Dear Readers,

Just when summer seemed sleepy and we prepared to relax, enjoy a cool drink and read a book or two or three, our Mesdames and Messieurs popped up with more good news to share.

PUBLICATIONS

Mme Melissa Yi‘s YA thriller, The Red Rock Killer, which she crowd-funded is available for pre-order and will be released on November 1, 2024.

***Winner of the ITW BIPOC Scholarship judged by R.L. Stine***

***Killer Nashville Claymore Award Finalist for Best Juvenile/YA Manuscript***

The Red Rock Killer eBook : Yi, Melissa, Yuan-Innes, Melissa : Amazon.ca: Kindle Store

Mme Melodie Campbell released the cover of her second book in her historical Merry Widow mysteries. The title is The Silent Film Star Murders! The publication date is coming soon.

Mme M. H. Callway’s latest book, Snake Oil and other tales (Carrick Publishing), is now available in the Toronto Public Library! Snake oil and other tales: Callway, M. H., 1947- author. : Book, Regular Print Book : Toronto Public Library

CONGRATULATIONS

Erik D’Souza’s interviews for Crime Writers of Canada with Melissa Yi (May 24, 2024) and M. H. Callway (May 21, 2024) were the most downloaded of all the CWC podcasts, with hundreds of downloads each!!

Listen to their interviews and many more at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232876.

Melissa Yi: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232876/15134632-melissa-yi-the-shapes-of-wrath

M. H. Callway: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232876/15110559-m-h-callway-wisteria-cottage

OUR AUGUST STORY

Our August story is by Mme Rosalind Place. “Bad Vibrations”, her tale of a community orchestra gone very wrong, was published in the Mesdames and Messieurs’ musical anthology, In the Key of 13 (Carrick Publishing).

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

Mme Lisa de Nikolits is a champ! She represented Canada at the International Karate Daigaku (IKD) World Cup in Georgetown, Guyana. Her team, Kata, Female 50+ won the GOLD medal, BEST IN THE WORLD!! And Lisa herself won a bronze medal for Canada in Individual Kata, 50+!!