Recently retired from Medical Practice but not from Life, Ross Pennie has been a jungle surgeon, infection specialist, researcher, and McMaster professor. His locally-set, award-winning Dr. Zol Szabo mystery series has readers afraid to eat sausages, frightened for Grandma when her doctor makes a house call, and outraged at Canada’s murderous trade in illegal cigarettes. He has a reputation for weaving real science and crackling suspense into exciting prose that's intelligible to a wide audience. He'll be discussing how he draws inspiration from real-life cases when he's crafting his stories.