A Mysterious Thrill

Readings by Vicki Grant and Tom Ryan, plus Iain Reid in conversation with Tom Ryan

Wednesday, April 29

Doors at 6pm, 6:30pm-8pm

Park Place Theatre in Point Pleasant Park

$10.00

In stock

Description

First, Tom Ryan and Vicki Grant present readings from their latest mysteries. Then, it’s Iain Reid in conversation with Tom Ryan. They’ll talk about all aspects of Reid’s work, including his book Foe, which was part of Canada Reads 2026.

Speakers

Tom Ryan

Tom Ryan is the author of two adult mysteries, the internationally bestselling The Treasure Hunters Club, which was a 2025 Edgar nominee for the Lilian Jackson Braun Award, and We Had a Hunch, which Publishers Weekly called “criminally good fun.” He is also the author of the YA mystery Keep This to Yourself, winner of the 2020 ITW Thriller Award for Best Young Adult Novel, the 2020 Arthur Ellis Award for Best YA Crime Book, and the 2021 Ann Connor Brimer Award. His YA follow-up, I Hope You’re Listening, was the winner of the 2021 Lambda “Lammy” Award for Best LGBTQ Mystery. His next novel, RETURN TO BREAKNECK ISLAND will be released in October, 2026. Tom, his husband, and their dog live in Nova Scotia.
Vicki Grant

Vicki Grant’s novels have been translated into twenty languages, won The Red Maple, The Arthur Ellis and Young Canada Reads and been shortlisted for The Edgar, CLA Children’s Book of the Year and many Forest of Reading awards. Her MG novel, A Green Velvet Secret was named a White Raven Notable Book by The International Youth Library. Death by Whoopee Cushion -- a middle-grade mystery about science, murder and flatulence – was chosen as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection and has been nominated for the 2026 Silver Birch Award. In a review about her first adult mystery These Are The Fireworks, the Globe and Mail said, “it’s a winner. (Grant) has a gift for character-building and it pairs brilliantly with the twisty plot.”
Iain Reid

Iain Reid has written five books, including the New York Times bestselling novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things, which has been translated into more than twenty languages and was adapted into a Netflix film by Oscar winner Charlie Kaufman. His second novel, Foe, was also adapted to film, starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal. His third novel, We Spread, was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award.