Happy New Year, Dear Readers!
We are starting the year with a bang! A new anthology is in the works for the fall of 2024. And we’re welcoming a new member, Lorna Poplak. What’s more, there are new books, new Sherlock Holmes short stories, and three major events in January.
WELCOME, LORNA POPLAK!
We are delighted to announce that Lorna Poplak has joined the Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem. Lorna is the first true crime writer to join the Mmes and her specialty is the history of crime in Canada. Her book, The Don, which depicts the gruesome history of the Don Jail, was the finalist for several awards, including the CWC Award for Best Non-Fiction.
PUBLICATIONS
Mme Melissa Yi’s new mystery, Sugar and Vice, will be available for sale in February 2024. This is the second book in her fabulous Dr. Hope Sze series based on the seven deadly sins.
Intrepid Sherlockian, Kevin Thornton, has a story in The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories- Part 42: Further Untold Cases, 1895 to 1903. 042. The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – Part XLII: Further U – Sherlock Holmes Books by MX Publishing
And in 039. The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, Part 30: 2023 Annual (1897 to 1923). https://mxpublishing.com/collections/the-mx-book-of-new-sherlock-holmes-stories/products/the-mx-book-of-new-sherlock-holmes-stories-part-xxxix-2023-annual-1897-1923-paperback The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – Part XXXIX: 2023 Ann – Sherlock Holmes Books by MX Publishing
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, January 11 at 6:30 p.m. Brews and Clues by Crime Writers of Canada at Stout Irish Pub, 221 Carlton St., Toronto. Mmes Rosemary McCracken and Lynne Murphy will be reading from their work. Hosted by author, Des Ryan.
Thursday, January 18, 2 to 3 p.m. Wychwood Library, 1431 Bathurst St. The Mmes and Messieurs will be visiting the Tea and Murder Club at the library to talk about crime fiction. Mmes Rosemary McCracken, M. H. Callway, Lynne Murphy and M. Blair Keetch will be there.
Friday, January 26, 1:30 to 2:20 p.m. Ontario Library Association Superconference, Metro Convention Centre. Mme M. H. Callway will present her new book, Snake Oil and Other Tales at the Crime Writers of Canada Idea Hub.
FRIENDLY REMINDERS
The submission date to the latest Malice Domestic anthology, Mystery Most Devious, has been extended to January 15, 2024. Submission rules are here Moksha
Submissions to the Derringer Awards open on January 1, 2024 and close on January 30, 2024. See The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: Derringer Awards Policy
Submissions are open for Judy Penz Sheluk’s new anthology, Larceny and Last Chances (Superior Shores Press). The deadline is February 15, 2024, or once 80 submissions have been received. LARCENY & LAST CHANCES: 20 Stories of Mystery & Suspense | Judy Penz Sheluk
THIS MONTH’S SHORT STORY
We’re continuing to showcase our authors by sharing a free story mid-month throughout 2024. On January 15, we feature “Her Perfume”, a haunting mystery by Mme Marilyn Kay, which first appeared in our fourth anthology, In the Key of 13.
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