Merrilee Robson
@merrileerobson.bsky.social
Writer of mysteries. Servant to cats. Canadian. www.merrileerobson.ca
New release from Sisters in Crime-Canada West Home Sweet Homicide You’ll find characters who are frightened. Some are seeking justice. Many are hiding secrets. And some are just out for revenge. Paperback www.amazon.ca/Crime-Wave-H... Ebook www.amazon.ca/Crime-Wave-H...
Pets are family. It's time B.C.'s housing laws recognize it. Will you add your voice to make a change? spca.bc.ca/advocate/202...
Vote for pet-friendly housing in the October 24 provincial election
Pets are family and it's time that B.C.'s housing legislation recognized it. The October 24 provincial election is your chance to speak up for pet-friendly housing.
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Coming Soon from Linda Sanche... Off the Mark A broken family. Dirty oil. A deadly truth. www.amazon.com/Off-Mark-Lin...
Thousands of low‑income households in co‑ops rely on rental assistance through the Federal Community Housing Initiative (FCHI) and the Canada Community Housing Initiative (CCHI). FCHI and CCHI are scheduled to end in 2028. Act now to renew rental assistance. share.nwmd.social/s/PO4Em20V
You Hold the Key: Protect affordable homes. Renew rental assistance.
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That's funny, I could have sworn he said something about not needing Royal Navy vessels because the war was already won. You broke it Don, you fix it.
Now available from Bonny Beswick - The Aquamarine Necklace. Should Calgary City Police Detective Janice Maidstone continue to pursue a hard-won career, or return to the ranching life in remote southern Saskatchewan to carry on a family legacy? www.bonnybeswick.com/murder-mystery
Saturday January 17, 2026 10:00 A.M. Pacific Karen Sommerville presents “More Than Backdrop: Setting as Your Most Powerful Character” A 90-minute craft workshop Workshop is free but registration required. More info here: sinc-cw.ca/upcoming-eve...
A new podcast of a Christmas sory set in 1941 Vancouver: mysteryratsmaze.podbean.com/e/all-is-bri...
All is Bright by Merrilee Robson | Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast
This episode features the Christmas mystery short story All is Bright by Merrilee Robson, read by local actor Larry Mattox. All is Bright was originally published in The People's Friend in the UK. You...
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Jake always comes the cafe at the same time, sits at the same table. So, when one day he doesn't , waitress Shelly investigates. My story, "The Invisible Detective," is out now in this grab bag of short crime fiction. www.murderousinkpress.co.uk/crimeucopia-...
CRIMEUCOPIA - You Ain't Read Nothin' Yet
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New from Liz Ireland! Mrs. Claus and the Very Vicious Valentine As Valentine’s Day approaches, love is in the air with April Claus’s friend, Claire, getting married to Jake Frost—but when a cold-blooded killer strikes, it sends shivers through Santaland... www.kensingtonbooks.com/978149674896...
Are you tired of being ignored by City Hall? Your voice deserves to be heard. Join the fight to make local elections fair in British Columbia: www.fixcityhall.ca/petition?rec...
Will You Join The Fight?
British Columbians deserve local governments that reflect the diversity and voices of their communities, not outdated systems designed to silence them.
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Home should be a place of safety. But what if it’s not? Last chance to submit to Sisters in Crime—Canada West’s fourth anthology for chapter members only (we welcome new members, though)! Check out the guidelines here sinc-cw.ca/anthology/su... Deadline: Sept 15
Word Vancouver's on Sept 20 at UBC Robson Square. SinC-CW sibling Angela Douglas is taking part in a panel of talented crime writers including Faye E. Arcand, Jaima Fixsen & D.b. Carew. Moderated by Erik D'Souza. SinC-CW will also have a table there! Please drop by and see us! www.wordvancouver.ca
This was such a fun anthology - crime fiction based on the music of the 60s. Glad to see it released in a new edition. whitecitypress.com/product/plc/
Peace, Love, and Crime edited by Sandra Murphy – White City Press
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Just released! This is the ebook; the print version is coming shortly. If you pick it up, thank you! And if you leave a review on your favorite retailer, I'd be so grateful. shelleyadina.com/amish-cowboy...
The Amish Cowboy’s Wedding Quilt
Series: Amish Cowboys of Montana, Book 10eBook: $4.99, Print: $14.99, Large Print: $18.99Publication Date: August 27, 2025 THE AMISH COWBOY’S WEDDING QUILT Amish Cowboys of Montana Series, Bo…
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Home should be a place of safety. But what if it’s not? Sisters in Crime—Canada West’s fourth anthology is now open for submissions from chapter members only (we welcome new members, though)! Check out the guidelines here sinc-cw.ca/anthology/su...
For Black Cat Appreciation Day, a memory of our beloved Oswin in his favourite spot - a sunbeam in our garden.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/te...
Tell the Canadian Government: Stop Funding Companies Supporting Trump’s Human Rights Abuses
GardaWorld — a Canadian-based “private security company” — has million-dollar contracts to execute Trump's racist and inhumane immigration regime, which kidnaps people, tears families apart, and denie...
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SinC-CW has 10 members taking part in panels and presentations at When Words Collide this year! And two specific SinC-CW panels! Home Sweet Homicide (Fri, August 15) The Psychology of Crime (Sat, August 16) Check out the full schedule here: whenwordscollide2025.sched.com/list/simple
When Words Collide 2025 Schedule
Check out the schedule for When Words Collide 2025
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If it's summer you must need to read this collection of crime fiction set in vacation homes, cottages, cabins, or, in my story, a summer camp.
Please join our SinC-CW siblings on Tuesday, August 19, at Vancouver Public Library's Montalbano Family Theatre, 6.30pm - 8.00pm for the LAST EVER Writers Showcase, CWC's Crime Writers Takeover. More info: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68128...
The Edinburgh launch event for Lin Anderson's latest crime thriller THE DEAD AND THE DYING is in The Edinburgh Bookshop on 12th August. Info & tickets: https://bit.ly/4eX3Mp1 #CrimeFiction #BookSky
Vancouver folks, join us for this Crime Writers Canada event at the VPL! vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68128...
Writers Showcase - Crime Writers Takeover!
With only a few minutes to grab your attention, a talented line-up of established and emerging local writers showcase their works and bring you into their world. Tonight's showcase will feature the wo...
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Congratulations to Charlotte Morganti for the release of her novel, The Karma Murders (Book 2 in the Gabrieli Mysteries). Tragic accidents plague Cheakamus. Just bad luck people say. But when Gabrieli looks into the events he learns that something more sinister is happening. geni.us/u2VqQ
Publication day! The new anthology from the Sisters in Crime Guppy chapter has been released. Check out an overview from Dru's Book Musings: drusbookmusing.com/author-showc... @sincnational.bsky.social
Author Showcase ~ Gone Fishin’: Crime Takes a Holiday edited by James J. Jackson
What can go wrong on vacation? Plenty, and the stress of missing a flight or the pain of falling victim to pickpockets is only the beginning in Gone Fishin’: Crime Takes a Holiday, the Eighth Guppy…
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Home should be a place of safety. But what if it’s not? Sisters in Crime—Canada West’s fourth anthology is now open for submissions from chapter members only (we welcome new members, though)! Check out the guidelines here sinc-cw.ca/anthology/su...
Congrats to all!
@crimewriterscanada.bsky.social · 2y agoCrime Writers of Canada is pleased to announce the Shortlists for the 2025 Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing. CWC is also pleased to announce William H. Deverell, as the recipient of the 2025 Derrick Murdoch Award. Full list at crimewriterscanada.com
