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Press Release
Head North of the Border For a Series of Fascinating Adventures in MURDOCH MYSTERIES
The new American Public Television-distributed series MURDOCH MYSTERIES, airing on public television stations nationwide beginning June 30, 2009, follows the exploits of young detective William Murdoch (Yannick Brisson) as he navigates the streets of 1890’s Toronto. Using unconventional, cutting-edge forensic science techniques, Murdoch battles ridicule from his fellow officers and skepticism from his superiors to solve a series of challenging killings that plague the city.
CONTACT: Mike Nadeau
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Grass Roots Press publishes Quick Reads: short novels from bestselling authors in the UK. The collection, written for emergent readers, includes tales of crime, romance, adventure, and mystery including Minette Walters, Maeve Binchy, Josephine Cox, Chris Ryan, and now Maureen Jennings.
Look for the new Murdoch story in 2010.
http://www.grassrootsbooks.net/ca/index.php/chapter/quick-reads-set

A deal has been concluded with Philos Publishers in South Korea for all 7 of the Detective Murdoch novels by Maureen Jennings. The deal was brokered through Amo Noh of the Amo Agency.
The first title, Except the Dying, will be released May 2010, with each subsequent title to be published every 6 months thereafter.

LONDON: ITV Global Entertainment has sold several drama series to France 3, The French broadcaster went for Touch of Frost starring David Jason and the new hit Canadian crime thriller Murdoch Mysteries, based on the novels by Maureen Jennings.

THE CANADIAN PRESS@
TORONTO — Toronto author Maureen Jennings has been nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award by the Crime Writers of Canada for her latest Christine Morris novel, “The K Handshape.”

Jennings, the creator of the historical “Murdoch Mystery” series set in old Toronto, was one of five veteran writers who received nominations Thursday for their latest books.
Toronto Star columnist-turned-novelist Linwood Barclay, who left the Star last year to become a full-time fiction writer, is nominated for his latest novel, “Too Close To Home.”
James Nichol, another Ontario writer who won an Arthur for best new novel with his first book, “Midnight Cab,” has been nominated for his latest “Transgression.”
Louise Penny, a former journalist born in Toronto who now lives outside Montreal, is nominated for “The Murder Stone,” the fourth book in her Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series.
Finally, Montreal-born writer Michael Rose, who now lives in Sydney, Australia, is nominated for the third book in his Frank Delaney spy thriller series, “The Tsunami File.”
The winners of the best novel and all the other award categories will be announced in Ottawa June 4 at the National Arts Centre.

The brand new season of Murdoch Mysteries, which this past Fall received 14 Gemini nominations including “Best Dramatic Television Series”, premieres Wednesday, March 4th at 10 pm ET - 8pm MT - 9pm CT across Canada.

Murdoch Mysteries received the most Gemini nominations of any television series broadcast in Canada this past year (2008).

The show is a CITY TV/UKTV/Shaftesbury Films/Granada International production. Maureen is the creative consultant for the series.

Inspect the brand new official Murdoch Mysteries website here.

Shaftesbury Films is now developing “The K Handshape” into a television series!

The novel along with Does Your Mother Know? will form the basis for series featuring Christine Morris, Forensic Profiler and the profiling team that works with Christine at the OPP centre for forensic profiling in Orillia, Ont. The series was optioned by Shaftesbury at the beginning of 2007.