“I didn’t cherish the dream of writing a book,” recalls Catherine Lamontagne, recalling her first steps in the newspaper editorial office. Quebec Magazine. Current events dictated otherwise.
So much so that in October she published not one, but two books: the first is dedicated to the sentimental swindler Serge Rivard (There is no such thing as Prince Charming), and the second returns to the case of Jacques Delisle (The Last Trial: The Case of Jacques Delisle).
“I don’t want to write a book, there are just stories that make me say: oh my God, there is material to write a book, to take the story further,” says one who has been working at the Quebecor Investigation Bureau since 2021.
The case in question is the Jacques Delisle case, which came into her life in the early 2010s when she was called to cover the trial of a former judge accused of murdering his wife.
In 2014, Catherine Lamontagne published the first book on the case, which has seen much ink spilled and led to numerous legal reversals. In his opinion, the new 2025 edition is almost a “new book.”
“When we released the book in 2014, we talked about Jacques Delisle screaming his innocence, but from 2014 to now more than 10 years have passed. Jacques Delisle had a new trial, he gave a version of the facts in which he admitted that he had lied, pleaded guilty and died. There was a lot more to tell.”
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IN There is no such thing as Prince CharmingShe collected testimonies from about twenty lovers who had been deceived by a clever talker who promised them the world in order to extract thousands of dollars from them.
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“We often forget about the human side,” she laments. We'll talk about a woman who was scammed and lost $5,000, saying to herself: $5,000 is not much, no violence, it's not serious. But no! We don't know what happened. How she got caught, how she recovered from it, how she felt, what preventive message we can send to prevent this from happening again is what fascinates me.”
Busy autumn
Published by Éditions du Journal, the two works served as the basis for documentaries simultaneously hosted on the illico+ platform. Add to this Catherine Lamontagne's new mandate on the show. Salon and her job at the Bureau of Investigation, and you'll realize that she hasn't had a second to herself since late summer.
Oh yes! She found the time and energy to spend her 15the half marathon two weeks ago.
“It’s a busy autumn. I won’t lie, I’m exhausted,” she admits.
This does not stop him from preparing for the sequel. A book and documentary are in the works, which this time will focus on different topics.
“The priority is always Magazinebut I think I now understand how certain stories can be brought to life elsewhere.
