Maureen Jennings
Award Winning Author
Appearances
Book Launch: Cold Snap by Maureen Jennings
907 Millwood Road Toronto, ON M4G 1X2 (Link)
About this Event
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Maureen Jennings’ new Paradise Café mystery, Cold Snap!
In partnership with Sleuth of Baker Street, Toronto’s mystery-specialty bookstore, Maureen Jennings will be launching Cold Snap, the latest book in the Paradise Café series!
RSVP here – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch-cold-snap-by-maureen-jennings-tickets-446239583607
About the Book
December 1936. Charlotte Frayne, Private Investigator, is pulled into a dangerous international plot when her boss, Mr. Gilmore, provides shelter to a relative in grave danger. Stephen, a refugee from Germany, is privy to information that could change the very future of a country still reeling from the devastation of the War to End All Wars — and at his heels are powerful forces that will do anything to ensure his intelligence never sees the light of day.
Meanwhile, Charlotte’s estranged mother reappears, wanting her help to find a child she gave up at birth twenty years ago. Despite her turbulent feelings, Charlotte agrees to investigate, not knowing that the two cases will connect in surprising ways.
Back at the Paradise Café, Christmas draws near and Charlotte’s beau Hilliard Taylor and his partners are in disagreement about the holiday concert. With her beloved grandfather in the mix, there’s no telling whether the show will end in good tidings or tyranny.
About Maureen Jennings
Maureen Jennings was born in the UK and now lives in Toronto. Best known for the Detective Murdoch books, which have been adapted into the long-running television series, Murdoch Mysteries, she is also the author of the Tom Tyler and Christine Morris books. Her books have been translated into other languages, including Polish, Korean, French, German, Italian, and Czech. Murdoch Mysteries has been aired in many countries, including the UK, the US, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, and the Baltics.
Jennings was awarded a Certificate of Commendation from Heritage Toronto in 1998 and the Grant Allen Award for ongoing contribution to the genre in 2011. She has received a total of eight nominations from the Crime Writers of Canada, for best novel and best short story of the year. Jennings lives in Toronto with her husband, photographer Iden Ford, and her dog, Murdoch.