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Mel Bradshaw |
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Mel Bradshaw was born in
Toronto Ontario, and
completed his B.A. in
English and philosophy at
the University of Toronto.
He continued studying
philosophy – mostly ethics
and aesthetics – at New
College, Oxford. |
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Mel’s
first novel was the
critically acclaimed Death
in the Age of Steam is a
historical mystery set in
Toronto in 1856. It was
named ForeWard Magazines
book of the year. His second
book, Quarrel with the Foe
is the first in a series of
police procedural set in
Toronto in the 1920’s. |
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http://www.transmedia95.com/bradshaw.htm
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James Hawkins |
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James Hawkins is the author
of the Inspector Bliss
novels. James was a police
commander in the U.K. for 20
years and a Canadian private
investigator for a further 8
years. He was also director
of education at the Canadian
Institute for Environmental
Investigations. His debut
novel, Missing: Presumed
Dead (2001), was shortlisted
for the Arthur Ellis Award
for Best First Novel. James
divides his time living part
of the year on Vancouver
Island and half the year
traveling in England and
France. |
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http://www.thefishkisser.com/ |
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Gail Bowen |
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Gail Bowen was born Gail
Bartholomew in Toronto, she
learned to read by age three
from tombstones in Prospect
Cemetery, a facility that
was extremely useful when
she was struck by polio two
years later. She was
educated at the University
of Toronto (B.A.),
University of Waterloo
(M.A.), and the University
of Saskatchewan, where she
almost completed a Ph.D.
Gail is an Associate
Professor and Head of the
English Department at First
Nations University of
Canada. |
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Gail is the author
of the award winning Joanne
Kilbourn mysteries. There
are nine books in the series
to date. Deadly Appearances,
Murder at the Mendel and The
Wandering Soul Murders have
been adapted for television
by CTV. A Colder Kind of
Death won the Arthur Ellis
Award for best book. |
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http://www.gailbowen.ca/ |
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N.J. Lindquist |
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N. J. is the author of nine
books, including the adult
mystery Shaded Light and
eight books for young
adults. She also has a
Christmas play and over 200
published articles, columns,
and stories. |
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N. J. has a double-major in
Psychology and English from
Brandon University, where
she received the English
medal at graduation; and a
Certificate in Education
from the University of
Manitoba. She taught high
school for two years, and
was named Teacher of the
Year. She was also a
home schooling pioneer,
specializing in the needs of
gifted and creative
children. |
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http://www.njlindquist.com/
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Lyn Hamilton |
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Lyn Hamilton is the author
of the Lara McClintoch
archeological mysteries.
Toronto based antique dealer
Lara travels the world in
search of rare objects for
her Yorkville shop. Each
book takes place in a
different exotic location
and involves Lara in murder,
mystery and mayhem. The
clues in Lara’s adventures
usually rely heavily on the
past and allow the reader a
glimpse into the fascinating
history of each country Lara
visits. |
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The first book in the
series, The Xibalba Murders,
was nominated for an Arthur
Ellis Award for best first
crime novel in Canada, and
the eighth, The Magyar Venus
was nominated for an Ellis
award for best crime novel.
The Celtic Riddle formed the
basis for the 2003 Murder
She Wrote TV Movie starring
Angela Lansbury. |
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Lyn attended the University
of Toronto where courses in
cultural and physical
anthropology inspired her
interest in ancient
cultures. Lyn worked for six
years as the Director of the
Ontario Cultural Programs
Branch responsible for the
licensing of all archeology
in the province. |
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http://www.lynhamilton.com/ |
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ILLONA HAUS |
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Illona Haus published her
first mystery, Blue Mercy in
2005. Blue Mercy is the
first book in the Kay
Delaney series, police
procedurals set in
Baltimore. Illona’s
interest in Baltimore began
with Homicide, Life on the
Streets. The series
intrigued her so much she
posted a query on an online
newsgroup requesting more
information about the city. |
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This query
lead to a friendship between Illona
and a Baltimore Homicide
Detective Sergeant. The
friendship led to a romance
with one of the Sergeants
detectives and the romance
lead to Illona taking up
residence in “Charm City”
for the next ten years.
Now back in Waterloo Ontario
Illona is hard at work on
the second book in the
series, Blue Valor. |
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http://www.illonahaus.com |
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Maureen Jennings |
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Maureen Jennings’s is the
author of a series of
historical police
procedurals set in Toronto
in the Victorian era
featuring Detective William
Murdoch. The first novel,
Except the Dying, was
shortlisted for both the
Arthur Ellis and the Anthony
first novel awards. |
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The
influential Drood Review
picked Poor Tom Is Cold as
one of its favourite
mysteries of 2001. And Let
Loose the Dogs was
shortlisted for the 2004
Anthony Award for best
historical mystery. Three
novels have been adapted for
television with two more in
development.
Maureen was born on
Eastfield Road in
Birmingham, England and
spent her formative years
there until she emigrated to
Canada at the age of
seventeen. She attended the
University of Windsor where
she attained a BA in
philosophy and psychology
followed by an MA in English
literature from the
University of Toronto. She
taught English at the
Ryerson Polytechnical
Institute for the next eight
years. |
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Vicki Delany |
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Vicki Delany is the author
of Scare the Light Away,
Whiteout, and Murder at Lost
Dog Lake. Golddigger, the
first novel in Klondike
Mystery series will be
published in 2006. |
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Vicki lives in Oakville,
Ontario, where she is
employed as a systems
analyst, but her first love
is the Canadian wilderness
where her novels are set.
She is a member of Crime
Writers of Canada and is the
editor of the Sisters in
Crime, Toronto Chapter,
newsletter. She is the proud
mother of three adult
daughters |
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http://www.vickidelany.com/ |
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Rick Blechta |
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Rick Blechta has written
four books, Knock on Wood,
The Lark Ascending, Shooting
Straight in the Dark and
Cemetery of the Nameless.
Rick has been a musician all
his life and brings an
insiders perspective to his
crime fiction. |
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Rick was born in New
Rochelle, NY and raised in
Westchester County, north of
New York City. He emigrated
to Canada in 1971 to
complete a Bachelor of Music
degree at McGill University
in Montreal. Rick spent many
years touring with a rock
band before becoming a music
teacher in Etobicoke and
then the Toronto District
School Board. |
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http://www.rickblechta.com/ |
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Michelle Wan |
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Michelle Wan published her
first mystery, Deadly
Slipper in 2005. Deadly
Slipper is the first book in
a new mystery series
published by Doubleday
Books. The books are set in
the Dordogne region of
France and chronicle the
adventures of two engaging
amateur sleuths, Mara Dunn
and Julian Wood. |
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Michelle born in Kunming,
China, grew up in the United
States, and has lived in
India, England, France, and
Brazil. She and her husband,
a tropical horticulturalist,
visit the Dordogne annually
to photograph and chart wild
orchids. They live in Guelph,
Ontario, Canada. |
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http://www.randomhouse.com/author |
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Giles Blunt |
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Giles Blunt is the author
three police procedurals set
in Algonquin Bay, a
fictionalized version of
North Bay, Ontario. There
are three books in the
series so far featuring
detectives John Cardinal and
Lise Delorme, Forty Words
for Sorrow, The Delicate
Storm and Blackfly Season.
Forty Words for Sorrow won
the British Crime Writers’
Macallan Silver Dagger and
The Delicate Storm received
the Arthur Ellis Award for
best novel. |
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Giles Blunt grew up in North
Bay, Ontario. After spending
over twenty years in New
York City, he has recently
moved back to Toronto. In
addition to his three novels
he has written scripts for
Law & Order, Street Legal
and Night Heat. |
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http://www.gilesblunt.com/ |
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Mary Jane Maffini |
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Mary Jane Maffini is the
author of the Camilla McPhee
and Fiona Silk mysteries.
Camilla is based in Ottawa
and runs and advocacy agency
for victims of violent
crime. Ottawa is a city
known for it’s many
festivals and each of
Camilla’s misadventures is
centered around one of these
special events. There are
five books featuring
Camilla, Speak Ill of the
Dead, Icing on the Corpse,
Little Boy Blues, The
Devil’s in the Details and
The Dead Don’t Get Out Much.
Fiona is a failed romance
writer who lives in a
fictional west Quebec town.
The first book in this
series is Lament for a
Lounge Lizard. |
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Mary Jane was born in
Sydney, N.S., and has a BA (Hons)
and MLS from Dalhousie
University. She began her
career in public libraries
and, among other things, has
been Librarian of the
Brewers' Association of
Canada, Director of the
Statistics Canada Library,
Chief of the Federal
Government's Depository
Services Program, Director
of Continuing Education for
the Canadian Library
Association, and Director of
Information Services and
Products Development for
CISTI (NRC). She lives and
writes in Ottawa. She is a
member of The Ladies Killing
Circle Inc. but has never
pulled the plug on anyone. |
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http://www.maryjanemaffini.ca/ |
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