Have an idea for a mystery novel? Mired in the middle of a tough first draft? Wondering what revisions will make your work publication-ready? Then this is the class for you!
Join acclaimed author Sam Wiebe for a seminar focused on mystery and crime writing. You’ll learn how to develop ideas, create characters, write an opening that hooks readers, plant clues and plot your story, and revise your…
Great new review of Cut You Down by Tara Henley in the Toronto Star:
"Sam Wiebe’s excellent new novel, Cut You Down...proves a study in both riveting crime writing and stark social realism."
You can check out the full review here.
Vancouver Noir can be pre-ordered here (Indiebound link--it's easily searchable on Amazon, too). There will be a launch event in Vancouver in the fall, whi…
Have you checked out Cut You Down? Here are what the reviews say:
The Georgia Straight: "Wiebe sharpens his prose to a point."
Midwest Book Review: "Another deftly crafted gem by a master of the genre, Sam Wiebe’s Cut You Down is a riveting read from cover to cover."
Dead End Follies: "Sam Wiebe is a master of tone and atmosphere."
Cemetery Dance: "Recommended for noir fans."
Registration for the Mystery Writing Masterclass is filling up nicely!
If you've always wanted to write crime and mystery fiction, this is the class for you!
June 9th at SFU Harbour Centre, EJ Safarik Sr Conference Room, 10-2:30.
see samwiebe.com/seminars for details, or buy tickets at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mystery-writing-masterclass-with-sam-wiebe-tickets-45909036163?aff=es2
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June 9th I'm running a "Mystery Writing Masterclass" at SFU Harbour Centre (Downtown Vancouver) from 10-230. Registration is open now. Details below.
Mystery Writing Masterclass with Sam Wiebe
Have an idea for a mystery novel? Mired in the middle of a tough first draft? Wondering what revisions will make your work publication-ready? Then this is the class for you!
Join acclaimed …
March was a very difficult month. I had to cancel and reschedule several events, and it's taken me this long to get back into things. But I have some good news to share
My event at Third Place Books in Seattle has been rescheduled for Thursday May 17th, 7pm, at the Forest Park location. I'll be in conversation with Brian Thornton, author, editor, former President of Mystery Writers America's …
"Hollywood North" is out, published by Quercus USA, March 2018.
This is a FREE e-book that features Dave Wakeland investigating the disappearance of a poet-turned sitcom writer. "Hollywood North" includes an excerpt from CUT YOU DOWN.
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My article "Expect No Mercy: Crime Fiction and Gentrification" is live over at Crime Reads. I've gotten great feedback on it so far, and I feel like it lays out some of the things I'm going for in Cut You Down.
Speaking of which: several rave reviews have come in for Cut You Down. Due to circumstances I haven't posted them before today, but they've been a small bright spot in a gloomy couple of w…
Thrilled to announce that Vancouver Noir, the anthology I edited for Akashic Books, has a release date of November 2018!
Vancouver Noir features new stories from Timothy Taylor, Sheena Kamal, Nathan Ripley, Yasuko Thanh, Carleigh Baker, Dietrich Kalteis, Linda Richards, Robin Spano, Nick Mamatas, RM Greenaway, Don English, SG Wong, Kristi Charish...and yours truly. The astonishing cover art …
The reviews for CUT YOU DOWN have been tremendous. In addition to a starred review from Publishers Weekly, Here are a couple others:
Mystery People named CUT YOU DOWN one of its February picks, calling it "a fresh spin on the tough yet emotionally vulnerable private eye."
Susan Hoover on Reviewing the Evidence says, "CUT YOU DOWN is an edge of the seat thriller. I held my breath through th…
Today is the day the second Wakeland novel, CUT YOU DOWN, arrives in stores. Here's how you can order it:
Amazon (US) Amazon (CA) Chapters/Indigo Barnes & Noble Book Warehouse Indiebound
The book has garnered incredible reviews so far, including a starred rave review from Publishers Weekly. Here's the synopsis:
No one knows what happened to Tabi…
I'll be doing a few events around B.C. and Washington in February and March.
A few other events in the Interior and elsewhere are in the works. But here's what's confirmed:
February: CUT YOU DOWN published by Random House Canada and Quercus USA.
Feb 7th is the Cut You Down book launch at the Shebeen Whisky Room, 210 Carrall Street, 7pm. Here's the event's Facebook page.
Feb 7th: Auth…
It's nice to end the year on a high note: Publishers Weekly gave Cut You Down a starred review "a cleverly tuned commentary on a society that forces its citizens to choose between doing the wrong thing for the right reason and doing the right thing for the wrong reasons," and "Wiebe convincingly brings Raymond Chandler into the 21st century." Read the full review here.
Invisible Dead was awa…
Order Cut You Down Now:
Amazon (US) Amazon (CA) Chapters/Indigo B&N
Vancouver PI Dave Wakeland is back--this time staring down the knife edge of corruption and murder.
No one knows what happened to Tabitha Sorensen. The brilliant but troubled student seems to have vanished, leaving a deadly trail of missing millions and links to a notorious family of criminals. Hired to find her, Wakel…