Join us under the tent at Fielding Estate Winery for an evening with Uzma Jalaluddin, in conversation with Yvonne Van Lankveld about her brand-new novel, Detective Aunty.

Uzma Jalaluddin is a critically acclaimed and bestselling novelist, playwright, and teacher. She writes nuanced and entertaining stories about Muslims, South Asians, and Canadians. She is the author of Much Ado About Nada, Three Holidays and a Wedding, Hana Khan Carries On and Ayesha at Last. Her novels have been optioned for film and television including by Amazon Studios and Mindy Kaling. 

Set at Fielding Estate Winery,, your ticket includes a glass of wine and light refreshment. Non-alcoholic options will also be available. Additional beverages can be purchased. 

This is a fundraiser in support of Lincoln Pelham Public Library. A $20 tax receipt is included in your ticket purchase. All proceeds support future collections, programs, and services. Tickets are non-refundable.

Thanks to our generous sponsors including:

Meridian

Niagara Peninsula Energy

Seasons Retirement Communities

Chartwell Orchards Retirement Residences

Meaghan Lazenby Real Estate

Fielding Estate Winery

Rose Hill Lane Premium Home Health Care

About Detective Aunty:

After her husband’s unexpected death twelve months earlier, Kausar Khan never thought she’d receive another phone call as heartbreaking—until her thirty-something daughter, Sana, phones to say she’s been arrested for killing the unpopular landlord of her clothing boutique. Determined to help her child, Kausar heads to Toronto for the first time in nearly twenty years.

Returning to the Golden Crescent suburb where she raised her children and where her daughter still lives, Kausar finds that the thriving neighborhood she remembers has changed. The murder of Sana’s landlord is only the latest in a wave of local crimes that have gone unsolved.

And the facts of the case are troubling: Sana found the man dead in her shop at a suspiciously early hour, with a dagger from her windowfront display plunged into his chest. But Kausar—a woman with a keen sense of observation and deep wisdom honed by life experience—senses there’s more to the story than her daughter is sharing.

With the help of some old friends and her plucky teenage granddaughter, Kausar digs into the investigation to uncover the truth. Because who better to pry answers from unwilling suspects than a meddlesome aunty? But even Kausar could not have predicted the secrets, lies, and betrayals she finds along the way . . .