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
THE ARTHURS ARE COMING! ~ M.H. Callway
Greetings Readers! Next Thursday, April 24th, crime writers, fans and friends will gather in Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver to hear the announcement of the finalists of the 2014 Arthur awards. And the Toronto event at Indigo, Manulife Centre features … Continue reading
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Murder Is Nothing to Have Fun With…Or Is It?
Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award Announces Finalists! (Toronto, ON) April 17, 2014 – The Bloody Words Light Mystery Award, an annual Canadian award that celebrates traditional, feel-good mysteries has announced this year’s finalists. The award – aka the Bony Blithe … Continue reading
Meet the Mesdames, Catherine Astolfo ~ by Joan O’Callaghan
Authors, teachers, business-women, and so much more… Our own Joan O’Callaghan presents a series of interviews with each of our Mesdames. Our first author, Catherine Astolfo (Emily Taylor Mystery Series), is well-known in Canadian Crime writing circles. A former president … Continue reading
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Open Invitation – Exciting Multi-Author event: Moonshine Café in Oakville
Don’t miss this fabulous event! (See open invitation below.) WHEN: Sunday May 18th. 1:00 pm WHERE: Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr Street, Oakville, ON WHO: Vicki Delany (Under Cold Stone, Poisoned Pen Press) Melodie Campbell (The Goddaughter’s Revenge, Orca Book Publishers) … Continue reading
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‘Murder and Mayhem’ in E.Y. ~ by Sandra D. Sukraj
REPRINTED WITH THE KIND PERMISSION OF THE OBSERVER On a cold, snowy winter day, a group of six gathers in a cozy East York café to share stories of murder, mystery, sensuality, romance, revenge and humour. They’re stories that grab … Continue reading
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Michael Innes, my favourite mystery author ~ Lynne Murphy
Michael Innes is the author of some 50 mystery novels or books of short stories and I own 40 of these. When I chose to blog about him as my favourite mystery author, I didn’t realize that I was going … Continue reading
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Standalones vs. Series ~ Vicki Delany
There are, basically, two types of mystery novels: standalones, in which characters appear once, never to be seen again, and series, in which characters feature in book after book. As a reader as well as a writer, I am torn … Continue reading
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Sex in Fiction – Part III: An Author’s Perspective on Doing The Nasty, by Lisa de Nikolits
“Half the bloggers we approached aren’t interested in your book.” – blog tour host “Why not?” – baffled author “Too much sex.” “Too much? In this day and age of fifty shades of erotica?” “We were surprised too but there’s … Continue reading
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