All Blog Posts Tagged 'Mystery' (97)

SAM REAVES TODAY, WEDNESDAY, AT ACME AUTHORS LINK

Come on over to welcome our special guest, Mystery Writer, Sam Reaves, today at

http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com and leave a comment to make him feel welcome.

If you see this post after Wednesday, the post will still be up and you're still welcome to leave a comment.

Thanks,

Morgan Mandel…

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Added by Morgan Mandel on November 13, 2008 at 12:08am — No Comments

Film Maker wanted to make trailer

The producers of my play, Murder at the Pelican Club which is to be premiered in Liverpool on 26 November are looking for a Liverpool based Film Maker to make a Murder at the Pelican Club trailer, credited and looped all day in a venue in Liverpool. It will also be shown on You Tube, and excerpts on MySpace, Facebook plus other social networking sites. How exciting and what a fantastic opportunity for someone. Great exposure and experience. So come on all… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on November 1, 2008 at 3:30am — No Comments

I'm pining for the Frankfurt Book Fair

I never thought I’d say it but I’m pining for the Frankfurt Book Fair. Here's a photo of me at the 2007 Frankfurt Book Fair. It is the first time in four years that I won’t be going. I didn’t think I would miss the experience especially after last year when the German train drivers decided to go on strike. We were staying in a lovely hotel in Bad Nauheim, (where we always stay because it overlooks the most fantastic park) but this meant we had… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on October 15, 2008 at 3:31am — No Comments

NEW ACME AUTHORS LINK GUESTS THIS WEEK

Catch Angela Wilson - Author Publicist, Virtual Tour Editor, Author, at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com, where she'll offer marketing tips on Wednesday, September 17, 2008.

You don't want to miss Craig Johnson, this week's Man of Mystery, as interviewed by resident mystery blogger, Rob Walker, at… Continue

Added by Morgan Mandel on September 14, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Forgotten Book Friday

(When Patti Abbott asked me to write a blog about a book I thought had been forgotten, it didn’t take me but a nanosecond to know what book it would be about. When I pulled it off the bookshelf, I realized I couldn’t explain it without going into explanation of the author, because the book affected my teenage years and the author a good part of the rest of my life.)

Writer Dennis Lynds had many claims to fame in his lifetime; being… Continue

Added by Michael Haskins on August 15, 2008 at 10:39pm — No Comments

One Bad Apple

Some people snidely refer to a book as a cozy mystery. Sheila Connolly's One Bad Apple is an example of everything that is right with the cozy mystery. Her book has a likable heroine, an attractive small town setting, a slimy victim, and fascinating side elements. I hope Connolly returns readers to Granford, Massachusetts again.

Meg Corey lost her banking job in Boston in a downsize. She took on the joint ownership of an old house in… Continue

Added by Lesa Holstine on August 7, 2008 at 11:29pm — No Comments

MEN OF MYSTERY COMING TO ACME AUTHORS LINK NEXT WEEK

Acme Authors Link is happy to host two popular Men of Mystery next week at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com

On Wednesday, August 13 - Marcus Sakey

Friday, August 15 - Joe Konrath

Stop on by and see what these great authors have to say. Then come back again to read what our regular great bloggers are saying every day!

Morgan Mandel…

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Added by Morgan Mandel on August 7, 2008 at 1:27pm — No Comments

KATHRYN CASEY BEST SELLING AUTHOR AUGUST 2ND 2pm

Well, life is full of surprises. Our July 26th interview with Kathryn Casey was NOT on the air due due to some strange occurance at Outlaw Radio's off-premises web-host -- or some such techno babble. We cleverly recorded the interview just in case -- but the recording ALSO suffered some extraterrestial damage. Go figure. Either forces were conspiring against us, or the delay is all for the best. Ms Casey has bravely decided to return to the show THIS… Continue

Added by Burl Barer on July 30, 2008 at 7:04pm — No Comments

King of the Holly Hop

I received the nicest note from Les Roberts about my review of King of the Holly Hop, saying I "Got" the book. Yes!

Here's my review.

It's been twenty-three years since I lived in Ohio, so Les Roberts' Milan Jacovich mysteries always take me back. It's been six years since the last book in the series, and even Milan seems to be looking back in King of the Holly Hop. It's a sad book. For Milan, and me, there's no going back to… Continue

Added by Lesa Holstine on July 25, 2008 at 12:04am — No Comments

Murder Mystery Evening

I've just returned from a meeting with Portsmouth Library to discuss the final planning for the Murder Mystery evening to be held this Friday. It sounds as though it is going to be great fun. Tickets were sold out almost immediately and there is a waiting list for the next one! So well done Portsmouth Library. I'm looking forward to it. They'll be Pimms on the balcony after the event and time for guests to buy signed copies of my books if they wish. I only have a very small part to play in the… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on July 23, 2008 at 4:23am — No Comments

Crime Always Pays

This week on Crime Always Pays: is crime fiction recession-proof?; the ‘Irish mysteries’ issue of the Mystery Readers Journal; free copies of Tony Black’s PAYING FOR IT; what did Aeschylus (right) ever do for us?; Martin Edwards Q&A’d; Adrian McKinty on Jim Thompson’s Okalahoma; THE IRISH WAR ON DRUGS; Tana French’s THE LIKENESS and John Connolly’s THE REAPERS reviewed; Patrick Shawn Bagley writes crime fiction poetry; and the Grand Vizier… Continue

Added by Declan Burke on July 16, 2008 at 8:44pm — No Comments

Read 'The Significance of Cherries' (Murder mystery) FOR FREE

One of my longer, previously unpublished short stories 'The Significance of Cherries' has just been published in the summer issue of The Loch Raven Review. It will eventually appear in a print anthology by the Review but for now the story is available to read FREE online at http://www.lochravenreview.net/2008Summer/porter.html

Check out the rest of the journal while you're there. It's a great… Continue

Added by Brian L Porter on July 15, 2008 at 1:03am — No Comments

Michelle Gagnon and I to sign at LA's Mystery Bookstore

On the weekend, Bobby from the Los Angeles Mystery Bookstore called and set a time for my July 19th signing, 2 p.m., and asked if I minded sharing the time slot with California writer Michelle Gagnon. I am so honored to be signing in one of LA’s oldest and most prestigious bookstores that I would sign with the devil just to be included.

Well, I Googled Michelle (and you should too) and found a very attractive young lady and, if reviews are anyway to judge, talented too! I am glad… Continue

Added by Michael Haskins on May 21, 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments

Happy anniversary, Kate!

Today, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kate's Mystery Books. Owned and operated by Kate Mattes, one of the first directors of Sisters in Crime and the recent winner of a Raven from the… Continue

Added by Clea Simon on May 13, 2008 at 3:28pm — No Comments

Short Story in EQMM!

I have a short story in the July 2008 issue of ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE (here's a mystery, the July issue is published in May!!)

I'm very excited. It's a rather unusual story called "Murder on the Main Line" and is based on a woman I knew and loved -- except for the murder, of course.

If you read it, please let me know what you think.

Added by Meredith Anthony on May 1, 2008 at 2:47am — 1 Comment

Festival of Mystery

I played hooky from the Citizens' Police Academy this week to attend the Festival of Mystery in Oakmont ,PA (near Pittsburgh). As always, it was a blast. Hey, a room full of authors, books, and readers...what's not to love? I also blog about the event over on Working Stiffs today, so come on by and check it out.

Added by Annette Dashofy on May 1, 2008 at 2:41am — No Comments

MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS: A CRUISE TO DIE FOR

I just returned from a trip to the Mexican Caribbean. It was a cruise saluting Veterans, very patriotic (I am a Vietnam Era vet). I was on a panel of authors talking to the vets about writing their memoirs. The cruise was terrific! We got together later with the travel agent who pulled together the trip and pitched the idea of a mystery cruise. I came up with the title: Murder On the High Seas: A Cruise To Die For.

I heard today that the travel agent can pull it together by next… Continue

Added by Sunny Frazier on November 30, 1999 at 12:00pm — No Comments