My Journey and My Writing Process : Ian Hamilton – Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 7 p.m. EST.

Ian Hamilton will speak about the journey that’s taken him to his present prominence as a crime fiction writer, and about his writing process. He didn’t start writing his first novel until age 63, following a rather colourful life as a journalist, a senior executive with the Canadian government, a diplomat, and an international businessman. Within a year he had written the first four books in the Ava Lee series; the first three were published in 2011 and the fourth the following year.

Ian is now the author of fifteen books in the Ava Lee series, and four in the Uncle Chow series. The books are consistently national best sellers, have been published in more than 20 countries, and have won and/or been short-listed for various awards including the Arthur Ellis, the Barry, and Lambda. BBC Culture recently named Ian as one of the 10 mystery/thriller writers from the last 30 years that you should have on your bookshelf. The Ava Lee series is being adapted for television.

Capital Crime Writers is grateful to local publisher Renaissance Press for supporting these meetings.