The Crime Tour Visits Guelph

Friday, May 10, 2013 - 1:00pm

Guelph Public Library
100 Norfolk Street
Guelph, ON
N1H 4J6

Four Canadian crime authors — Hilary Davidson, Ian Hamilton, Robert Rotenberg and Robin Spano — are joining forces this May to visit libraries in seven Southwestern Ontario towns — Woodstock, Orangeville, Cambridge, Guelph, Brantford, Thornbury and Orillia — for a literary crime spree.

The Crime Tour visits the Guelph Public Library (519-824-6220). This event is free and open to the public. Books will be for sale on site by The Bookshelf (519-821-3311).

The Authors:

Hilary Davidson’s debut, The Damage Done, won the 2011 Anthony Award for Best First Novel. It also earned a Crimespree Award and was a finalist for an Arthur Ellis and a Macavity award. Her third novel, Evil in All Its Disguises, was released on March 5, 2013. Says the Los Angeles Review of Books: “Her voice is a fresh and welcome addition to the noir landscape.” www.hilarydavidson.com

Ian Hamilton’s first novel, The Water Rat of Wanchai, won the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for best first novel. It was also chosen by Quill and Quire as one of the top five novels of 2011 and was nominated for a CBC bookie award. The fifth book in the Ava Lee series, The Scottish Banker of Surabaya, was published on February 16, 2013. Says The Toronto Star: “Ava Lee is unbeatable at just about everything…She’s perfect. She’s fast.” www.ianhamiltonbooks.com

Robert Rotenberg’s debut, Old City Hall, was called “a hard-boiled classic” by The Globe & Mail and widely praised by Entertainment Weekly, Maclean’s, and Kirkus. The book was shortlisted for a Dagger Award and a Thriller Award. A prominent criminal lawyer with Rotenberg, Shidlowski & Jesin, his fourth novel, Stranglehold, will be published on May 7, 2013. www.robertrotenberg.com

Robin Spano’s undercover protagonist Clare Vengel has been described as a “slightly slutty grown up Nancy Drew." Spano has been dubbed one of Canada’s Hot New Crime Writers by Crime Fiction Lover. She has fast developed a loyal following with her “smart, stylish and sharp” writing in Dead Politician Society and Death Plays Poker. Her third novel, Death’s Last Run, comes out May 1, 2013. www.robinspano.com