Wayne Arthurson is a Canadian writer from Alberta.
He is the author of several novels and several books related to First Nations peoples.
[3][4] Arthurson's first novel, Final Season, published in 2002, is set in a First Nations community that faces profound environmental change, due to a new hydroelectric project.
[5] Arthurson has two mystery series with the recurring hero Leo Desroches, a metis journalist, who has had his own run-ins with the law.
[3] The hero of Arthurson's sixth novel, The Red Chesterfield, published in 2019, is "M", a by-law enforcement officer.