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New #series in the works

6/10/2021

I have to wait until some contracts are agreed but needless to say I am Very Excited. I'll probably wait until my newsletter goes out to spill all, including my new #book cover for St Just #4 (DEATH IN CORNWALL). Please sign up at my website and thanks to those who already have!

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Poirot

5/22/2021

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Loving this #MarkAldridge #book so far. #agathachristie & now it’s given me an idea for a #Poirot-type story. What’s stunning is to learn how badly Agatha was treated by some book and magazine publishers. If they could do that to the best #crime #writer the world has ever seen it just goes to prove.... #maxtudormysteries #stjustmysteries #amwritingmystery #amwriting

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St. Just #4

5/17/2021

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Just an update that the 4th St. Just is on target to appear in October. The cover, along with a new title, will first be revealed in my newsletter. Please sign up if you haven't already.

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The Detection Club

5/15/2021

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Attending (via Zoom) the UK-based Bodies from the Library conference, I was reminded of all the books from the Detection Club I've yet to read.

[Please note--the next Bodies from the Library conference will be held in person in the British Library in June 2022.]

If you're not familiar, here is a description of the invite-only club, from Wikipedia: "The Detection Club was formed in 1930 by a group of British mystery writers, including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ronald Knox, Freeman Wills Crofts, Arthur Morrison, Hugh Walpole, John Rhode, Jessie Rickard, Baroness Emma Orczy, R. Austin Freeman, G. D. H. Cole, Margaret Cole, E. C. Bentley, Henry Wade, Constance Lindsay Taylor and H. C. Bailey. Anthony Berkeley was instrumental in setting up the club, and the first president was G. K. Chesterton. There was a fanciful initiation ritual with an oath probably written by either Chesterton or Sayers, and the club held regular dinner meetings in London."

They are still very much in operation, headed by Martin Edwards.

Some recommended reads: The Floating Admiral (1931), Ask a Policeman (1934), The Anatomy of a Murder (1936); Six Against the Yard (1936); The Verdict of Thirteen (1979); The Man Who… (1992); The Detection Collection (2005); The Verdict of Us All (2006); The Sinking Admiral (2016); Motives for Murder (2017).

And here's the latest: Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club (2020; edited by Martin Edwards, published by Collins Crime Club).

My TBR pile grows ever higher.

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Bloomberg on How Different Personalities Cope During the Pandemic

5/11/2021

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And which cope best.

It's not the old introvert/extrovert debate, as we thought. The people who impose a structure on their days do better than others. I found this fascinating, since my background is in psychology. Thought you might enjoy it, too:

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-08/am-i-an-introvert-the-personality-traits-that-make-lockdown-coping-easier

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Not Far From Me

5/10/2021

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A nearby neighbor with a green thumb. In fact, my entire neighborhood is filled with people of talent like this who go out of their way to create beauty. On my daily walk, my spirits are lifted by these efforts. So this is a thank you to my neighbors. This is just one way you've helped me and my husband get through the pandemic.

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Read the Short Stories Nominated for the Anthony Award

5/8/2021

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See the full list of nominees at https://www.bouchercon2021.com/anthony-award-nominations

Best Short Story

"Dear Emily Etiquette" - Barb Goffman - EQMM - Dell Magazines
"90 Miles" - Alex Segura - Both Sides: Stories From the Border - Agora Books
"The Boy Detective & The Summer of '74" - Art Taylor - AHMM (Jan-Feb) - Dell Magazines
"Elysian Fields" - Gabriel Valjan - California Schemin' - Wildside Press
"The Twenty-Five Year Engagement" - James W. Ziskin - In League with Sherlock Holmes - Pegasus Crime