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33 Old Friends

Linwood Barclay

Ontario

Gail Bowen

Saskatchewan

Quintin Jardine

United Kingdom

Linwood Barclay, Ontario

Linwood Barclay, a former columnist for The Toronto Star, is the internationally bestselling author of seven critically acclaimed novels, including Fear the Worst, Too Close to Home, and No Time for Goodbye, which has been optioned for film. He lives near Toronto with his wife and has two grown children. His latest book is the spine-tingling thriller, Never Look Away, which explores every parent’s worst fear. Read more

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Gail Bowen, Saskatchewan

Gail Bowen’s Joanne Kilbourn mysteries have made her one of Canada’s most popular crime writers. The first book in the series, Deadly Appearances, was nominated for the W.H. Smith-Books in Canada First Novel Award. Some of her mysteries have been produced as made-for-television features. Bowen’s latest novel, The Nesting Dolls, has been praised as one of her best. Head of the English Department at the First Nations University of Canada, Bowen lives in Regina. Read more

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Quintin Jardine, United Kingdom

Quintin Jardine worked as a journalist, government information officer, political spin-doctor and media relations consultant before he turned his hand to writing crime fiction. He has written two acclaimed, bestselling series of detective novels: one featuring “Britain’s toughest cop,” Bob Skinner, and the other chronicling the adventures of unwilling detective Oz Blackstone. His latest novel, A Rush of Blood, is the 20th in the Skinner series. Read more

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Host: The Honourable Larry W. Campbell
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 8:00pm
Revue Stage
$19.00

One of the draws for aficionados of crime fiction is the recurring character who must solve a crime at the same time as his or her life is moving on. From book to book, readers get a chance to live with these characters as they develop, face challenges and age, just like the rest of us. PI Joanne Kilbourn, Chief Constable Bob Skinner and Zack Walker are three such characters, and their creators take the stage to talk about how they came to life, how they are shaped and moulded in each new novel, and maybe, just maybe, what’s to become of them.