Bouchercon 2026 - Calgary
Oct
21
to Oct 25

Bouchercon 2026 - Calgary

The World Mystery Convention is a nonprofit, organization which holds an annual convention in honor of Anthony Boucher, the distinguished mystery fiction critic, editor and author.

It is the world’s premier event bringing together all parts of the mystery and crime fiction community, and is pronounced [bough’•chur•con].

​Bouchercon® is the annual world mystery convention where every year readers, writers, publishers, editors, agents, booksellers and other lovers of crime fiction gather for a 4-day weekend of education, entertainment, and fun!

The first Bouchercon took place in 1970 in Santa Monica, California. Subsequent Bouchercons have been held in many cities across the United States, as well as in Toronto and the UK.

In 2026. the convention will be held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Publication of Cait Morgan Mystery #15 THE CORPSE WITH THE AMBER NECK
Sep
22
2:30 PM14:30

Publication of Cait Morgan Mystery #15 THE CORPSE WITH THE AMBER NECK

“A woman was being strangled, Bud. That’s what I saw. How could I misinterpret that?”

It’s April in Paris, and Cait Morgan’s just completed a stint as a visiting professor of criminal psychology at the Sorbonne. Her husband, retired homicide detective Bud Anderson, has joined her, but – when Cait witnesses what she believes is a murder – their plans to revel in the French capital’s art and architecture, history and food have to take a back seat. Encountering an unexpected ally from Cait’s past, the couple helps the Parisian police to unravel a knotty case, that’s woven around an enigmatic woman who created a world-renowned fashion house. Cait employs her unique skill set to pick apart the personal histories of the idiosyncratic people whose careers have been dedicated to creating beautiful garments…revealing a complex tapestry of lies and deceit. When Cait finally stitches together the truth, she exposes ugly secrets that have the power to leave lives in tatters…and even cut them short.

In this fifteenth Cait Morgan Mystery, our favorite Welsh Canadian criminal psychologist and her stalwart husband are as dedicated to delivering justice as ever, but run up against a tightly bound set of characters who operate within the hothouse world of haute couture…where what lies beneath the surface is not everything its glamorous image suggests.

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CrimeFest Bristol 2025
May
15
to May 18

CrimeFest Bristol 2025

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CrimeFest, one of the UK’s leading crime fiction events hosted in Bristol each year, has announced 2025 will be its final convention. That said…it’s going out in style! The annual crime fiction convention is for people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as for die-hard fanatics. CrimeFest draws top crime novelists, readers, editors and publishers from around the world and gives delegates the opportunity to celebrate the genre in a friendly and inclusive atmosphere.

Panels and events in which I will be participating:

Friday 16th May

11:20 – 12:10

Mental Health for Writers and Readers: Keeping Yourself Sane in a Toxic World

* Cathy Ace

* Simon Brett

* Nev Fountain

* Zoë Sharp

Participating Moderator: Barbara Nadel

 

13:40 – 14:30

Leaving the Scene: CrimeFest Anthology Panel

* Cathy Ace

* Jane Burfield

* Peter Guttridge

* Maxim Jakubowski

Participating Moderator: Donna Moore

 

Saturday 17th May

 11:20 – 12:10

Shafts of Light: Finding Humour in the Worst Moments

* Cathy Ace

* Ajay Chowdhury

* A.J. Hill

* Bryan J. Mason

Participating Moderator: Orlando Murrin

 

Gala Banquet

Closing speaker

Sunday 18th May

 09:30 – 10:20

The Indie Alternative

* Cathy Ace

* David Penny

* C.M. Serpell

* Dave Sivers (TBC)

* Nicola Young (TBC)

Participating Moderator: Zoë Sharp

 

11:50 – 13:00

Criminal Challenge Quiz

The Crime Writers team:

* Lee Child – captain

* Cathy Ace

* Peter Guttridge

* Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The CrimeFest team:

* Myles Allfrey – captain

* Gianna Faccenda

* Adrian Muller

* Mike Stotter

InQuizitor: Maxim Jakubowski

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Publication of The Case of the Unfortunate Fortune Teller (WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries Book 11)
Mar
31
9:30 AM09:30

Publication of The Case of the Unfortunate Fortune Teller (WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries Book 11)

‘A FORTUNE TELLER SUFFERING A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS? THAT CAN’T BE GOOD FOR THEIR BUSINESS...’

A fortune teller claims she’s being targeted by someone who’s out to harm her and retains the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency to gather evidence she can take to the police. But, when a body is discovered, Carol, Christine, Mavis, and Annie must scramble to rescue their agency’s professional reputation...and it becomes clear that their client kept critical information from them.

Meanwhile, Dowager Duchess Althea Twyst has invited an old friend from her youthful days on the stage to produce a pantomime at the village hall. With the lives of everyone in Anwen-by-Wye turned upside down by rehearsals, a series of thefts goes unnoticed for some time...until the WISE women put two and two together.

Also, with Christmas on the horizon, the Duke and Duchess of Chellingworth are looking forward to welcoming their extended family to enjoy the local celebrations. However, they find themselves quite unprepared for the bewildering situation that arises when Lady Clementine and her husband arrive.

Join the women of the WISE Enquiries Agency, and the residents of the bucolic Welsh village of Anwen-by-Wye, as they get embroiled in yet more puzzling cases...as well as a chaotic Festive Season.

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Publication of the SECOND EDITION of The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb (Cait Morgan Mysteries, Book 3)
Mar
1
1:30 PM13:30

Publication of the SECOND EDITION of The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb (Cait Morgan Mysteries, Book 3)

Criminologist and foodie Cait Morgan was looking forward to her dream vacation in Mexico with her boyfriend Bud Anderson. She wasn’t anticipating a fresh corpse on the floor of a local florist’s shop, and she definitely wasn’t expecting Bud to become the prime suspect.

With Bud’s freedom, and maybe even his life, at stake, Cait has to fight the clock to work out which member of the small community living in the seemingly idyllic municipality of Punta de las Rocas might have killed the locally respected florist, and why. Needing to investigate under the watchful gaze of the local police, Cait has to keep her relationship with Bud a secret, and she soon discovers she’s not the only one with something to hide. Peeling back layers of deceit to reveal even more puzzles, Cait struggles with a creeping sense of unreality, desperate to save Bud . . . and, ultimately, herself.

In the third book in the beloved Cait Morgan Mysteries, The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb, travel to the idyllic Mexican countryside as Cait Morgan works against the clock to clear her wrongly accused partner of murder.

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