R.I.P. Ralph Hancox: A Great Loss

Ralph Hancox: 1929-2017

I am very sad to announce the passing of my dear friend and Fictive Press author Ralph Hancox. Beyond his remarkable lifetime achievements and brilliance, Ralph was an extraordinary individual—charming, funny, thoughtful and compassionate. Many have benefited from his kindness and interest—and I was fortunate enough to be one of them. He took a chance on me when I was young and virtually unskilled and offered me my first first real job, as his administrative assistant in the Reader's Digest book department in Montreal. This effectively launched my decade-long association with the Digest and my subsequent business-writing career. In the last two years, I had the privilege of working with Ralph again, this time as his editor and publisher of his three novels: Con Job, Scandalous and The Ape & the Peacock. I shall miss him greatly.

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RALPH HANCOX'S NEW NOVEL

Fictive Press is pleased to announce the launch of Ralph Hancox's 3rd novel in two years.

Click to order your Trade paperback edition today. 

Or, click to order The Ape & The Peacock in your favourite eBOOK format.

It’s 1957 in the fictional Canadian Province of Superior. In the span of just a few days in November, the lives of several high-level government officials and a colourful cast of “destitutes” are about to change forever. In this penetrating social commentary, wrongdoings lead to shockingly unequal consequences for the privileged and the dispossessed.

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Ralph Hancox, Author

A fascinating and personal interview with Ralph Hancox, author of The Fabufestan Exposés: Con Job and Scandalous. 

Why Ralph Hancox wrote Con Job and Scandalous.