Brenda Chapman

Mystery Writer

Brenda Chapman is a Canadian crime fiction author with twenty-five published novels. In addition to short stories and standalones, she has written the lauded Stonechild and Rouleau police procedural series, the Anna Sweet mystery novellas, and the Jennifer Bannon mysteries for middle grade. Blind Date is the first in her Hunter and Tate mysteries. Her work has been shortlisted for several awards including four Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence.

Upcoming Appearances

Check back for more events coming in 2024 …

Saturday, October 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Signing at Coles Carlingwood.

Saturday, October 26 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. – Signing at Coles Bayshore.

Saturday, November  16 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. – Signing at Chapters Rideau

Tuesday, November 19 from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Mystery Author Book Fair at the Barrhaven Legion, 3500 Fallowfield Road.

Saturday, November 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – With Don Butler at the Hintonburg Artisan Craft Fair in the Hintonburg Community Centre

Saturday, December 7 – 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Orleans Holiday Arts Market at the Shenkman Arts Centre

Saturday, December 14 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. – Signing at Chapters Rideau

New and Reviews

  • My 2024 interview in Kitchissippi Times with editor Charlie Senack.
  • Fatal Harvest reviewed in the Glebe Report
  • My short story “The Pool” has been chosen for the anthology Larceny & Last Chances, due out June 2024 from Superior Shores Press
  • An interview in Lakehead University’s Journey magazine
  • An interview in Kitchissippi Times
  • A terrific When Last Seen review in Publisher’s Weekly!
  • Crime Writers of Canada’s Eric D’Souza interviewed me about my short story “The Final Hit” in the anthology  Cold Canadian Crime.
  • Cold Mourning & Butterfly Kills audiobooks were among the top 10 library loans in 2021 in more than one country! Article in The Guardian
  • This 2022 interview on Daytime Ottawa introduces Blind Date and the new Hunter and Tate mystery series.

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