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Saturday, June 3

11:00am

Toronto Crime Tours

June 03 at 11:00am

Crime Writers of Canada

June 03 at 11:00am

11:30am

Dietrich Kalteis and Sam Wiebe headshots

A Tale of Two Crime Cities: Dietrich Kalteis & Sam Wiebe

June 03 at 11:30am

The Housekeeper: Joy Fielding

June 03 at 11:30am

12:00pm

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

Photo of shelves in the MOTIVE bookstore stacked with books.

MOTIVE Festival Bookstore

June 03 at 12:00pm

12:30pm

Paul Hardisty and Daniel Kalla headshots

Novel Warnings: Paul E. Hardisty & Daniel Kalla

June 03 at 12:30pm

12:45pm

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

1:00pm

Masterclass: True Crime Writing, with Catherine Fogarty

June 03 at 1:00pm

MOTIVE Crime & Mystery-Meet Me in the Yard - Audio Installation event banner

Meet Me in the Yard

June 03 at 1:00pm

1:15pm

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

1:30pm

Ramona Emerson and Johana Gustawsson headshots

The Past That Haunts: Ramona Emerson & Johana Gustawsson

June 03 at 1:30pm

The Lie Maker: Linwood Barclay

June 03 at 1:30pm

1:45pm

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

Open-air Reading: Simone Buchholz

June 03 at 1:45pm

2:30pm

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

June 03 at 2:30pm

2:45pm

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

3:00pm

Jessa Maxwell and Amy Stuart headshots

Tea, Cake & Murder with Jessa Maxwell & Amy Stuart

June 03 at 3:00pm

A general MOTIVE event banner with the text "MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival" on a black background

Ask the Expert: Karen Sullivan & Bjarni Thorsteinsson

June 03 at 3:00pm

3:30pm

Ryan Gattis and Patrick Hoffman headshots

Mean Streets: Ryan Gattis & Patrick Hoffman

June 03 at 3:30pm

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

4:00pm

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

June 03 at 4:00pm

4:30pm

Shari Lapena and Yrsa Sigurdardóttir headshots

Chilling Family Secrets: Shari Lapena & Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

June 03 at 4:30pm

Open-air Reading: Crime Writers of Canada

June 03 at 4:30pm

5:00pm

Age of Vice: Deepti Kapoor

June 03 at 5:00pm

5:15pm

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

5:30pm

Vaseem Khan and Harini Nagendra headshots

Power & Prejudice: Vaseem Khan & Harini Nagendra

June 03 at 5:30pm

5:45pm

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

Open-air Reading: Michael Koryta

June 03 at 5:45pm

6:15pm

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

CANCELLED – Open-air Reading: Joe Ide

June 03 at 6:15pm

6:30pm

The book covers of Deadly Triangle and The Castleton Massacre side by side

Critical Conversation: True Crime Histories

June 03 at 6:30pm

The Twist of a Knife: Anthony Horowitz with Shari Lapena

June 03 at 6:30pm

8:00pm

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