Merrilee Robson is the author of Murder is Uncooperative, a mystery set in a non-profit housing cooperative, and the first in a planned series. It is her first novel, if you don’t count the one she wrote in pencil when she was eleven. She has published short stories and has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver with her husband and two incorrigible cats. Her house is over 100 years old and was first owned by a police officer.

www.merrileerobson.ca

Kevin Thornton is a seven time Arthur Ellis Award Nominee. He is a former director of the local Heritage Society and Library, and he has been a soldier in Africa, a contractor for the Canadian Military in Afghanistan, a newspaper and magazine columnist, a Director of both the Crime Writers of Canada and the Writers' Guild of Alberta, a founding member of Northword Literary Magazine, and is either a current or former member of the Mystery Writers of America, the Crime Writers Association, The Calgary Crime Writers, the International Thriller Writers, the International Association of Crime Writers, the Keys - a Catholic Writers group founded by Monsignor Knox and G.K. Chesterton - as well as, somewhat inexplicably, the Mesdames of Mayhem and Sisters in Crime. If you ask, he will join.

Born in Kenya, Kevin has lived or worked in South Africa, Dubai,England, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Ontario and now Northern Alberta. He lives on his wits and his wit, and is doing better than expected.

He has a not made up his mind about the dangling participle. Having said that, he might.

C.A. Rowland has always loved traveling and exploring new places, from neighborhood empty houses to foreign lands that draw her. Ms. Rowland writes historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and an amateur sleuth mystery novel series set in Savannah, Georgia. She comes by her interest in ghosts, myths, legends and the paranormal naturally, having spent hours in cemeteries with her grandmother. You can keep up with Ms. Rowland’s upcoming fiction and travel adventures at www.carowland.com.

C.A. is a member of Sisters in Crime (SinC) and its online chapter, the Guppies. She is also a member of Riverside Writers and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

As T.S. Eliot once observed, “The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started.”

This resonates with Blair Keetch as he started writing at a young age and even had travel articles published in newspapers like ‘Toronto Star’.

But life has a funny way of offering different paths and Blair became engrossed with other careers during his work history including roles as an airline project manager, overseer at a pet event center and promoter of Ontario tourism. In his time in the airline industry, Blair worked in a diverse array of locations including Australia, Kuwait, Jamaica and Rome.

When he reached middle age, he realized he could no longer resist the siren call of writing and again picked up the pen.

Throughout Blair has been an avid fan of mystery books – everything from Christie to Connelly, from MacDonald to Macdonald.

His short story ‘A Contrapuntal Duet’ was the 2019 Winner for emerging crime writers and was included in the most recent Mesdames of Mayhem anthology, ‘In the Key of Thirteen’.

Recently, his short story ‘Deadly Cargo’ was included in the mystery anthology ‘Heartbreaks & Half-Truths’.

‘A Crunchy Kind of Death’ was the short story featured in the July newsletter for ‘It Was A Dark & Stormy’ book club.

Blair is thrilled to again be part of the Carrick Publishing family with his latest story ‘Sleep, Perchance to Die’ being included in ‘Grave Diagnosis’ coming out in fall 2020.

He is hard at work (when time and toddler permits) on his full length mystery novel, ‘Flight Risk’.

A double Aurora nominee & Debut Dagger finalist, Jayne is best known to Steampunks as the mind behind the World Parasol Dueling Championships, a sport inspired jointly by Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate and the parasol-wielding ferocity of Amelia Peabody, esteemed Egyptologist & crime-solver penned by Elizabeth Peters. 'MADDIE HATTER AND THE GILDED GAUGE' was named ALBERTA BOOK OF THE YEAR in 2018. As J.E. Barnard Jayne writes women's wilderness suspense in THE FALLS MYSTERIES, with WHEN THE FLOOD FALLS bringing home the Canadian Crime Writing Award of Excellence for Best Unpublished in 2016. Jayne divides her time between Alberta and Vancouver Island, and in the absence of a clockwork companion she gives orders to her ginger cat, who ignores them with the majestic indifference of cats everywhere.

Vanessa Westermann is a Canadian mystery writer. As an avid reader of the genre, she is a former Arthur Ellis Awards judge, and has spoken on the evolution of women’s crime writing, at the Toronto Chapter of Sisters in Crime. Her blog, "Vanessa's Picks", features literary reviews and author interviews.

Vanessa holds an M.A. in English Literature and enjoys teaching creative writing.

She is currently plotting her next (fictitious) murder, while drinking copious amounts of tea.

Visit her blog at:

www.vanessa-westermann.info

Or follow her:

Twitter: @VanessasPicks

Facebook: VanessaWestermannAuthor

An Air Force Brat, Donna Carrick grew up in locations all over Canada. Her primary influences came from small town Saskatchewan, Northern Ontario, the mining towns of Cape Breton, Northern Quebec and her birth province of New Brunswick.

An executive member of Crime Writers Of Canada, Donna volunteers her time as a mentor to aspiring CWC authors. She remains active in the Canadian writing scene, supporting Sisters In Crime, Word On The Street, Bloody Words and a variety of other venues for the literary arts.

Donna is the author of 3 mystery novels: The First Excellence ~ Fa-ling's Map, Gold And Fishes and The Noon God. All titles are available in paperback as well as Kindle and e-reader versions. Her 3rd full-length crime novel, The First Excellence, won the 2011 Indie Book Event Award for excellence in fiction!

In addition, her Toboggan Mystery Series, which includes "Sept-Iles and other places" and "Knowing Penelope", offers short-story lovers a broad collection of her work for Kindle.

Donna's interest in creative writing was established early and developed into a passion for fiction that continues to this day. She studied both Literature and Psychology at the University of Toronto and currently writes novels, short stories and poetry.

She enjoys sharing her knowledge of and enthusiasm for the independent and self-publishing industry. Contact Carrick Publishing to arrange a workshop or group engagement.

An office manager, wife and mother of three, Donna divides her time between the hectic pace of Toronto and the relative peace of Ontario's spectacular Georgian Bay. Life is never dull with husband/author Alex Carrick, their children, their beloved golden retriever Daisy and Dora The Cat.