Author Archives: mesdamesofmayhem

Mme Lynne Murphy is a retired journalist and the co-founder of the Toronto Chapter of Sisters in Crime. Her short crime fiction has been published in several anthologies, including the Mesdames first book, Thirteen. In 13 O’clock, Lynnes’s story “Being … Continue reading →

Mme Lisa DeNikolits is the award-winning author of five literary novels, all with an element of crime. Her new novel, Between the Cracks she Fell, launches on Sept 30th. Stay tuned for details of the launch event! In her story “Troubled Times”, … Continue reading →

M. H. Callway is the founder of the Mesdames of Mayhem. Her debut novel, Windigo Fire, received very positive reviews and was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Her short story, “The Ultimate Mystery”, was … Continue reading →

Mme Catherine Astolfo holds an Arthur for Best Short Story as well as the Derrick Murdoch Award for supporting Canadian crime writing. Read her latest book, a comic novella, Up Chit Creek! Her story, “Pulling a Rabbit”, tells the zany/sinister story of … Continue reading →

GREETINGS READERS! The merry Mesdames of Mayhem invite you to the cyber launch of their second anthology, 13 O’clock! Join the party on September 17th from 3 to 10 pm Eastern Standard Time. Every half hour, we’ll ask a question about a … Continue reading →

 Throughout this writing and publishing journey, I’ve been known to wear a number of different hats. Today, in honor of the Mesdames of Mayhem and in celebration of our soon-to-be released crime anthology: 13 O’Clock, I’ll slip on my purple … Continue reading →

Mme Vicki Delany, the national (US) bestselling author of By Book or By Crook, is bringing out TWO new books this fall. You can meet Vicki Delany and two other great cozy mystery authors, M. J. Maffini and Linda Wiken at Sleuth of Baker … Continue reading →

The Mesdames of Mayhem are doing a tour of their favorite blogs. This week we kick off with our very own Queen of Comedy, Mme Melodie Campbell. Mel posts at least weekly, getting 500 to 1000 hits per week for … Continue reading →

Join our very own Mesdames Rosemary McCracken and Sylvia Maultash Warsh for this special Library event. Thursday, July 23, 6:30 – 8:00 pm