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Dave Sweet: Special Guest at Bouchercon 2026 in Calgary
Jun 27, 2026
14m 55s
Melodie Campbell, The Pharaoh’s Curse Murders
Jun 10, 2026
20m 10s
Vicki Grant, nominated for Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book
May 28, 2026
17m 38s
Lorna Poplak, nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime
May 27, 2026
18m 29s
Angela Douglas, nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada
May 26, 2026
12m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/27/26 | ![]() Dave Sweet: Special Guest at Bouchercon 2026 in Calgary | Erik D'Souza interviews retired detective, Dave Sweet, for Crime Writers of Canada's Podcast, focusing on Dave's upcoming presentation at Bouchercon in Calgary. Dave discusses his 25-year policing career, including his work in the Homicide Unit and cross-jurisdictional investigations. They explore his book-writing approach, explaining why he co-authors all his books with different partners and sharing details about his current project, Whispers, with Mark Leslie, which explores death and the ... | 14m 55s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | ![]() Melodie Campbell, The Pharaoh’s Curse Murders✨ | murder mysterywomen's rights+3 | Melodie Campbell | Cormorant BooksThe Pharaoh’s Cursed Murders+1 | — | murder mystery1920s+5 | — | 20m 10s | |
| 5/28/26 | ![]() Vicki Grant, nominated for Best Juvenile / YA Crime Book✨ | juvenile crime bookswriting for reluctant readers+3 | Vicki Grant | Tundra BooksDeath by Whoopi Cushion+1 | — | Vicki GrantDeath by Whoopi Cushion+5 | — | 17m 38s | |
| 5/27/26 | ![]() Lorna Poplak, nominated for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime✨ | prison escapesnonfiction crime+3 | Lorna Poplak | Dundurn PressOn the Lamb, Great and Not-So-Great Escapes from Prison | — | prison escapesnonfiction+5 | David Reid Simpson Law Firm | 18m 29s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Angela Douglas, nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada✨ | crime novelCanadian literature+3 | Angela Douglas | EOB PublishingEvery Fall | — | crime novelCanada+5 | — | 12m 00s | |
| 5/25/26 | ![]() Barbara Stokes, nominated for Best Unpublished Crime Novel✨ | crime novelinterview+3 | Barbara Stokes | Death ScentLadykillerz | — | Barbara StokesDeath Scent+6 | — | 10m 53s | |
| 5/24/26 | ![]() Steve Laflamme, finaliste pour Meilleur livre de crime en langue française✨ | crime literatureFrench literature+3 | Steve Laflamme | Crime Writers of CanadaCarrick Publishing+1 | Québec | crime fictionFrench crime novels+3 | — | 23m 58s | |
| 5/23/26 | ![]() Jan Field, nominated for Best Crime First Novel✨ | crime fictioninterview+3 | Jan Field | La Cloche PublishingYesterday Lies+1 | Northern Ontario | crime novelYesterday Lies+5 | Melodie Campbell | 16m 43s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() Kathleen Lippa, nominated for the Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book✨ | nonfiction crimesexual abuse+3 | Kathleen Lippa | Dundurn PressThe Arctic Predator: The Crimes of Edward Horn Against Children in Canada's North | — | Brass Knuckles Awardnonfiction crime book+4 | David Reid Simpson Law Firm | 19m 45s | |
| 5/21/26 | ![]() Rick Mofina is the recipient of the 2026 Grand Master Award✨ | interviewthriller+4 | Rick Mofina | Crime Writers of CanadaOne Second Away | — | Rick MofinaGrand Master Award+6 | — | 15m 21s | |
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| 5/20/26 | ![]() C.S. Porter, nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada✨ | crime novelinterview+3 | C.S. Porter | Vagrant PressSalt on Her Tongue | — | C.S. PorterSalt on Her Tongue+3 | — | 11m 16s | |
| 5/20/26 | ![]() A.L. Wahdel, nominated Best Crime First Novel✨ | crime fictionwriting process+3 | A.L. Wahdel | Butterfly 80 PublishingToo Dark for the Light | Toronto | A.L. WahdelBest First Crime Novel+5 | Melodie Campbell | 17m 14s | |
| 5/18/26 | ![]() Shelley Adina is nominated for The Whodunit Award | Erik D'Souza speaks with Shelley Adina about her nomination for the Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery for, The Engineer's Nemesis (published by Moonshell Books). Shelley discusses her steampunk mystery series featuring Lady Georgia Brunel and her aunt Millicent, in which the women solve cases while traveling on an airship. She explains her writing process, including her decision to write mysteries alongside her successful romance novels, and shares details about her upcoming books.&... | 14m 26s | ||||||
| 5/15/26 | ![]() Ray Critch, nominee for Best Crime First Novel | Erik D'Souza interviews Ray Critch, a lawyer from St. John's, Newfoundland, who has been nominated for the Best First Crime Novel Award, sponsored by Melodie Campbell, for his book, The Beltane Massacre (published by Breakwater Books). They explore Ray's approach to writing about grief and high-stakes mystery, his experience with public speaking, and his plans to continue writing while maintaining his legal career. Ray also shared details about his upcoming second and third novels in the Rowa... | 17m 00s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | ![]() Tamara L. Miller is nominated for the Peter Robinson Award | Erik D’Souza interviews Tamara L. Miller, a nominee for the Peter Robinson Award for Best Crime Novel for her debut book, Into the Fall (published by Thomas and Mercer). They discuss how Miller's camping trip in Ontario inspired the novel's premise about a woman stranded in the wilderness after her husband disappears. Miller shares her background, her transition from academic and government policy writing to crime fiction, and how she developed her writing skills through workshops and mentors... | 18m 07s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | ![]() Laury Silvers, nominee for The Whodunit Award | Erik D’Souza interviews Laury Silvers, discussing her nomination for the Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery sponsored by Jane Doe, for her book, Some Justice. The interview covers Silvers' background as a retired professor of early Islam and Sufism, her decision to set her novels in Baghdad in 1912, and the evolution of writing styles from her Sufi Mysteries Quartet to the new Ghazi Amar Medieval Mysteries series. They discuss her writing approach, which she describes as emotionally ... | 28m 25s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Alice Fitzpatrick is nominated for the Whodunit Award | Erik D’Souza interviews Alice Fitzpatrick about her nomination for the Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery, sponsored by Jane Doe, for her novel A Dark Death (Published by Stonehouse Publishing. She explains her writing process of A Dark Death, which features archaeological elements and explores the motivations of seemingly ordinary people to commit murder. The conversation also covers her upcoming Christmas-themed mystery, A Killing Cold. Bio Alice Fitzpatrick has contributed short s... | 14m 37s | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | ![]() Barbara Fradkin is nominated for Best Crime Short Story✨ | crime fictionshort stories+4 | Barbara Fradkin | A Capital Mystery AnthologyOttawa Press and Publishing+2 | Rideau RiverOttawa | Barbara FradkinCold Shock+5 | — | 13m 16s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() M.H. Callway, nominee for Best Crime Short Story✨ | crime fictionshort stories+3 | Madeleine Harris-Callway | Pulp LiteratureLes Madame et Messieurs de Mayhem+1 | — | crime short storyinterview+4 | — | 12m 46s | |
| 5/5/26 | ![]() Iona Whishaw, a nominee for The Whodunit Award✨ | mysteryinterview+3 | Iona Whishaw | TouchWood EditionsThe Cost of a Hostage | — | Iona WhishawLane Winslow+5 | — | 14m 14s | |
| 5/4/26 | ![]() Lis Angus is nominated for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada and Best Crime Short Story✨ | crime novelsshort stories+3 | Liz Angus | Next ChapterOttawa Press and Publishing+2 | — | crime novelshort story+3 | — | 16m 35s | |
| 5/1/26 | ![]() John L. Hill’s book Acts of Darkness is nominated for the Brass Knuckles Award✨ | Canadian justice systemcriminal law+3 | John L. Hill | Durvile & UpRouteActs of Darkness | — | Acts of DarknessBrass Knuckles Award+3 | David Reid Simpson Law Firm | 15m 57s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() Joel Nedecky, Nominated for Best Crime First Novel✨ | crime fictionwriting journey+3 | Joel Nedecky | ECW PressThe Broken Detective | — | crime novelwriting+3 | Melodie Campbell | 18m 55s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() Robert Cree with Therese Greenwood, Nominated for Brass Knuckles Award✨ | Indigenous memoirresidential school system+3 | Robert CreeTherese Greenwood | ECW PressThe Many Names of Robert Cree: How a First Nations Chief, Brought Ancient Wisdom to Big Business and Prosperity to His People+1 | Hamilton | Robert CreeTherese Greenwood+6 | David Reid Simpson Law Firm | 29m 22s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() David L. Tucker, Nominee for Best Crime First Novel✨ | crime fictiondebut novel+3 | David L. Tucker | A Painting to Die For | London | crime fictiondebut novel+3 | Melodie Campbell | 15m 34s | |
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