John Farrow is the pen name of Trevor Ferguson, a Canadian writer who has made a name for himself in the world of crime fiction. Raised in Montreal, Ferguson has written eleven novels and four plays under the name John Farrow, which have been highly acclaimed and popular around the world. His crime novels, which include the Émile Cinq-Mars series and the Storm Murders Trilogy, have been published in multiple markets and have made bestseller lists in several countries.
Ferguson's journey to becoming a successful author began in his teenage years when he worked on railway gangs and started writing at night in bunkhouses. He later traveled in Europe and the U.S., but eventually returned to Montreal to write, working as a night taxi driver. His first novel, High Water Chants, was published in 1977, and his second novel, Onyx John, was published in 1985 to great acclaim. It was named one of the top five best twentieth-century novels by Leon Rooke and became a best seller in France.
As Trevor Ferguson, Ferguson has written seven literary novels, which have received dazzling critical acclaim. His books have covered a wide range of topics, from wilderness stories among indigent and immigrant men in Canada's north to wild urban romps through contemporary times. His play Long, Long, Short, Long received an audience of over 22,000 during its French run in Montreal, while another, Zarathustra Said Some Things, No? enjoyed a stupendous critical reception Off-Broadway.
Ferguson has been named Canada's best novelist by the Toronto Star and Books in Canada. He has published a total of seventeen novels and four plays, with his crime novels written under the pseudonym John Farrow receiving international acclaim. He currently lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with his wife.