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THIRTEEN, an anthology of crime stories

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Rosemary McCracken

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Marian Misters

Lynne Murphy

Mary M. Patterson, Mme Emerita

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Arthur Ellis Awards ~ June 5, 2014, Arts & Letters Club, Toronto
Well, Friends, the results are in. Our beloved THIRTEEN did not win the Arthur Ellis Award last night, but it certainly made a terrific showing, with TWO nominations for Best Short Story. Our two nominees are: Watermelon Weekend by Donna … Continue reading
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
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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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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Tagged cozies, crime, detective, erudite, funny, literature, Lynne Murphy, mesdames of mayhem, Michael Innes, mystery, suspense
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Selling the Book ~ Joan O’Callaghan
When my first books, Amazing Days and Places to See, People to See, Things to Do, All Across Canada, were published in the 90s, marketing them was easy -I didn’t have to do a thing! My publisher, Scholastic Canada, did … Continue reading
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Tagged advise for writers, book marketing, bookstores, cozies, crime, Joan O'Callaghan, marketing, mesdames of mayhem, murder, mystery, plays, selling books, signings, suspense, Thirteen, thrillers, tips for authors, venues
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Writing Historical Fiction: Part II – by Sylvia M. Warsh
How can we understand the world today unless we explore the past? I write historical fiction to try to understand why things happened. Lucky for me, I love doing research, though it’s a lot like eating potato chips. Once you … Continue reading