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Angus, Lis
Lis Angus 
Lis Angus is a suspense writer living in eastern Ontario, south of Ottawa. Her first novel, Not Your Child, was longlisted for the 2019 Grindstone International Novel prize. She is currently looking for a home for that novel, while starting work on a second book.
Lis has always loved reading and writing. By the time she was six, she often sat at the kitchen table writing stories while her mom cooked supper. At age nine, she spent a summer writing a novel in her cousin’s hayloft. She honed her writing skills throughout her adult life, including taking numerous courses in fiction writing through Gotham Writers Workshop and Sisters in Crime.
She grew up in Alberta, graduating from high school at sixteen. She then spent two years in Germany before returning to Canada, when she moved to Ottawa to study journalism and social sciences. She and her husband raised their family in Toronto, and now live in a small town south of Ottawa.
She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Canada, and Capital Crime Writers, and is an active participant in the North Grenville Writers Circle.
She has graduate degrees in psychology and business from York University in Toronto. Her early career was spent working with children and families in crisis. In her later career she was a respected telecommunications consultant and policy advisor, conference organizer, business writer and editor. She has two daughters and two grandchildren.
King, Richard
Richard King 
Richard King, a bookseller for almost thirty years, was co-owner of Montreal’s Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore. He also served a term as the President of the Canadian Booksellers Association. He is the author of four mystery/crime novels and two biographies. He is a books columnist for CBC radio in Montreal.
https://richardkingauthor.com/
Everts, Nikki
Nikki Everts 
After graduating in 1969 from the University of California, Berkeley, Nikki travelled for several months, arriving in Montréal in April 1970 where she lived until 1992. Nikki came of age in California during the sixties and held a sympathetic view of the Front de libération du Québec until the October Crisis. The events leading up to the FLQ’s kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte, the beauty of Montréal and the complexity of Québec politics inspired the setting and backdrop of “Evidence of Uncertain Origin”, Nikki’s first mystery novel.
Nikki lives and writes in Guelph, Ontario. She has self-published a book of poetry, “connect disconnect” with the help of Vocamus Press and developed writing workshops under the auspices of her small business, Scripted Images.
Warren, Alan
Alan R. Warren 
Alan R. Warren is the host of the popular true crime history radio show House of Mystery heard on the NBC news talk radio network syndicated throughout the U.S. & Canada including KCAA Los Angeles/Palm Springs/ Riverside, KYAH Salt Lake City, KJLL 107.7 F.M. Roswell, and KOII 94.5 F.M. Flagstaff. The show is recorded and heard in Seattle at the KKNW 1150 A.M. studios.
Al Started Writing for Articles in True Case Files Magazine and is still a Contributor and Serial Killer Magazine. Since then he has completed 12 true crime books for two different publishers ( RJ Parker/Vronksy Publishing in Toronto, Canada & WildBlue Press in America)
His bestsellers include 'Above Suspicion' The True Story of Colonel Russell Williams, 'Blood Thirst' the true story of the Vampire Killer of Canada, 'Deadly Betrayal' the true story of Jennifer Pan , 'Last Man Standing' the true story of Jack McCullough, the man that was put away for the oldest unsolved murder case in America, and has since then been released as he did not do the crime. You can read more about him on his website. www.alanrwarren.com or www.houseofmysteryradio.com
(Al Warren has his (MM) in Music from the University of Washington in Seattle, Bachelor of Arts (BA ) Criminology from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. Canada and Recording & Sound Engineering Diploma from the Juno Award Winning Bullfrog Studios in Vancouver B.C. Canada. He got his start on Digital Radio for the Z Talk Radio Network and still produces several shows for them.
Grose, Karen
Karen Grose 
Born and raised in Toronto, Karen has always loved reading and the feel of a good book in her hands. After a long career as a teacher, principal, and superintendent, she turned her attention to writing. The Dime Box is her debut novel and she is currently working on a second. When not writing, she can be found working in the global EdTech sector or walking her high-strung French bulldog, Ruby, on the boardwalk of Lake Ontario.
Website: www.karengrose.ca
Twitter: @kgrose2
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