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
Mesdames of Mercy
You may think that the Mesdames of Mayhem spend their time thinking up ways to eliminate people in the most gruesome possible manner but this is not always true. We are also out there in the community, doing our best to help our … Continue reading
Baking, Happiness and Crime
This week, Mme. Lisa de Nikolits writes about her new venture, a self help cookbook, entitled Bake Your Way to Happiness. Lisa’s novel, Between the Cracks She Fell, recently won a bronze IPPY for Contemporary Fiction. The six degrees of separation … Continue reading
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Mesdames on the Move–May
EXCITING NEWS! Our latest anthology, 13 O’clock, has garnered an Arthur Ellis nomination! Mme. M. H. Callway’s novella, Glow Grass, has made the Arthur Ellis short list for Best Novella published in 2015 in Canada. Congratulations, Madeleine! And many thanks … Continue reading
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The Reviewers Speak (and they like us)
The Mesdames of Mayhem anthology, 13 O’clock, has garnered two recent reviews, both great. Vanessa Westermann writes in Vanessa’s Picks in the April issue of the Sleuth of Baker Street newsletter: M.H. Callway very kindly sent me a copy of 13 … Continue reading
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Authors For Indies – Support Your Indie Bookstore on April 30th!
By M. H. Callway and Lisa de Nikolits This Saturday, April 30th, Canadian authors show their appreciation to independent book stores across the country! From small towns to our largest cities, authors will read, entertain and chat to customers in local bookstores about their favorite subject – … Continue reading
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Mesdames on the Move–April
Arthur Ellis and Bony Blithe Nominations–The Short Lists! Two of the biggest nights of the year for Canadian crime writers happen this month. On Thursday, April 14th, the finalists for … Continue reading
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Lovely in Her Bones, The Bony Blithe Award by Cheryl Freedman
LOVELY IN HER BONES! That’s Bony Blithe, patron of the eponymously named Bony Blithe Award (known formally as the Bloody Words Light Mystery Award, but try saying that 10 times quickly) “for books that make us smile.” The award … Continue reading
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