With less than a month away from our new anthology, other new short fiction from Lisa, Melissa and Rosalind, novels from Sylvia, Melissa and Melodie and other library activities from Rosemary and Donna this October, we have lots to be thankful for, including you, Dear Readers.
The Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem’s newest anthology, The 13th Letter (Carrick Publishing), is now available for presale!! See the links below:
e-Pub: https://www.draft2digital.com/book/2305922
Kindle: The 13th Letter
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the launch at Sleuth of Baker Street, 907 Millwood Road, on Saturday, November 2nd from 2 to 4 pm.
CONGRATULATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Watch for Mme Lisa de Nikolits’ story “Time to Fly” to be published next year in the anthology Devouring Tomorrow.
Lisa’s story is about how centrifuge equipment can induce the sensory experience of reliving the food of one’s youth (once the larders of the world are depleted) and nature ceases to be able to support human life. But don’t worry – the story has a happy ending!
Mme Sylvia Warsh’s new novel, The Orphan will soon be available through The Toronto Public Library!
Mme Melissa Yi is Kickstarting Killing Me Sloth-LY, the Hope Sze thriller on sloth, Book 3 of Hope’s Seven Deadly Sins, with illustrations by artist, Ben Baldwin together with Cthulhu’s Cheerleader, a collection of art by Sara Leger with poems by Melissa. The crowd funder is for both works under Cthulhu’s Duo: A Lovecraftian Thriller and Weird Art. Cthulhu’s Duo: A Lovecraftian Thriller + Weird Art by Melissa Yi — Kickstarter. It was just chosen as a Project We Love.
Melissa has also sold her story “The Longest Night” to Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.
Mme Melodie Campbell’s’ new book in her Merry Widow series, The Silent Film Star Murders, is now available for pre-order. Publication date March 22, 2025. The Silent Film Star Murders: Campbell, Melodie: 9781770867833: Books – Amazon.ca
Dastardly Damsels is full of rich, humorous, heartbreaking and subversive stories that show women at their best… and at their worst. Utterly delicious. – Mercedes M. Yardley, Bram Stoker Award-winning author.
Mme Rosalind Place’s story “Too Close to the Edge” will appear in Dastardly Damsels, a horror anthology from Crystal Lake Publishing. The publication date is October 11th. Dastardly Damsels will be available in both print and e-book and the e-book can be pre-ordered now from Amazon. .https://getbook.at/DastardlyDamsels
MESDAMES ON THE MOVE
Mme Rosemary McCracken will be discussing crime writing with 4 other Crime Writers of Canada authors at the Tottenham Community Centre, 139 Queen Street North, Tottenham, Ontario. Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m.
Mme Donna Carrick will be at Wasaga Beach Public Library at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 26th, for Georgian Bay Reads. Donna is representing Springwater Township Public Library and defending the bestselling thriller, The Maid by Nita Prose. Georgian Bay Reads – 5 books, 5 defenders, 1 winner!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mme Melissa Yi was invited to speak to this virtual author summit: https://academy.storytellersruletheworld.com/2024-discovery-for-authors-summit-virtual
Melissa is also on Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine podcast with “Blue Christmas”: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/ahmm/episodes/2024-07-26T07_08_22-07_00 or https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/blue-christmas-by-melissa-yi/id351203374?i=1000663444240
CWC’s Brews and Clues hosted by crime writer, Des Ryan, takes place on Thursday, October 10th, at 6:30 p.m. at Stout Irish Pub, 221 Carlton Street. The Mesdames and Messieurs will be guests in November to read from their new anthology, The 13th Letter.
Submissions for the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence will open in October. Check the website for details on submission rules for each category. Crime Writers of Canada – Home (crimewriterscanada.com)
THIS MONTH’S STORY
This month’s story is “Soul Behind the Face” by Mme Madona Skaff. It’s the first Lennie adventure, which appeared in In the Key of 13.(Carrick Publishing, 2019). Lennie is the crook who turned PI once he discovered his power to talk to ghosts.
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