The 13th Letter, M is for Mesdames, Messieurs and…Murder
In the Spirit of 13, A spirited crime anthology
In the Key of 13, an anthology of music and murder
13 Claws, an anthology of crime stories
13 O’Clock, an anthology of crime stories
THIRTEEN, an anthology of crime stories
Catherine Astolfo
Rosemary Aubert, Mme Emerita
J.E. (Jayne) Barnard
Jane Burfield
M.H. Callway, Founder
Melodie Campbell
Donna Carrick, Founder
Lisa de Nikolits
Catherine Dunphy
Cheryl Freedman
Therese Greenwood
Marilyn Kay
Blair Keetch
Rosemary McCracken
Cat Mills
Marian Misters
Lynne Murphy
Mary M. Patterson, Mme Emerita
Ed Piwowarczyk
Rosalind Place
Lorna Poplak
Madona Skaff
Caro Soles
Kevin Thornton
Sylvia Maultash Warsh
Melissa Yi
Author Archives: mesdamesofmayhem
NEWS FLASH! Maple Leaf Mini-Conference this Weekend!
The MLMC Ottawa virtual mini-conference takes place this weekend, Saturday, December 1st, starting 9 am. Register at Eventbrite here. Join Mmes Madona Skaff and Melissa Yi for their panel discussions!
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NEWS FLASH! Authors on YouTube!
Our Zoom launch is now available on YouTube. Tune in and meet the authors!https://youtu.be/PIjLRXrJoXs
MESDAMES ON THE MOVE: NOVEMBER 2022
Greetings Readers! November is this year’s busiest month if not one of our busiest months ever! We had a smashing success with our real-world launch of In the Spirit of 13 on Sunday, October 30th at our favorite bookstore, Sleuth … Continue reading
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NEWS FLASH! Zoom Launch of In the Spirit of 13 on November 13th
Thirteen is the Mesdames lucky number. We invite you to the Zoom launch of our latest anthology, In the Spirit of 13, on Sunday, November 13th at 2 pm EST. Come and meet 18 of the authors in person! IMPORTANT: … Continue reading
NEWS FLASH! Launch of In the Spirit of 13 This Weekend!
We’re excited to be back for our first real world event since the start of COVID. Especially since our new anthology, In the Spirit of 13, celebrates the 10th anniversary of The Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem! Do join us! … Continue reading
Mesdames on the Move, October 2022
Happy Thanksgiving and Halloween! This month the Mesdames and Monsieurs have much to be thankful for, including you, dear readers. We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary with our anthology book launch at our fave bookstore, Sleuth of Baker Street, and so … Continue reading
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Mesdames on the Move: September 2022
We hope you had a great summer holiday. September begins with a bang for the Mesdames: our last two author interviews leading up to our 10th Anniversary anthology, Jayne Barnard has a new short story and author readings by Lisa … Continue reading
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BREAKING NEWS: In the Spirit of 13 is available for pre-order!
The Mesdames and Messieurs are delighted to announce our 10th Anniversary anthology, In the Spirit of 13: A spirited crime anthology, (Carrick Publishing, 2022) is now available for pre-order as a Kindle Edition and an e-Pub edition via Smashwords.
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NEWS FLASH: Marilyn Kay Interview Is Live
This week Donna Carrick‘s Dead to Writes Podcast features Marilyn Kay, author of short stories, including “Rise Up”, which will appear in In the Spirit of 13, coming Fall, 2022.
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NEWS FLASH: Alex Carrick Interviews Donna Carrick
This week we feature Donna Carrick, author of “The First Excellence”, “Gold And Fishes”, “The Noon God” as well as numerous short stories, including “Beloved Ink”, which will appear in In the Spirit of 13, coming Fall, 2022. Donna is … Continue reading
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