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The book covers of the authors' latest titles on a black background

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

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Ask the Expert: Karen Sullivan & Bjarni Thorsteinsson

June 03 at 3:00pm

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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

Crime Writers of Canada

June 03 at 11:00am

Crime Writers of Canada

June 04 at 11:00am

An image looking through the bars into a jail cell.

Critical Conversation: Justice & Mental Health

June 04 at 1:30pm

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Meet Me in the Yard

June 03 at 1:00pm

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

The book cover of Daniel Kalla's Fit to die on a black background

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

The book cover of Marcie R. Rendon's Sinister Graves on a black background

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

The book cover of Paul E. Hardisty's The Forcing

Open-air Reading: Paul E. Hardisty

June 04 at 12:00pm

The book cover of Ramona Emerson's Shutter on a black background

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

The book cover of Sam Shelstad's Citizens of Light on black background

Open-air Reading: Sam Shelstad

June 04 at 5:45pm

The book cover of Simone Buchholz's The Acapulco on a black background

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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The Gold: Neil Forsyth

June 02 at 1:00pm

The Life of Crime: Martin Edwards

June 02 at 11:00am

Greyed images of circus performers with bright orange and yellow fire in front. Promo image for Adam Bunch's Circus Riot event

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

June 03 at 3:30pm

Toronto Crime Tours

June 03 at 11:00am

Toronto Crime Tours

June 04 at 11:00am

A water painting of a lighthouse with a person jumping/being thrown off the top.

Toronto’s Most Notorious Murders with Adam Bunch

June 04 at 2:30pm