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Mystery Authors Event

With Iona Whishaw, Hannah Mary McKinnon and Shelly Sanders

Join us for an evening celebrating mystery authors and their craft, with authors Iona Whishaw Hannah Mary McKinnon and Shelly Sanders.

Join us for an evening celebrating mystery authors and their craft. In celebration of the launch of the latest Lane Winslow mystery, Lightning Strikes the Silence, we're bringing together Iona Whishaw with two local Oakville authors, Hannah Mary McKinnon (The Revenge List) and Shelly Sanders (Daughters of the Occupation), to discuss inspiration for their characters, how they craft these engaging stories, and answer all of your burning questions. 

Books will be available to purchase from A Different Drummer Books.

About the Authors

Iona Whishaw is a former educator and social worker whose mother and grandfather were spies during their respective wars. She is the award-winning author of the Globe and Mail bestselling Lane Winslow Mystery series. Lightning Strikes the Silence is her eleventh novel. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband. 

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Internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon was born in the UK, grew up in Switzerland and moved to Canada in 2010. Her seven suspense novels include NEVER COMING HOME, THE REVENGE LIST, and ONLY ONE SURVIVES, and her work has been optioned for the screen. She also writes holiday romantic comedies as Holly Cassidy. Hannah Mary lives with her husband and three sons in Oakville. 

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Shelly Sanders is the author of Daughters of the Occupation (Harper, 2022), a Canadian bestseller for four weeks. The novel is inspired by the discovery of her Jewish roots as an adult, and by her grandmother’s family, many of whom were murdered during the Latvian Holocaust. Carol Memmott, of the Washington Post, says this “haunting novel refers not only to the victims of Latvia’s Holocaust but also to their descendants, who carry the trauma of their ancestors.” Shelly is also the author of three Young Adult historical fiction novels (The Rachel Trilogy, Second Story Press); the first received a Starred Review in Booklist, and two were named Notable Books for Teens by the Association of Jewish Libraries.

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Note: The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Oakville Public Library.

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