Murder, Mayhem, and Mysteries in the Arctic: A Conversation with Attorney and ‘A Gift Before Dying’ Author Malcolm Kempt

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20 January 2026

Malcolm Kempt worked for years as a criminal defense attorney in the Canadian Arctic. He served clients in some of the coldest, most remote places on the planet. And he saw some horrific crimes. He channeled that experience into his incredible debut novel, A Gift Before Dying. That centers a ruined investigator trying to get to the truth in the mystery of a young girl's death in a remote Nunavut community. Support local booksellers and order A Gift Before Dying through Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-gift-before-dying-a-novel-malcolm-kempt/42e1d5d7d34168c0?ean=9780593801000&next=t Order A Gift Before Dying through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593801008?tag=randohouseinc7986-20 Order A Gift Before Dying through Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776862/a-gift-before-dying-by-malcolm-kempt/ Order A Gift Before Dying through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593801008?tag=randohouseinc7986-20 Check out Malcolm's website: https://www.malcolmkempt.com/ Find discounts for Murder Sheet listeners here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/discounts Check out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/events Order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232 Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232 Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236 Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheet Support The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/ Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/ Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com. The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.