Trope and Dagger: Playing (and Breaking) the Rules in Mystery Novels with Margaret Cannon, Karen Sullivan & Gregg Hurwitz

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Red herrings. Hard-boiled loners. Remote mansions, closed circles, final twists. Mystery fiction is full of familiar setups – but it’s what writers and publishers do with those tropes that keeps readers hooked. We bring together three experts, Globe and Mail crime and mystery reviewer Margaret Cannon, Orenda Books publisher Karen Sullivan and bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz, to unpack the enduring appeal of mystery’s most iconic devices. Why do certain storylines work again and again? How are today’s crime novels subverting the genre’s rules, or doubling down on them with new energy? From locked-room puzzles to serial killers and vigilante justice, this discussion dives deep into what it is that keeps mystery readers coming back for more.

Moderated by Kimberley Howe.

Event takes place outdoors at Victoria University.

Gregg Hurwitz

Gregg Hurwitz is the New York Times #1 internationally bestselling author of 26 thrillers including the ORPHAN X series. His novels have won numerous literary awards and have been published in 33 languages.

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