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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Coming Oct 6 Foreword by Vicki Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and author of more than sixty books Story #8 - "The Lady in Pink" by Joanna Vander Vlugt You can preorder the ebook now books2read.com/u/mlDyy7 @jvandywriter.bsky.social @sinc-cw.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Coming Oct 6 Murder on the Menu Foreword by Vicki Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers Story #7 - "Winging It" by Debra Henry You can preorder the ebook now books2read.com/u/mlDyy7 @jvandywriter.bsky.social @sinc-cw.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Coming Oct 6 Murder on the Menu Foreword by Vicki Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers Story #6 - "Mother Always Kept a Gun" by CJ Papoutsis You can preorder the ebook now books2read.com/u/mlDyy7 @jvandywriter.bsky.social @sinc-cw.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was at Word Vancouver yesterday! Thanks to everyone who dropped by to say hello, buy a book, pick up some swag and see our panel! Here's me at my table, and at the SinC-CW Panel, 50 Ways to Murder at Home, with Merrilee Robson & Craig Bowlsby. @sinc-cw.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Danger lurks in a garden of poisonous plants, a sharp kitchen knife, or a rickety staircase. Join us as we discuss the stories in our 2026 anthology, Crime Wave 4: Home Sweet Homicide. Saturday, September 19 12:30PM - 1:30PM Room C225, UBC Robson Square www.wordvancouver.ca/roomc225/50-...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'll have a table at Word Vancouver! Come by and see me, have a chat, learn about all my Jason Davey Mysteries! www.wordvancouver.ca

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Coming on October 6 from the Second Act Sleuths Foreword by Vicki Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers Story #5 - "Angostura Bitters" by...me! You can preorder the ebook now books2read.com/u/mlDyy7 @jvandywriter.bsky.social @sinc-cw.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Coming Oct 6 from the Second Act Sleuths Murder on the Menu Foreword by Vicki Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers Story #4-"Mr. Buffed and Buttered" by Joanna Vander Vlugt Preorder the ebook now books2read.com/u/mlDyy7 @jvandywriter.bsky.social @sinc-cw.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'll have a table at Word Vancouver! Come by and see me, have a chat, learn about all my Jason Davey Mysteries! www.wordvancouver.ca

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Coming Oct 6 from the Second Act Sleuths Murder on the Menu Foreword by Vicki Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers Story #3 - "Death with Chocolate" - Judee Fong Preorder the ebook now books2read.com/u/mlDyy7 @jvandywriter.bsky.social @sinc-cw.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Coming Oct 6 from the Second Act Sleuths Murder on the Menu Foreword by Vicki Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific & varied crime writers Story #2-"Murder at the Acropolis" by CJ Papoutsis You can preorder the ebook now books2read.com/u/mlDyy7 @jvandywriter.bsky.social @sinc-cw.bsky.social l

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Coming October 6 from the Second Act Sleuths Murder on the Menu Foreword by Vicki Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers and author of more than 60 books Story #1 - "Between Stations" by me! You can preorder the ebook now books2read.com/u/mlDyy7 @jvandywriter.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I've got two stories in this anthology...this is the second one, "Angostura Bitters". Murder on the Menu, edited by Joanna Vander Vlugt. Coming in October 2026!

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

There's a lovely review over at BC Review today :) "The author’s vast knowledge of music and mystery shines through in every story that she includes and that’s a tribute to her meticulous research." thebcreview.ca/2026/07/24/3... More info: www.winonakent.com/fourshortset...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Oooh! I'm going to be on a panel at Bouchercon! Cozies, the Next Generation Many of today's cozies have nary a tea cup nor a summer fete in sight. Writers bring cozies into this century. Thurs, Oct 22,2026 11:30am-12:15pm Moderator:Penny Warner Panelists:Adrian Andover,Alexis Koetting,Winona Kent

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My colleagues Joanna Vander Vlugt,Judee Fong,CJ Papoutsis & Debra Henry were interviewed on Radio Sidney (on Vancouver Island) last week, chatting about our new anthology, Murder on the Menu. Look for a link to the podcast soon, and a book release later this year! jvandywriter.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Coming October 24 from Sisters in Crime-Canada West Crime Wave 4: Home Sweet Homicide Foreword by Iona Whishaw, award-winning, bestselling author of the Lane Winslow Mysteries Story #1 - "Cross Check" by Winona Kent You can preorder the ebook now www.amazon.ca/Crime-Wave-H...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is kind of cool and I'm sure it won't last... but I'm currently ranked #3 in the Canadian Short Stories category on Amazon (it's for the paperback) :) Woo-hoo!

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Four Short Sets with Jason Davey is out now! Four mysteries spanning his career: a cruise ship murder, a disused London Tube station, a deadly Peace River road trip, and an online scam gone wrong. More here: winonakent.substack.com/p/four-short...

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Four Short Sets, Two Covers, and a Lot of Blue

Happy Canada Day!

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

An online scammer, a desperate victim, and a doomed West End musical. A risky game in the music-themed mysteries of Four Short Sets with Jason Davey. Out on July 1. www.winonakent.com/fourshortset...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

We are the Second-Act Sleuths! Our anthology, Murder on the Menu, will be out on September 22. My contribution's a brand new short story called "Between Stations". Our fearless leader Joanna has created a book trailer for "Between Stations" and you can see it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLwB...

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Murder on the Menu from the Second-Act Sleuths

YouTube video by Joanna Vandervlugt

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Get your concert tickets here :-) Jason Davey's a musician who'd rather worry about his next gig than his next mystery. Read all about an accidental investigator who's learned the truth, like true musical talent, can't stay buried for long. Out on July 1. www.winonakent.com/fourshortset...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

50 paperbacks under my dining table, a new website, covers revisited and a low-tide research trip on the Fraser River for Jason Davey #6. My new post is up on Substack. winonakent.substack.com/p/paperbacks...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

TA DA! I've been working on it for a while now, and I've finally copied all the text and tested all the links...and I have a brand new website. It's much less cluttered than the old one, and has new livery...and it's a whole lot less complicated to update. Please do drop by! www.winonakent.com

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

New post! A proof copy, a cover reveal, & a well-deserved win for Iona Whishaw at the CWC Awards of Excellence. Plus a look back at the first panel I ever did — full circle moment! winonakent.substack.com/p/awards-ant...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

New Substack update... A dead woman. A brother who doesn't believe it was suicide. And two journals Jason shouldn't be reading... Plus Word Vancouver news & more. winonakent.substack.com/p/journals-f...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

New Substack post! Rescue plants & a cherry tree comeback, Bouchercon 2026 news (two of my books in the onsite bookstore), and celebrating two friends' achievements. winonakent.substack.com/p/rescue-pla...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

In 1973, a train guard warned me about a dangerous man while I was alone in a compartment, late at night in London. That real moment became "Between Stations," my new short story in the anthology Murder on the Menu. Cover reveal + full story on my Substack winonakent.substack.com/p/a-1973-tra...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We're the Second-Act Sleuths! This is what we've been working on. We have reprints and stories that have never been published before. Mine's a brand new work, "Between Stations". Murder on The Menu will be available in September 2026! @sinc-cw.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Do we have your attention!? Yes, stuff, writing stuff has been happening behind the scenes. Tuesday, we will reveal. @sinc-cw.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

New Substack! Jason Six is underway (Fraser River mud research is a thing I do now), 2 new short stories found a home and Four Short Sets with Jason Davey's out August 2026. Plus: my husband's broken shoulder may have just improved the plot of Jason Six. winonakent.substack.com/p/mud-guitar...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Guess what's in the works for this summer.... You can read all about it at www.winonakent.com/fourshortset...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Wishing everyone a lovely Christmas (however you celebrate at this time of year), and all good wishes for a happy, healthy, calm and successful 2026. winonakent.substack.com/p/merry-fest...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Fabulous flashmob singing "All I Want for Christmas" in Burnaby Metrotown a few days ago. I know exactly where this is (I trek down that way every time I go to see my eye doctor). This'll put everyone in the Christmas spirit :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ix...

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Holiday Flashmob Brings Music and Joy to Metropolis at Metrotown

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

🎧 Bad Boy audiobook wins an award 🎸 A tease of the next Jason Davey Mystery 📚 Short fiction news + some British TV love (Morse, Lewis, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet) A mix of books, writing life, and what’s been on my mind lately. Link ⬇️ #WritingLife #MysteryFiction #Audiobooks #JasonDavey #BritishTV

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Bad Boy just won Best Mystery in the 2025 Audio Book Reviewer’s Awards! Huge thanks to narrator Nick Johnson. “SUSPENSE-FILLED…a thrilling scavenger hunt through music, mystery & London history. Johnson’s delivery is outstanding.” Listen now & meet sleuth-musician Jason Davey. Links in Reply.

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Word Vancouver-Sept 20-UBC Robson Square. My colleague Angela Douglas & I are sharing a table in the Exhibitor Hall and showing off our books! Please drop by and have a chat! Get a book signed! Check out all the other great events happening at Word Vancouver 2025 at www.wordvancouver.ca

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Word Vancouver-Sept 20-UBC Robson Square. My colleague Angela Douglas and I are sharing a table in the Exhibitor Hall and showing off our books! Please drop by and have a chat! Get a book signed! Check out all the other great events happening at Word Vancouver 2025 at www.wordvancouver.ca

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Word Vancouver is always fun. Please drop by to see CWC's panel of talented crime writers: Angela Douglas, Faye E. Arcand, Jaima Fixsen, and D.b. Carew. Moderated by Erik D'Souza. The Story Behind the Story — An Author’s Masquerade www.wordvancouver.ca/room-c420/th...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Had a fabulous time on Tuesday at VPL's Writers Showcase - Crime Writers Takeover. Thanks to everyone who came out to support us and thanks to VPL, Bob Harris, Ardelle Holden, Iona Whishaw, Tony Ollivier, Merrilee Robson, Joanna Vander Vlugt and Nena from Cross and Crows Books!

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Thrilled to bits that the audiobook for Bad Boy is now featured on Audio Book Reviewer! The book masterfully intertwines mystery and music, inviting fans to experience the thrill of the hunt while celebrating the indelible legacy of a bygone musical era. www.audiobookreviewer.com/bad-boy

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

It's tomorrow! Come on down to VPL on Tuesday, August 19, 6.30pm - 8.00pm for the LAST EVER Writers Showcase, CWC's Crime Writers Takeover. More info: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68128...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Come on down to VPL on Tuesday, August 19, 6.30pm - 8.00pm for the LAST EVER Writers Showcase, CWC's Crime Writers Takeover. More info: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68128...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

My latest newsletter's out! Gardening, short stories, Crime Writers Takeover at VPL, audiobook and what's coming next! winonakent.substack.com/p/august-8-2... Or sign up for the email version here: www.winonakent.com/mailinglist....

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August 8, 2025 News Update from Winona Kent

Hello again from New Westminster!

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Please join me and my excellent colleagues on Tuesday, August 19, at Vancouver Public Library's Montalbano Family Theatre, 6.30pm - 8.00pm for the LAST EVER Writers Showcase, CWC's Crime Writers Takeover. More info: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/68128...

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Winona Kent 🇨🇦 @winonakent.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Marketing idea? A side gig in t-shirts? When his audition ends in murder, Jason Davey finds the real gig is catching a killer. (Also available for US and UK Kindle) (and it's free if you have Kindle Unlimited). Amazon Canada: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FF2SFNTC

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