A guaranteed thrilling discussion with a s uper-group of crime fiction authors. Melodie Campbell\, Vicki Delany\, Jen nifer Hillier\, and Hannah Mary McKinnon share the stage to talk about the appeal of crime fiction\, what it's like to be part of the crime-writing community\, and what goes into imagining and researching murder and mayhem before putting it on paper to shock and delight readers.
\nMelodie Campbell\, called the "Quee n of Comedy" by the Toronto Sun\, writes capers and golden age mysteries. Winner of ten awards\, including the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Exce llence for The Goddaughter&rsquo\;s Revenge\, Melodie has 17 books and ove r 60 short stories\, but she got her start writing stand-up. The Merry Widow Murders has just been released. Melodie lives in Burlington.\n
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\nVicki Delany is one of Canada&rsquo \;s most prolific crime writers and a national bestseller in the U.S. She is currently writing the Tea by the Sea mysteries\, the Sherl ock Holmes Bookshop series\, the Year-Round Christmas myster ies\, and the Lighthouse Library series (as Eva Gates). Vicki is the recipient of the 2019 Derrick Murdoch Award for contributions to Canad ian crime writing. She lives in Prince Edward County\, Ontario. \;
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\nJennifer Hillier is the author of Things We Do in the Dark\, which spent 15 weeks on The Globe and Mail and To ronto Star bestsellers lists and won the Thriller Award for Best Audiobook . Her previous novel\, Little Secrets\, is currently being adapte d for television for Peacock by NBC Universal. Born and raised in the Toro nto area\, she lives in Oakville with her family.
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\n< strong>Hannah Mary McKinnon was born in the UK\, grew up in Switz erland and moved to Canada in 2010. Her suspense novels include The Ne ighbors\, and bestsellers Her Secret Son\, Sister Dear\, You Will Remember Me\, Never Coming Home\, and The Revenge List. She also writes romantic comedies as Holly Cassidy . Hannah Mary lives in Oakville\, Ontario\, with her husband and three son s.
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\nA Different Drummer Books will be onsi te selling books by the panelists for signing after the talk.
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