Gail Bowen

Join us for an evening with three of Canada’s most acclaimed crime writers and a taste of the latest adventures of Inspector Ramirez, Hazel Micallef and Joanne Kilbourn.

The Poisoned Pawn is the gripping, fast-paced sequel to Peggy Blair’s award-winning, bestseller The Beggar’s Opera. Inspector Ramirez, a man haunted by the victims of his unsolved cases. is dispatched from crumbling beauty of Old Havana to Ottawa to bring home a priest found in possession of child pornography.

A Door in the River is the third book in the Hazel Micallef mystery series, written pseudonymously by acclaimed fiction writer Michael Redhill. When Henry Weist is found dead in the parking lot of a cigarette shop on a local First Nation reserve, Hazel Micallef finds herself involved in one of the most sensational and shocking cases of her career.

In Kaleidoscope, the thirteenth book in Gail Bowen's beloved and award-winning Joanne Kilbourn series, some very bad things happen very, very close to home, and Joanne may never be quite the same again. (thebookpile)… (mere)

Gail Bowen diskuterer The Nesting Dolls.

Because it can take readers through twists and turns of plot and secrets, crime fiction is a welcome and intriguing escape for many. Linwood Barclay, Gail Bowen and Quintin Jardine are old hands at this genre, and sure to be familiar with audiences. Chevy Stevens has just published her first crime novel, but her publisher has already bought the next two—books she has yet to write. Whether you’re captivated by the main detective character, the loops and bends of plot, the distinct setting or the emotional ride, it’s certainly no punishment to spend an afternoon with these fine authors of crime fiction. Tickets $17. (thebookpile)… (mere)