A new anthology of mysteries set in Ottawa, written by Ottawa writers. The list includes several Capital Crime Writers members.
Lis Angus
Brenda Chapman
Anna Di Meglio
Stewart Dudley
Barbara Fradkin
Elizabeth Hosang
P. R. (Pam) Isfeld
Joe Italiano
Jennifer Jorgensen
Kathy MacLellan
Nancy Pawelek
A.E. Pittman
Madona Skaff
Adrienne Stevenson
Maya Valenzuela
Joanne White
Melissa Yi
The book will be available for purchase on October 15, 2025. Books can be pre-ordered at OttawaPressandPublishing.com. Launch event on October 16, 2025. Details to follow.
Lis Angus has contracted with The Wild Rose Press to publish her debut suspense novel, Not Your Child, in which an Ottawa psychologist/single mother fears her twelve-year-old daughter has been taken by the stranger who claims she’s actually his granddaughter, abducted as a baby. Before publication, the novel was awarded second place in the 2021 Daphne du Maurier contest for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense.
After twenty-plus years as a teacher, critic, and all around appreciator of crime fiction, Quebec writer Jim Napier makes his own leap into the fray with his debut novel Legacy, a richly detailed and multi-layered mystery….
Barbara Fradkin, CCW author and two-time winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel, is set to launch, Fire in the Stars, the first book in a new series. The book introduces Amanda Doucette, a former foreign aid worker who has returned to Canada to recover from a traumatic experience in Africa and finds herself searching for a fellow survivor gone missing in Newfoundland.
Although it’s a different setting and cast of characters, Fradkin hopes that readers who enjoy Inspector Green will find Amanda’s commitment, determination, and compassion equally engaging.
The launch also features Ladies’ Killing Circle compatriot Linda Wiken, who is also launching a new series.
Enjoy the refreshments while listening to these authors read excerpts from their newest work.
When and where
September 28, 7 – 9 p.m.
Mother McGinty’s Stage of the Heart and Crown Pub, 67 Clarence St.
The best parking is in the parking garage right across the street, but you can also try street parking.
Join Brenda Chapman for the launch of Tumbled Graves, third in the Stonechild and Rouleau series! The launch takes place this Sunday, April 3 between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. at Whispers Pub, 249 Richmond Road (http://whisperspubottawa.ca/ ).
Brenda will also be appearing with Linwood Barclay, John Lawton and Joyce Fielding at the Ottawa International Book Festival on Sunday, April 17 at 8:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral. Barbara Fradkin will be asking the questions! For tickets and more information, visit the Festival website: http://www.writersfestival.org/events/spring-2016/scene-of-the-crime
CCW member and author Madona Skaff-Koren is debuting her Ottawa-based mystery novel, Journey of a Thousand Steps (available in paperback or ebook formats), as part of a multi-author book launch Sunday Oct. 25 at the Royal Oak (161 Laurier Ave) from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Madona’s debut novel features Naya, a high-flying software-security magnate and marathon runner turned recluse after multiple sclerosis saps her strength and her career. Her computer her only contact with the outside world, Naya reconnects with her childhood best friend, who shortly thereafter disappears.
Frustrated by police inaction around her friend’s disappearance, Naya turns amateur sleuth, following a convoluted trail from high tech suspects to drug dealers.
Joining her novel in the authors’ launch line-up are:
Blood Matters, by Caroline Frechette: Supernatural suspense, Latest book in Family by Choice series.
Unblocked by Caroline Frechette: Nonfiction. Have you ever stared at a blank page in fear? If you’ve ever felt like you couldn’t write for any reason this book is for you.
The event features readings, book signings by authors, and games:
A Match made in Austen: A game inspired by the timeless works of Jane Austen.
Extrahumans: Mafia, Monsters and Supers is a cooperative adventure card game based on the Family by Choice Series by Caroline Frechette
Ottawa author and CCW member David Whellams has released the third volume in his Peter Cammon series.
The Verdict on Each Man Dead takes retired Chief Inspector Peter Cammon to the Utah desert in search of a terrorist and murderer. Along the way he must strike alliances with local police, corrupt officials, Mexican drug lords and even the Unabomber himself in order to stop a psychopath intent on reviving his terrorist ways.
The book is now available in all formats.
Join Whellams at his official book launch on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Whispers Pub (249 Richmond Rd.).
Bitten by Books is running a live, world-wide Q and A chat with Brenda Chapman on Tuesday, March 17 beginning at noon Mountain time. Pre-register and get points for draws – a $25 Amazon gift card or copies of Butterfly Kills. On the day, you just need to check in, and take part if only for a question or comment or two, from anywhere in the world.
Brenda Chapman will be signing her books Cold Mourning and Butterfly Kills at Perfect Books, 258 Elgin Street (at Somerset West) on Saturday, March 7th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Come and meet Brenda at one of Ottawa’s remaining independent bookstores! Here’s a link to their site: http://perfectbooks.ca/PB/
