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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

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APRIL STORY: The Mob Bar Mob by Melissa Yi
Mme Melissa Yi is an emergency room physician and an award-winning author in several different genres: crime fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, YA, poetry, memoir and most recently romance! She is the creator of the acclaimed Dr. Hope Sze series. Her … Continue reading
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Newsflash: Melodie Campbell Interview on CWC Podcast
Called the “Queen of Comedy” by the Toronto Sun, Melodie Campbell was also named the “Canadian literary heir to Donald Westlake” by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Winner of 10 awards, including the Derringer and the Crime Writers of Canada Award … Continue reading
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Mesdames on the Move, April 2025
Happy Spring, Dear Readers! April not only opens awards season but also offers new opportunities for ways the Mesdames can reach out to you with new publications, readings and festivals, opportunities to learn about publishing and the York Writers’ and … Continue reading
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MARCH STORY: The Ranchero’s Daughter by Sylvia Warsh
Sylvia Maultash Warsh was born in Germany to Holocaust survivors. She is the author of the Dr. Rebecca Temple mysteries. The second book in the series, Find Me Again, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for best Paperback … Continue reading
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NEWS FLASH: TWO NEW EVENTS FOR MME LISA DE NIKOLITS
Mme Lisa De Nikolits has two new events coming up in March. She is the breakfast speaker at WEN, Writers and Editors Network of Toronto on Saturday March 15th where she will talk about her stories in the anthologies, Imagine … Continue reading
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Mesdames on the Move, March 2025
Dear Readers, March is upon us and excitement is in the air. As all await the winter thaw, we have new books, a capital talk about the dark world of crime and the prospect of a Dem Bones newsletter to … Continue reading
FEBRUARY STORY: Under the Lamplight by Kevin P. Thornton
Kevin lives in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the town that burned down in 2016. He now works as a writer and editor, having been a contractor for the Canadian military, a soldier in Africa and a worker of such peripatetic habits … Continue reading
WOW WHAT A YEAR 2024: Part 1 – Kudos and Events!
Happy New Year, Dear Readers! The Mesdames and Messieurs had another stellar year in 2024. It was the Year of the Comeback with the return of Bony Blithe and Noir at the Bar. We had terrific real-world events – and … Continue reading
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MESDAMES ON THE MOVE, JANUARY 2025
HAPPY NEW YEAR, DEAR READERS! Our Mesdames and Messieurs are striding out in the wintry weather and going places with audiobooks, a flurry of stories and novels, our own anthology, readings for your entertainment and the promise of another Bony … Continue reading
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Tagged award winning writers, book-review, book-reviews, books, Canadian Crime writers, crime fiction, fiction, mesdames of mayhem, Writing
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