About
In Home Before Dark, Queen of Icelandic suspense, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir delivers a chilling psychological mystery set in a small community where long-buried secrets are unearthed following a troubling tragedy. Hannah Mary McKinnon’s A Killer Motive is a tense thriller that explores hidden agendas within close relationships and the dangerous lengths people will go when driven by obsession, betrayal, and revenge. Delve into the mechanics behind crafting suspenseful narratives and believable motives that speak to the dark truths behind human behaviour.
November, 1967, Iceland. Fourteen-year-old Marsí has a secret penpal – a boy who lives on the other side of the country – but she has been writing to him in her older sister’s name. Now she is excited to meet him for the first time.
You never know who’s listening.
To Stella Dixon, sneaking her teenage brother out of their parents’ house for a beach party was harmless fun—until Max disappeared without a trace. Six years later, Stella’s family is still broken, and she can’t let go of her guilt.
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir's debut, The Creak on the Stairs was published in English by Orenda Books in 2020, and became a No. 1 digital bestseller, winning the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger. Girls Who Lie, Night Shadows, You Can’t See Me and Boys Who Hurt soon followed suit, shortlisting for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger and multiple other awards. In 2024, Eva won Iceland’s prestigious Crime Fiction Award, the Blood Drop, for Home before Dark and was shortlisted for the coveted Glass Key.
Internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon was born in the UK, grew up in Switzerland and moved to Canada in 2010. Her suspense novels include The Revenge List, Only One Survives, and A Killer Motive, which is her eleventh book.
Dates & Times
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Sat, June 6, 2026
12:00pm
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1:00pmA book signing will follow this event
Passes
3-Day Pass
Early Bird
$70 + HST
(Available until April 30)
Regular
$79 + HST
Under 30
$39 + HST
Saturday Pass
Regular
$36 + HST
Under 30
$20 + HST
Venue
Victoria College Chapel
91 Charles St W, Toronto, ON M5S 2C7