Puppet Joy Fielding
Amanda Travis flies to Toronto where her mother is in jail on a murder charge.
