At the Mike Reading
Thursday, May 23, 7 pm
Chronicles of Crime
1048 Fort Street, Victoria, BC
Everyone Welcome
Authors Cathy Ace, Chris Bullock, Kay Stewart, and Phyllis Smallman share the thrills, chills, and occasional spills of mystery writing.
Welsh Canadian mystery author CATHY ACE is the creator of the Cait Morgan Mysteries, which includes The Corpse with the Silver Tongue and The Corpse with the Golden Nose. Born, raised, and educated in Wales, Cathy enjoyed a successful career in marketing and training across Europe, before immigrating to Vancouver, Canada, where she taught on MBA and undergraduate marketing programs at various universities. Her eclectic tastes in art, music, food, and drink have been developed during her decades of extensive travel, which she continues whenever possible. Now a full-time author, Cathy’s short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies, as well as on BBC Radio 4. She and her husband are keen gardeners, who enjoy being helped out around their acreage by their green-pawed Labradors. Cathy’s website can be found at www.cathyace.com or follow her on twitter at @AceCathy.
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CHRIS BULLOCK is co-author of the mystery novels A Deadly Little List (2006) and Unholy Rites (2013), the first and third books in the Danutia Dranchuk series. He taught English at the University of Alberta for thirty years and co-authored a textbook on writing, Essay Writing for Canadian Students. He has published extensively on men’s issues in literature and is currently writing a series of essays on grandparenting. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
Read about UNHOLY RITES here: http://bit.ly/15q75iJ
KAY STEWART is co-author of the mystery novel A Deadly Little List (2006), the first in the Danutia Dranchuk series; sole author of the second, Sitting Lady Sutra (2011); and co-author of the third, Unholy Rites (2013). She taught English at the University of Alberta for twenty years and has co-authored two textbooks on writing, Essay Writing for Canadian Students and Forms of Writing. Her creative work has appeared in the periodicals Other Voices and NeWest Review, and in the anthologies Eating Apples and Wrestling with the Angel. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Please visit www.kaystewart.ca.
Read about UNHOLY RITES here: http://bit.ly/15q75iJ
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After being shortlisted for the Debut Dagger in the UK and the Malice Domestic in the US, PHYLLIS SMALLMAN’s debut mystery won the first Arthur Ellis Unhanged Arthur in 2007. In 2009, Margarita Nights was shortlisted for Best First Novel by the Crime Writer’s of Canada. In 2010, Good Morning America named the Sherri Travis Mysteries one of the six top series for a summer read. Her fourth book, Champagne for Buzzards, was one of three mysteries chosen as a best cottage read by Zoomer Magazine for summer 2011. Phyllis worked in a library and as a potter before turning to a life of crime. Depending on the time of year, she can be found on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, or Manasota Beach, Florida. Highball Exit is the fifth book in the Sherri Travis series. Visit www.phyllissmallman.com
Read about HIGHBALL EXIT here: http://bit.ly/MeZ0OC
Drop by for an evening packed with great stories and conversations. Everyone Welcome. Free admission. Cash or Debit sales only.
For more information, contact Chronicles of Crime at 250-721-2665 or TouchWood Editions at info@touchwoodeditions.com