Bouchercon2026: Calgary

Helen C. Escott is an award-winning Canadian author and playwright known for her cinematic storytelling and deep insights into the human condition. A former senior communications strategist with the RCMP, she brings authenticity to her work. Her bestselling Operation Series has been... Read More →

Albert Tucher is the creator of suburban sex worker Diana Andrews, who has appeared in more than 100 stories in venues including The Best American Mystery Stories 2010.
Diana will also appear in the novel Do Overs from White City Press. In 2017 Albert Tucher launched a second series set on the Big Island of Hawaii, in which Pele's Prerogative is the most recent entry. He lives in New Jersey, USA, and he loves New Jersey Turnpike jokes... Read More →

Crime fighter by day and crime writer by night, N.L. Blandford crafts high-tension thrillers that play on readers' emotions. Recipient of the 2026 IAFCI Financial Crimes Investigator of the Year award, she leverages a unique background to inspire stories rooted in truth. Through Novel... Read More →

Nicole Blades is a novelist and journalist with nearly two decades of experience in the media industry. Her cover stories and features have been published in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Runner’s World, and more. Would I Lie to You? is her fourth novel. A proud Caribbean-Canadian... Read More →

Matt Witten is a TV writer, novelist, and screenwriter who has written for Law & Order, House, Pretty Little Liars, and many other shows. His thriller The Necklace has been published in eight languages. Matt wrote four mystery novels, including the Malice Domestic Award-winning Breakfast... Read More →