Truth and Nothing But: Beverley McLachlin with Shari Lapena

Beverley McLachlin and Shari Lapena

Truth and Nothing But: Beverley McLachlin with Shari Lapena

Beverley McLachlin and Shari Lapena

2:30pm

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

From the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of Full Disclosure comes a taut new thriller starring tough-as-nails defense attorney Jilly Truitt. In a special live conversation with fellow Canadian thriller writer Shari Lapena, Beverley McLachlin will open up about Denial, the story of a murder case that makes a detective question her own truths. McLachlin, the recipient of The Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize and the Ottawa Book Award for Nonfiction, will share how her rivetting new thriller came together, and her motivation for examining the lengths we will go to for the ones we love and the truths we hold dear.

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From the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of Full Disclosure comes a taut new thriller starring tough-as-nails defense attorney Jilly Truitt. In a special live conversation with fellow Canadian thriller writer Shari Lapena, Beverley McLachlin will open up about Denial, the story of a murder case that makes a detective question her own truths. McLachlin, the recipient of The Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize and the Ottawa Book Award for Nonfiction, will share how her rivetting new thriller came together, and her motivation for examining the lengths we will go to for the ones we love and the truths we hold dear.

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Beverley McLachlin
Beverley McLachlin was the Chief Justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the first woman to hold that position and the longest-serving Chief Justice in Canadian history. Her memoir, Truth Be Told, was an instant bestseller and won the prestigious Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize. Her debut novel, Full Disclosure, was a #1 national bestseller and was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Best First Crime Novel Award. In 2018, McLachlin became a Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest honour within the Order. Denial, also an instant bestseller, is her latest novel.

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Shari Lapena
Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, The End of Her, Not a Happy Family and Everyone Here Is Lying, which have all been New York Times and The Sunday Times (London) bestsellers. Her books have been sold in 40 territories around the world. She lives on a farm outside of Toronto.

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2:30pm

Tuesday, October 26

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