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Mesdames on the Move–February

Posted on February 1, 2016 by mesdamesofmayhem

On Jan. 21st the Mesdames of Mayhem were out in force to support their colleague, Mme. Joan O’Callaghan at the launch of her late husband’s book, Maverick Publisher. Joan O’Callaghan endured several sleepless nights worrying about everything from whether the … Continue reading →

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Worst Typos EVER – Take 2! ~ by Melodie Campbell

Posted on April 1, 2015 by mesdamesofmayhem

Special Launch sale! Buy Code Name: Gypsy Moth today and get Rowena and the Dark Lord or The Artful Goddaughter free! (I love to introduce readers to my other series. Email me at mcampbell50@cogeco.ca with proof of purchase and I … Continue reading →

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Mesdames on the Move – by M.H. Callway

Posted on March 8, 2015 by mesdamesofmayhem

March is coming in like a wild lion with several reading events featuring the Mesdames! March 19th, Toronto Public Library, Jones Branch, 118 Jones Ave, Toronto, 6:30 PM: Mesdames Rosemary Aubert, M. H. Callway, Rosemary McCracken and D. J. McIntosh … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to our very own 2015 Derringer Finalists!

Posted on March 1, 2015 by mesdamesofmayhem

March 1 is here at last! With it comes the anxiously awaited Derringer Awards short-list announcement. We are delighted to learn that two of our very own Mesdames, founder M.H. Callway and author Vicki Delany, are honoured as finalists for … Continue reading →

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Snow Outside, Warmth Inside: Madame Rosemary Aubert at Sleuth of Baker Street bookstore

Posted on February 22, 2015 by mesdamesofmayhem

by Mme Joan O’Callaghan. Photos by Donna Carrick. The snow piled up outside, but Madame Rosemary Aubert’s many fans and readers braved the elements to come to Sleuth Bookstore on Millwood Avenue in Toronto, to celebrate the release of her … Continue reading →

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Carrot Cake and Cozies: Mme Vicki Delany’s new book

Posted on February 16, 2015 by mesdamesofmayhem

Last Tuesday, February 10th, Mme Vicki Delany launched her new cozy mystery series in her hometown of Picton, Ontario. The temperatures were frigid outside, but Mme M. H. Callway and friend and author, Gail Hamilton, joined the warm crowd at … Continue reading →

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The Mesdames’ Sparkling Year!

Posted on January 1, 2015 by mesdamesofmayhem

Farewell 2014, but what a terrific year it’s been: New books, dazzling awards and critical acclaim, oh, my! And the New Year promises the Mesdames more new books and success, which I’ll highlight in my upcoming blog. But first, let’s … Continue reading →

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Strictly Murder, play by Brian Clemens, Jan. 15-18, 2015

Posted on December 15, 2014 by mesdamesofmayhem

The Mesdames of Mayhem will be on hand at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, January 15-18, during the production of Strictly Murder. We’ll be selling books and doing what we do best – chatting with people about mystery,murder … Continue reading →

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The Mesdames of Mayhem: A roaring end to 2014!

Posted on November 26, 2014 by mesdamesofmayhem

Greetings Readers! WE HAVE A WINNER!! Our very own Mme Joan O’Callaghan is not just a finalist, but the absolute first prize winner of Polar Expressions Publishing’s 2014 National Summer Poetry and Short Story Contest! Her flash fiction crime story, … Continue reading →

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Meet the Mesdames, Lynne Murphy ~ by Joan O’Callaghan

Posted on November 4, 2014 by mesdamesofmayhem

Authors, teachers, business-women, and so much more… Our own Joan O’Callaghan presents a series of interviews with each of our Mesdames. Lynne Murphy read her first mystery when she was about eight. It was “The Secret in the Old Well” … Continue reading →