Robert Rotenberg on King Street East, near his office in downtown Toronto, January 2021. (Robert Sarner)
The George Street Diner in downtown Toronto where a scene takes place in Robert Rotenberg s book, January 2021. (Photo by Robert Rotenberg)
Robert Rotenberg in downtown Toronto near his office, January 2021. (Robert Sarner)
Robert Rotenberg at the launch of his first book, Old City Hall, in Toronto, March 2009. (Photo by Ted Feld)
TORONTO For the past 22 years, Canadian criminal defense lawyer and bestselling author Robert Rotenberg has wrestled with homicide detective Ari Greene’s tribulations. As the main protagonist in each of Rotenberg’s six murder mysteries, Greene has loomed large in his creator’s life since he conceived of the master sleuth in 1999 while writing his first crime thriller.
How Much Is Too Much?! By Shmuel Shayowitz | January 21, 2021
The name sounded very familiar when I returned the call last week, but I couldn’t place where from. After talking for a few moments, even the details of the loan scenario sounded familiar. When he said, “but these title costs are even more expensive than what you told me last year … it’s still too much!” – I finally remembered our previous conversation and found my notes. Yes, we had spoken about 14 months ago, when rates were over 1% higher than where they are today and when loan expenses were slightly cheaper. We hung up, and my quick calculation confirmed that had he refinanced a year ago, he would have already more than broken-even by now and would be saving close to $300 each month going forward. The distorted discussion about closing costs got me thinking, do people truly understand how much is too much?!