Join us for an evening of murder, mayhem, and intrigue. The one common thread in the work of these four celebrated authors is an almost supernatural ability to keep the pages turning. We’ll sample the books and participate in a conversation on the alchemy of plot, setting and character that makes their fiction so compelling.

The U.K.’s John Lawton joins us with his latest, The Unfortunate Englishman. Set in Berlin in 1963, it is a thrilling tale of Khrushchev, Kennedy, a spy exchange . . . and ten thousand bottles of fine Bordeaux. What can possibly go wrong?

Ottawa’s Brenda Chapman , Arthur Ellis Award nominee for Cold Mourning, delivers the latest Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery, Tumbled Graves. A missing child. A dead mother. Kala Stonechild is about to discover what one betrayal can lead to.

From Joy Fielding, the New York Times bestselling author of Someone Is Watching comes She's Not There, a novel of psychological suspense about a woman whose life takes a shocking turn when a young girl contacts her, claiming to be her daughter who was kidnapped in Mexico years earlier.

New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Linwood Barclay , the Canadian king of suspense, delivers Far From True, the second spine-chilling thriller set in the troubled town of Promise Falls.