Dear Readers,

New books, library panels, author readings and a double book launch! Along with pumpkin spice, the fall season is in full swing for the Mesdames and Messieurs.

CONGRATULATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Mme Madeleine Harris-Callway’s new book of short stories, Snake Oil and Other Tales (Carrick Publishing) went live on September 30!It’s now available in ebook, paperback and hardcover. Snake Oil and Other Tales eBook: Callway, M.H.: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store

Snake Oil and Other Tales is the second collection of short stories by author M.H. Callway. These dark tales include strange guardians, mysterious bakeries, faithful dogs and yes, the slithery reptiles that strike fear in even the toughest bro’s heart. Many were finalists for the Crime Writers of Canada Awards for Excellence. They stretch from traditional mysteries to thrillers to speculative fiction and even to horror. What unites them are the characters struggling for justice–or their own warped perception thereof.

Danny Bluestone and Corazon Amorsolo, the protagonists of Callway’s debut novel, Windigo Fire, return in the thriller, Last Island. And Dr. Benjamin Amdur, the hero of Amdur’s Cat, has a second adventure in Amdur’s Ghost, a finalist for the 2023 CWC Best Novella Award.

Mme Melissa Yi’s September Kickstarter was a big success. Look for a December release for Sugar and Vice, Melissa’s latest book in the Hope Sze Seven Deadly Sins series.

Do feasts and fiction make you drool? Do dragons delight you? Want to catch bad guys and eat happily ever after? Sleuth Hope Sze tastes murder at Montreal’s Dragon Eats Festival in this sweet culinary thriller of food and the fantastic.

Sugar & Vice: A Mystery of Death, Dumplings, and Dragons by Melissa Yi — Kickstarter

MESDAMES ON THE MOVE

The Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem will be at the Beaches Library, 2161 Queen Street East, Toronto on Wednesday, October 18^th at 6:30 p.m. We’ll be talking about Chills, Thrills and Fun Facts of Crime Writing and share the ups and downs of being a crime author in Canada. The panel features Mesdames:Lisa De Nikolits, Blair Keetch, Rosemary McCracken, Lynne Murphy, and Caro Soles with M. H. Callway moderating.

Madeleine Harris Callway — **Madeleine Harris-Callway**

BREWS AND CLUES

Brews and Clues, the Crime Writers of Canada monthly author pub reading event, launched on September 14th with M. Blair Keetch as guest author. Brews and Clues takes place on the second Thursday of every month. This month, it’s on Thursday, October 12th at Stout Irish Pub, 221 Carleton St., Toronto at 6:30 pm.

SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, November 4th at 2 p.m.

Mesdames M. H. Callway and Caro Soles are hosting a book event at our favourite bookstore, Sleuth of Baker Street, 907 Millwood Road, Toronto on Saturday, November 4th at 2 p.m. Mad is launching her new book, Snake Oil and Other Tales and Caro, her latest book in the Merculian series.

There will be cake and possibly a special guest!

Wednesday, November 1st

The Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem will be back at the Toronto Public Library, this time at the Parliament Street Branch, to present Chills, Thrills and Fun Facts of Crime Writing. Time TBD

A FRIENDLY REMINDER

The deadline for submissions to the 2024 Crime Writers of Canada Awards is December 15th Starting this year, all submissions must be in digital form. Please see the CWC’s website for the submission rules and required forms.

https://www.crimewriterscanada.com/awards/submissionrules