EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 14 MIN
Shelley Adina is nominated for The Whodunit Award
from Crime Writers of Canada's Podcast · host Erik D'Souza
Erik D'Souza speaks with Shelley Adina about her nomination for the Whodunit Award for Best Traditional Mystery for, The Engineer's Nemesis (published by Moonshell Books). Shelley discusses her steampunk mystery series featuring Lady Georgia Brunel and her aunt Millicent, in which the women solve cases while traveling on an airship. She explains her writing process, including her decision to write mysteries alongside her successful romance novels, and shares details about her upcoming books. BioAfter a childhood spent reading Nancy Drew, and several years supporting the RCMP, Shelley Adina Bates now writes mysteries as a member of Sisters in Crime and Crime Writers of Canada. She is the author of some 60 novels—steampunk adventure and cozy fantasy mystery as Shelley Adina, deeply researched historical mystery under her full name, and as Adina Senft, she's the USA Today bestselling author of Amish women’s fiction. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in the UK. When she’s not writing, Shelley is usually quilting or enjoying the garden with her flock of rescued chickens.Learn more about Crime Writers of Canada at: crimewriterscanada.comFind past video interviews at: youtube.com/@crimewritersofcanada1279
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