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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Murder by the Book, play coming to Waterdown Nov.15! ~ Joan O’Callaghan
It was totally serendipitous! My friend of many years, Jane Coryell, mentioned that she was designing the set for the Village Players in Waterdown, Ontario. Knowing my love of mysteries, Jane told me the play, Murder by the Book by … Continue reading
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Exotic Locales – Part II: Mesopotamia ~ D.J. McIntosh
I think of the way my books are written like a love affair conducted from afar. Two souls who are physically separated but whose hands stretch in their imaginations across thousands of miles to touch. The reason for this is … Continue reading
Stage Fright or Murder by the Book ~ Joan O’Callaghan
It was totally serendipitous! My friend of many years, Jane Coryell, mentioned that she was designing the set for the Village Players in Waterdown, Ontario. Knowing my love of mysteries, Jane told me the play, Murder by the Book by … Continue reading
Exotic Locales–Part I: the Great Firewall of China ~ Donna Carrick
As someone who was born and raised in a northern climate, I admit to feeling the not-so-occasional pull toward far-off beaches, where the sun shines daily and music is part of the air one breathes. We tourists tend to forget … Continue reading
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Tagged abandoned children, adoption, BBC On-Line, books, Boxing Day Disaster, Canadian authors, child abandonment, child exploitation, China, China View, Donna Carrick, e-books, exotic locales, Fa-ling, Golbe And Mail, Gold And Fishes, Great Firewall of China, Guilin, Indonesia, internet censorship, mesdames of mayhem, mystery, one-child policy, organ theft, orphanage, sexual abuse, Sumatra, suspense, The First Excellence, The Jakarta Post, thriller, tsunami
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From the Desk of the Editor ~ Cheryl Freedman, October 8, 2013
Congratulations, writer. You’ve finished the first draft of your book. Mazel tov! Have a glass of wine, play with the dog, announce the joyous event on Facebook. It’s all sunshine and lollipops… …and then you start to read what you … Continue reading
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Readers on the Couch: Why do people love mysteries? ~ guest blogger Cecilia Dominic
First, a huge thank you to Donna Carrick for inviting me to write this post! As a psychologist and behavioral sleep medicine specialist, I hear the following three complaints most often in my practice: 1. I can’t sleep. 2. My … Continue reading
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Tagged abnormal psychology, books, Cecelia Dominic, crime, criminal psychology, e-books, fiction, murder, mystery, psychology, specialist, The Mountain's Shadow
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THE GODDAUGHTER’S REVENGE and the Rule of Worst Thing ~ Melodie Campbell, October 1
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN LIFE: 1.) Men called Raoul are to be avoided. 2.) Coffee can solve a lot of problems, but it doesn’t help you sleep. 3.) It is a really bad idea to make financial decisions after … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, crime, fiction, funny, Gina, humor, Melodie Campbel', mesdames of mayhem, mystery, Orca Books, Rapid Reads, suspense, The Goddaughter, The Goddaughter's Revenge, thrillers
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Rowena Through the Wall, by Melodie Campbell – Breaking News!
Last night, ROWENA THROUGH THE WALL, the first book in Melodie Campbell’s Land’s End series, broke the Top 100 Bestseller list (Amazon.com- all books )sometime after midnight. Melodie Campbell has over 200 publications, and six awards for fiction. She was … Continue reading
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