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A. J. Diehl |
| Award-winning writer A.J. Diehl is the author of a report on crime and violence in the media. She's been featured as a spokesperson on radio and television, and in newspapers such as USA Today and The Los Angeles Times.
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Amy Patricia Meade |
| Amy Patricia Meade graduated cum laude from New York Institute of Technology with degrees in both English and Business. Amy lives in Vermont with her husband and their two cats. She enjoys classic films, travel, cooking, and entertaining friends and ... |
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Bill Cameron |
| Bill Cameron lives with his wife in Portland, OR. His short stories have appeared in The Dunes Review and The Alsop Review. This is his first novel. ... |
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C.S. Challinor |
| C.S. Challinor (Florida) was educated in England and Scotland, and has traveled extensively. Her short stories have been published in women’s magazines in the United States and the United Kingdom. ... |
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Candy Calvert |
| Registered nurse Candy Calvert (Texas) is experienced in emergency medicine. She is a contributing author to the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul and has won honors in writing competitions sponsored by Writers Digest and others. ... |
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Charles Atkins |
| Charles Atkins is a board-certified psychiatrist who maintains a clinical faculty position at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Atkins also worked as a consultant to the Reader’s Digest Medical Breakthrough series. He currently co-writes a ... |
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Chuck Zito |
| Chuck Zito has spent most of his adult life working in theaters. A graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University Department of Drama, he recently left his post as Executive Director of the Diversionary Theatre in San Diego. He now lives in New York City. A Habit ... |
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Clyde W. Ford |
| Clyde W. Ford is a media-savvy author and in-demand public speaker. A native of New York City, he graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, then Western States Chiropractic College. He is the author of four books: Where Healing Waters Meet: ... |
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Cricket McRae |
| A former resident of the Pacific Northwest where her novels are set, Cricket McRae has always dabbled in the kind of practical home crafts that were once necessary to everyday life. The magical chemistry of making soap, the satisfaction of canning garden ... |
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Daniel Edward Craig |
| Daniel Edward Craig, author of the Five-Star Mystery series, draws on his years working in luxury hotels to delight readers with his hilarious behind-the-scenes novels set in the hotel business, where things are never as calm and dignified as they seem. ... |
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Deb Baker |
| Deb Baker (Wisconsin) grew up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the International Sled Dog Association, where she actively races sled dogs. Her short stories have appeared in many ... |
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Deborah Sharp |
| Like the main character in her “Mace Bauer Mysteries,’’ her family roots were set in Florida long before Disney or Miami Vice. As a native and former reporter for USA Today, she knows the spots not found on maps: Molasses Junction. Muse, ... |
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Diane Gilbert Madsen |
| Chicago native Diane Gilbert Madsen (Florida) lived in the Windy City for years and at one time was the Director of Economic Development for the State of Illinois. She has an M.A. in English literature and is an active member of two Robert Burns ... |
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Elena Santangelo |
| Elena Santangelo (Pennsylvania) is an award-winning short story writer and an avid fan of both history and ghost stories. Her mystery and ghost tales have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Murderous Intent, and in the anthology Death ... |
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Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli |
| Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli (Michigan) is a writing instructor at Northwestern Michigan College. She is the author of novels, short stories, articles, and essays. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and anthologies. ... |
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Elizabeth Spann Craig |
| Elizabeth Spann Craig has spoken at the Cape Fear Crime Festival on the topics of Amateur Sleuths and Humorous Mysteries, and she appears with the Carolina Conspiracy mystery writing group in panels and conferences. She enjoys blogging about ... |
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Felicia Donovan |
| Felicia Donovan (New Hampshire) is a recognized expert in the field of law enforcement technology and currently works at a New England-based police department as a civilian Information Systems Manager. Swearing by the adage “every keystroke is ... |
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G.M. Malliet |
| G. M. Malliet worked as a journalist and copywriter for national and international news publications and public broadcasters. Winner of the Malice Domestic Grant (Death of a Cozy Writer), Malliet attended Oxford University and holds a graduate degree from ... |
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Gerald Anderson |
| Minnesota native Gerald Anderson (Moorhead, MN) is a professor of British and European history at North Dakota State University. ... |
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J.B. Stanley |
| J.B. Stanley has a BA in English from Franklin & Marshall College, an MA in English Literature from West Chester University, and an MLIS from North Carolina Central University. She taught sixth grade language arts in Cary, North Carolina for the ... |
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Jess Lourey |
| Jess Lourey is the author of the Lefty-nominated Murder-by-Month mysteries set in Battle Lake, Minnesota, and featuring amateur sleuth Mira James. Jess has been teaching writing and sociology at the college level since 1998. When not raising her wonderful ... |
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Jim Lavene |
| Bestselling authors and award-winning photojournalists, Joyce and Jim Lavene, are a husband and wife team who started writing novels in 1999 and have had more than 40 books published to date. In addition to their books, the Lavenes have published hundreds ... |
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Joanna Campbell Slan |
| Joanna Campbell Slan (St. Louis, Missouri) is an international authority in the scrapbooking community. She is the author of over ten books on the subject, and her work has appeared in all of the industry's top magazines. In 2004, Slan founded a contest ... |
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Joe Moore |
| Joe Moore (Florida) is a former marketing executive with 25 years experience in the television postproduction industry. He received two regional Emmy® awards for individual achievement in audio mixing. As a freelance writer, Joe reviewed fiction for ... |
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Joyce Lavene |
| Bestselling authors and award-winning photojournalists, Joyce and Jim Lavene, are a husband and wife team who started writing novels in 1999 and have had more than 40 books published to date. In addition to their books, the Lavenes have published hundreds ... |
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Julia Buckley |
| Julia Buckley (Illinois) has taught high school English for sixteen years and is married with two sons. ... |
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Karen MacInerney |
| Critically acclaimed author Karen MacInerney also teaches writers' workshops and drives a mean carpool. Her book Murder on the Rocks was selected as an Agatha nominee for Best First Novel. When she's not writing or chauffeuring children, she loves to ... |
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Keith Raffel |
| Keith Raffel is the author of Dot Dead. He founded the Internet software company, UpShot Corporation, which won numerous awards and accolades before being sold to Siebel Systems. Prior to seeking a career in writing, he served as counsel to the Senate ... |
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Kit Frazier |
| Kit Frazier (Austin, TX) is a two-time first place winner in the Writers' League of Texas and San Antonio Romance Authors Emma Merritt awards. She is the managing editor of a regional magazine and participates in search and rescue missions with the ... |
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Lisa Bork |
| Lisa Bork holds a bachelor’s degree in English and an M.B.A. in marketing, and worked in human resources and marketing before becoming a stay-at-home mom. When her children entered school fulltime, Lisa turned to writing to fill her days and ... |
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Lynn Sholes |
| Lynn Sholes (Florida) is a special assignment teacher for the Broward County School District in South Florida. Writing as Lynn Armistead McKee she penned six historical novels set in pre-Columbian Florida. As Lynn Sholes, she has changed genres and is ... |
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M. J. Zellnik |
| A native of New York City, M. J. Zellnik was seduced by Portland's beauty and colorful history after an initial stay in 1995. She enjoyed learning more about her adopted home while writing Murder at the Portland Variety, her first novel, and is ... |
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Mark Combes |
| An avid sailor and SCUBA diver, Mark Combes (Wisconsin) travels extensively in the Caribbean pursuing his passions. He works in book publishing. This is his first novel. ... |
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Mark Terry |
| Mark Terry (Michigan) is a full-time writer and editor. The author of a collection of mystery novellas and a crime novel, he currently reviews books for The Oakland Press. Terry also has a degree in microbiology and experience with infectious disease ... |
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Michelle Hancock |
| Michelle Hancock served in the Peace Corps, taught English in Asia, and studied acting in New York City. She is currently a teacher consultant with the University of Mississippi Writing Project. ... |
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Nina Wright |
| Nina Wright is an award-winning playwright and novelist. She is the author of the Whiskey Mattimoe mystery series (Midnight Ink), Homefree (Flux), and other fiction for adults and younger readers. When not at her keyboard, Nina leads workshops in writing ... |
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Richard Greener |
| Richard Greener (Atlanta) is a former broadcast industry executive, an award-winning essayist, and recipient of the coveted CEBA Award for excellence in business. Born and raised in New York City, the author resides in Atlanta with his wife of ... |
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Richard B. Schwartz |
| Richard Schwartz (Missouri) is a Professor of English and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He has also taught at West Point and Georgetown, and is the author of six nonfiction books, including Nice and ... |
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Rudy Stegemoeller |
| Rudy Stegemoeller (New York) is a lawyer and has won minor poker tournaments in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. He is the co-author of How to Win a Million, a satirical guide to gambling and family life. ... |
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Sue Ann Jaffarian |
| Sue Ann Jaffarian is a full-time paralegal who lives and works in Los Angeles. She writes mysteries and general fiction, as well as short stories, and is sought after as a motivational and humorous speaker. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America ... |
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Susan Goodwill |
| Susan Goodwill (Michigan) has been involved in community theatre for years. She is a graduate of the Writers Retreat Workshop and a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. Brigadoom is her first novel. ... |
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Terri Thayer |
| Terri Thayer (California) has been quilting for over twenty years. She has also taught quilting and is a member of the Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association and the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. ... |
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Tim Maleeny |
| Tim Maleeny is a San Francisco-based writer whose short stories appear in DEATH DO US PART, an anthology from Mystery Writers of America edited by Harlan Coben, and also Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Stealing the Dragon is the first in an ... |
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Tom Schreck |
| Tom Schreck’s novels are based on his experience as a former director of an inner city drug clinic and a professional boxing judge. Officiating fights at Madison Square Garden and elsewhere, he appears on HBO, Showtime, and ESPN. Schreck also ... |
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