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“Reinventing the Victorians”
4 MARCH 2010, Thursday 7 pm Room 244 East Accolades Building York University
Admission is free
Maureen Jennings is the inaugural speaker for the annual series entitled “Reinventing the Victorians” at York University. Invited by the Victorian Studies Network at York, an interdisciplinary association of faculty and graduate students, Maureen will discuss how she researches and recreates the Victorian era in her Detective Murdoch Mystery novels, with special attention to Vices of My Blood, a novel that faculty and students will be reading for the discussion.
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Thursday, APRIL 15 at 7.00- 8.30 p.m. Reading and talk at Long Branch Library, 3500 Lakeshore Bvld.

Thursday, APRIL 22. 2-3 p.m. Talk at Wychwood Library, 1431 Bathurst st.

Wednesday, APRIL 28 6.30-8.00 p.m at Reading and talk at Danforth/Coxwell Library, 1675 Danforth Rd .

MAY 9th 2010 @ 2:00 pm
Mother’s Day Historical Mysteries Event
Aunt Agatha’s Mystery Book Store
213 South Fourth Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
734.769.1114
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Murdoch Mysteries Series Three begins airing in Canada on Friday March 5th @ 10 pm

Bestselling Canadian author Peter Robinson once again delivers a special treat for crime fiction lovers: a compilation of outstanding contemporary crime writing from the English-speaking world. With a selection of fifteen stories featuring established writers and new voices, The Penguin Book of Crime Stories Volume II is a rich source of literary menace, psychological insight, and roaring plot. This collection includes riveting stories by Lee Child, John Connolly, Colin Cotterill, Jeffrey Deaver, Sue Grafton, Sophie Hannah, Reginald Hill, Maureen Jennings, and Ruth Rendell. The stories are selected and introduced by Peter Robinson
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13 more episodes of Murdoch Mysteries are on their way to being broadcast.
In the UK, Murdoch Mysteries season three will begin airing in early in 2010. Be sure to check the broadcast schedule in the new year for UKTV on the SKY network.
In Canada, CITY Television (Rogers) will air Murdoch Mysteries season three early in 2010 with broadcast dates TBA.
For the first time, Maureen has a cameo appearance in season three. Stay tuned for details.
Congratulations to the unbelievably hard working crew, actors, writers, producers, costume department, props, and everyone else who worked on this show to make it the success it has become.
Fans of the show are in for a huge treat this season as one of the episodes was filmed in the UK.
To view the official trailer for the show visit the Shaftesbury Films website here

Maureen has no more scheduled appearances for 2009 but all of the events she appeared at from Peterborough, Georgetown, Flesherton, and Toronto were all huge successes with SRO crowds everywhere.
Thanks to all the organizers and hardworking volunteers at the various locations as well as those who attended the events.
Keep checking back to get the latest news and updates on all of Maureen’s projects.

The next television series (working title “No Suspect”) based on the two novels featuring Forensic Profiler Christine Morris and written by Maureen, Does Your Mother Know and The K Handshape, is now in the process of coming into creation.
Shaftesbury Films is a Toronto based company and is the producer of many award winning television series including Murdoch Mysteries which is based on Maureen’s characters from the novels.
More news on this soon.

Mcclelland and Stewart publishers will be publishing a brand new look for the Murdoch series.
All titles will be available in May of 2010 with advance orders already online at Amazon.com.