Calling all mystery readers and writers! J oin local authors Cathy Ace\, Iona Whishaw\, and Sam Wiebe for an engaging panel discussion about their award winning detective series\, each featur ing distinctive worlds and unforgettable lead characters. Learn about thei r approach to crafting compelling mysteries\, then stay for a question and answer session where you can ask the authors about their books and writin g process. With acclaimed\, twist filled novels and years of storytelling experience\, this is a mystery event you won't want to miss.
\nFor more information about this \;Fraser River Literary Festival event\, email \ ;ask@coqlibrary.ca. \;
\nSpecial for this night! Afterhours at the Library
\nTime: 5:00-7:00 pm
\nHere for one night only\, loc al bookstore Western Sky books will be set up with festival authors for sa le\, so get your books! In addition\, the local eatery Beanery Coffeehouse &\; Eatery will be on site selling delicious sandwiches and treats (op tional purchases\, not included with registration). \;
\nDinner\ , entertainment\, and books\, sorted!
\n\nCat hy Ace&rsquo\;s Cait Morgan Mysteries feature a globetrotting Wel sh Canadian criminal psychologist who solves traditional whodunits alongsi de her retired-cop husband\, Bud Anderson (the TV production of the series is being developed by Free@LastTV). Her WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries f eature four softly-poached female PIs solving cosy cases from a Welsh stat ely home. Shortlisted for Canada&rsquo\;s Bony Blithe Award three times\, winning once\, Cathy&rsquo\;s also won IPPY and IBA Awards\, as well as th e CrimeFictionLover Editor&rsquo\;s Choice Award for Best Indie Novel. She &rsquo\;s been shortlisted for Crime Writers of Canada Awards three times\ , migrated from Wales aged 40\, and lives in Maple Ridge. \;Find her o n https://www.cathyace.com/ \;
\nIona Whishaw \;is the \;2026 \;Crime Writers of Canada \;Best Traditional Mystery \;Award&ndash\;winni ng author of the \;Globe and Mail \;bestselling Lane Winslow Myste ries. She&rsquo\;s been a three-time finalist for the BC and Yukon Book Pr izes and two-time nominee for the Left Coast Crime Awards. The heroine of her series\, Lane Winslow\, was inspired by Iona&rsquo\;s mother\, who\, l ike her father before her\, was a wartime spy. Born in the Kootenays\, Ion a spent many years in Mexico\, Nicaragua\, and the United States before se ttling in Vancouver\, BC\, where she now lives with her husband\, Terry.&n bsp\;
\nSam Weibe is an award-winning and best-sell ing author of Pacific Northwest crime fiction. His novels about Vancouver PI Dave Wakeland are one of the most authentic and acclaimed contemporary detective series. Wiebe&rsquo\;s other work includes Ocean Drive\, Last of the Independents\, and the Ethan Brand series under the pen name Nolan Ch ase. Wiebe has been writer in residence at Simon Fraser University and the Vancouver Public Library\, edited the Vancouver Noir anthology\, and has been published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine\, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine\, The National Post\, The Walrus\, Montecristo\, and Image Comic s\, among many others. He's won the Kobo Emerging Writers Prize and two Cr ime Writers of Canada awards\, and been nominated for the Edgar\, Hammett\ , Shamus\, and City of Vancouver book prizes. Contact Sam at samwiebe.com or join his newsletter at samwiebe.subs tack.com\, \;
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