Strada Films is looking to create a film franchise based on the Ian Hamilton book series that has sold widely internationally. TORONTO - Karen Walton has been tapped by Strada Films to turn the Ava Lee crime novel series by Canadian writer Ian Hamilton into possibly the next The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo book […]
The Wild Beasts of Wuhan, the third novel in the Ava Lee series, is now available in book stores in Canada. The book is also available for pre-order online at Amazon.ca and at chapters/indigo.ca. eBook versions are also now available. In The Wild Beasts of Wuhan, Uncle and Ava are summoned by Wong Changxing, "The […]
2011 was a big year for Ian Hamilton with the launch of the Ava Lee Series. The books also received great reviews as fans eagerly await the 2012 release of the third book in the series, The Wild Beasts of Wuhan. The first book in the series, The Water Rat of Wanchai, was chosen by […]
Early book reviews are coming in from the German launch of the Water Rat of Wanchai (Die Wasserratte von Wanchai) and we are getting lots of positive buzz! Here are some translated comments: "Brilliant researched and incredibly exciting!" "Page-turning till the end of the book!" "Ava Lee is the upcoming crime-star."
Promoting Crime Fiction has always been the passion of Lizzie Hayes. Founding member of Mystery Women, Lizzie writes reviews on her blog: Promoting Crime. Although not due to launch in the UK until October 6, 2011, Lizzie wrote a fantastic review for The Deadly Touch of the Tigress, the first novel in the Ava Lee […]
Ian Hamilton joined fellow authors Andrew Pyper and Maureen Jennings on CBC Radio's Fresh Air on Sunday, August 28, 2011. The authors discussed mystery writing and the writing process. Hamilton, Pyper and Jennings will also be at the International Festival of Authors on September 1st at 5:30 p.m. at the CNE in Toronto participating in […]
Dymnocks, an Australian book store chain, and the largest English language book chain in Hong Kong, has chosen The Deadly Touch of the Tigress as its Book of the Month for October 2011. This announcement comes in advance of the international launch of the first Ava Lee series novel in September and October. International rights have been […]
London Free Press - The Disciple of Las Vegas - Book Review Ava Lee accepts new contract By JOAN BARFOOT, Special to QMI Agency Just months after The Water Rat of Wanchai, Ian Hamilton's first mystery -- which also inaugurated Spiderline, Canadian literary publisher Anansi's new crime fiction imprint -- comes his second, again featuring […]
Reviews: Crime Fiction Dive into summer reading with these crime fiction picks By Margaret Cannon, Globe and Mail The Disciple Of Las Vegas By Ian Hamilton, Anansi, 357 pages I loved The Water Rat of Wanchai, the first novel featuring Ava Lee. Now, Ava and Uncle make a return that’s even better. Tommy Ordonez is […]
