WATERLOO, Ontario - s4story -- Author Crystal Quast, creator of the darkly funny Serenity Acres suburban-thriller series, was recently featured across multiple CBC platforms, including:

• CBC Radio: The Morning Edition with Craig Norris (Live Interview)
  
  
• CBC KW News: Video Feature
  
  
• CBC KW News: Online Story
  
  

The three-part CBC spotlight introduced Quast's novels — Dinked: Serenity Acres and the newly released sequel Shafted: Serenity Acres — to audiences across southern Ontario and beyond, combining live radio, digital news, and video storytelling.

"To have my work shared across CBC Radio and CBC KW News has been incredible," said Quast. "It shows there's an appetite for thrillers that are suspenseful but also playful — stories that shine a light on secrets hiding in everyday neighborhoods."

Quast will continue connecting with readers at upcoming events, including a book signing of both Dinked and Shafted at The Book Loft in St. Jacobs on November 1, 2025.

Both Dinked and Shafted are available now on Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble.

View the full CBC coverage:

Full article with radio transcript: Waterloo Author's series shares tales of people who are a 'hot mess with a secret to hide.' (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-author-crystal-quast-serenity-acres-book-series-drinked-shafted-9.6952463)

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CBC News KW: The video: A Mystery with some silence (https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6952422)

CBC Radio One "The Morning Edition" KW with Craig Norris (https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-...)

About the Author
Crystal Quast is a Corporate Communications Executive with more than 20 years of storytelling experience. A love of racquet sports and dogs inspired Dinked, and her publishing journey provided the perfect fuel for Shafted. Learn more about her work at www.SerenityAcresSecrets.com or visit her corporate site at www.Bullseyecorporate.com.

Serenity Acres on Facebook; @DinkedSerenityAcres
Serenity Acres on Instagram: @DinkedSerenityAcres

Media Contact:
Crystal Quast
DinkedSerenityAcres@gmail.com