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A Taste for Murder with Ryan Gattis, Jenny Lund Madsen, Harini Nagendra & Kwei Quartey

June 02 at 12:00pm

Age of Vice: Deepti Kapoor

June 03 at 5:00pm

Virtual

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Around the World in 22 Murders: Sheena Kamal, Vaseem Khan & Ausma Zehanat Khan

June 02 at 8:00pm

Premium Event

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Ask the Expert: Karen Sullivan & Bjarni Thorsteinsson

June 03 at 3:00pm

Ask the Expert: Margaret Cannon

June 04 at 2:15pm

The book cover of Amy Stuart's A Death at the Party on a black background

CANCELLED – Open-air Reading: Amy Stuart

June 04 at 5:15pm

The book cover of Joe Ide's Fixit on a black background

CANCELLED – Open-air Reading: Joe Ide

June 03 at 6:15pm

The book covers of Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider: Nightshade and Where the Seagulls Dare on a black background

CANCELLED – Teen Spies & Detective Guys with Anthony Horowitz

June 02 at 11:00am

TIFA Kids

Central Park West: James Comey with Linwood Barclay

June 04 at 1:30pm

Premium Event

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Chilling Family Secrets: Shari Lapena & Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

June 03 at 4:30pm

Sam Shelstad and Jonathan Whitelaw headshots

Comic Crime Capers: Sam Shelstad & Jonathan Whitelaw

June 04 at 11:30am

Crime Writers of Canada

June 03 at 11:00am

Crime Writers of Canada

June 04 at 11:00am

The book covers of Wrongfully Convicted and The Trauma Beat side by side

Critical Conversation: Bearing Witness

June 02 at 7:00pm

Critical Conversation: Cybercrime

June 04 at 6:30pm

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Critical Conversation: Justice & Mental Health

June 04 at 1:30pm

Critical Conversation: True Crime Histories

June 03 at 6:30pm

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Fan Favourite Characters: Roxanne Bouchard & Marcie R. Rendon

June 04 at 2:30pm

Ausma Zehanat Khan and Kevin Powers headshots

Global Issues on the Page: Ausma Zehanat Khan & Kevin Powers

June 04 at 7:45pm

Great American Thrillers: Michael Koryta

June 04 at 5:30pm

In a Land Without Dogs, The Cats Learn to Bark: Jonathan Garfinkel

June 03 at 2:30pm

Photo of shelves in the MOTIVE bookstore stacked with books.

MOTIVE Festival Bookstore

June 02 at 12:00pm

MOTIVE Festival Bookstore

June 03 at 12:00pm

MOTIVE Festival Bookstore

June 04 at 12:00pm

Masterclass: Character-building, with Johana Gustawsson

June 02 at 2:30pm

Masterclass: Comedy In Crime, with Melodie Campbell

June 04 at 1:00pm

Masterclass: Immersive Storytelling, with Ryan Gattis

June 04 at 4:00pm

Masterclass: Paul E. Hardisty on Show Don’t Tell

June 03 at 4:00pm

Masterclass: True Crime Writing, with Catherine Fogarty

June 03 at 1:00pm

Ryan Gattis and Patrick Hoffman headshots

Mean Streets: Ryan Gattis & Patrick Hoffman

June 03 at 3:30pm

Meet Me in the Yard

June 03 at 1:00pm

Kjell Ola Dhal and Maureen Jennings headshots

Murder, Mystery & Mayhem: Kjell Ola Dahl & Maureen Jennings

June 04 at 6:30pm

The book cover of Perry Chafe's Closer by Sea

Newfoundland Noir: The Toronto launch of Closer By Sea by Perry Chafe, with special guests

June 03 at 8:00pm

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Novel Warnings: Paul E. Hardisty & Daniel Kalla

June 03 at 12:30pm

The book cover of Ausma Zehanat Khan's Blackwater Falls on a black background

Open-air Reading: Ausma Zehanat Khan

June 03 at 5:15pm

Open-air Reading: Crime Writers of Canada

June 02 at 5:00pm

Open-air Reading: Crime Writers of Canada

June 03 at 4:30pm

Open-air Reading: Crime Writers of Canada

June 04 at 4:30pm

Open-air Reading: Daniel Kalla

June 04 at 1:15pm

The book cover of Jonathan Whitelaw's The Bingo Hall Detectives on a black background

Open-air Reading: Jonathan Whitelaw

June 03 at 2:45pm

The book cover of Kevin Powers' A Line in the Sand on a black background

Open-air Reading: Kevin Powers

June 03 at 1:15pm

Open-air Reading: Marcie R. Rendon

June 03 at 12:45pm

The book cover of Michael Koryta's An Honest Man on a black background

Open-air Reading: Michael Koryta

June 03 at 5:45pm

Open-air Reading: Paul E. Hardisty

June 04 at 12:00pm

Open-air Reading: Ramona Emerson

June 04 at 6:15pm

The book cover of Roxanne Bouchard's Whisper of the Seals on a black background

Open-air Reading: Roxanne Bouchard

June 03 at 12:00pm

Open-air Reading: Sam Shelstad

June 04 at 5:45pm

Open-air Reading: Simone Buchholz

June 03 at 1:45pm

The book cover of Yrsa Sigurdardottir's The Fallout on a black background

Open-air Reading: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

June 04 at 3:15pm

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Power & Prejudice: Vaseem Khan & Harini Nagendra

June 03 at 5:30pm

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Secrets of the Streets: Simone Buchholz & Scott Thornley

June 04 at 4:30pm

Tea, Cake & Murder with Jessa Maxwell & Amy Stuart

June 03 at 3:00pm

The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Steve Ryan

June 04 at 6:30pm

The Gold: Neil Forsyth

June 02 at 1:00pm

Virtual

The Housekeeper: Joy Fielding

June 03 at 11:30am

The Lie Maker: Linwood Barclay

June 03 at 1:30pm

The Life of Crime: Martin Edwards

June 02 at 11:00am

Virtual

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The Merry Widow Murders: Melodie Campbell with Maureen Jennings

June 02 at 6:00pm

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The Past That Haunts: Ramona Emerson & Johana Gustawsson

June 03 at 1:30pm

The book cover of Anthony Horowitz's With A Mind to Kill on black background

The Re-Read: Anthony Horowitz on James Bond

June 04 at 3:30pm

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The Toronto Circus Riot: A True Tale of Sex, Violence, Corruption and Clowns with Adam Bunch

June 03 at 3:30pm

The Twist of a Knife: Anthony Horowitz with Shari Lapena

June 03 at 6:30pm

Premium Event

Toronto Crime Tours

June 03 at 11:00am

Toronto Crime Tours

June 04 at 11:00am

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Toronto’s Most Notorious Murders with Adam Bunch

June 04 at 2:30pm

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Unsettling Circumstances: Elyse Friedman & Jenny Lund Madsen

June 04 at 12:30pm

Women on a Search: Sheena Kamal & Kwei Quartey

June 04 at 3:30pm