From the waters of False Creek to seemingly idyllic rural towns, these page-turners from lauded local crime writers delve into chilling or charming mysteries based right here in British Columbia. Guns Across the River, the gritty sixth novel in Sam Wiebe’s renowned Wakeland series, follows an attempted suicide case into the corruption of Vancouver’s underworld. Iona Whishaw lightens things up in A False and Fatal Claim, an entertaining mystery in which Lane Winslow, a Nancy Drew for adults, must try to get guests to a wedding alive and in one piece. Roz Nay introduces a quirky cast of characters and a murder plot in her instant classic cozy mystery, All Rise for Murder. Moderated by Robert Wiersema.
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ROZ NAY is the bestselling author of four acclaimed thrillers, including the award-winning Our Little Secret and the TV-optioned The Offing. The BC-based writer’s global background spans Africa, Australia, the US, and the UK. All Rise for Murder debuts her new Madam Clerk cozy mystery series.
IONA WHISHAW is a former educator and social worker whose mother and grandfather were both spies during their respective wars. She is the award-winning author of the Globe and Mail bestselling Lane Winslow Mystery series. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband.
SAM WIEBE is the author of the bestselling Ocean Drive (2024), as well as the Wakeland novels, one of the most authentic and acclaimed detective series in Canada, including Sunset and Jericho (2023) and The Last Exile (2025). His work has won the Crime Writers of Canada award, and been shortlisted for the Edgar, and City of Vancouver book prizes. Wiebe lives in New Westminster, BC.
The author of six books, including the novels Before I Wake, Bedtime Story, and Black Feathers, Robert J. Wiersema is also one of Canada's foremost literary reviewers, and teaches creative writing at Vancouver Island University. He lives in Victoria.
