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Elaine Munsch

Elaine is very happy to announce the publication of the seventh Dash Hammond book, OLD SINS.

You can order the book from Amazon right now

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if you prefer to buy your books from a bookstore, OLD SINS will be available at Barnes & Noble after the holidays.

Thank you for your support.

Elaine will be signing books at the Jingle Bell Book Bash.

WHEN:  Sunday, December 10^th, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.

WHERE:  Forest Edge Winery, 1910 Clermont Road,  Shepherdsville, Kentucky.

Hope to see you there.

Pam Hirschler AND LEANNE edelen

Pam and Leanne have short stories in a new anthology published by our fellow Sisters in Crime chapter Speed City (Indianapolis).

Leanne’s story, THE PERFECT MATCH, involves a troubled teenager named Henry, who has a penchant for setting fires.

Pam’s story, written under pen name P. K. Richard, HIGH ROLLER, involves a small-town florist with a nose for detective work.

Our DRS critique group got an early peek at these two stories before they were published, and they ae both delightful.

The rural Indiana landscape seems so bucolic, from the gently rolling hills of the south to the easy sway of cornfields in the north. Who knew those picturesque barns could hide criminal activity as well as livestock, or those rustic cemeteries be rife with murder victims as well as those who died of old-age? The members of the Speed City Sisters in Crime chapter, that’s who! In these seemingly peaceful rural settings, our authors uncover criminal deeds, unearth long dead secrets, provide justice for the wronged, and thwart the plans of the wicked. Sixteen tales testify that from the wide-open farmland to the small farming towns, the opportunity for mayhem and mischief is ever-present.

Linda Rees

Linda will be signing books at the Campbell County Band Craft Show. When: Dec2 between 9-3:00 Where: CCHS Winterfest Alexandria

Linda’s books are on sale at: Country Patchwork gift store in Falmouth Dec. 2, from 10-5:00.

Linda is happy that her books are on sale at Moonstruck in Williamstown.

Lynn Slaughter

Lynn signed a contract with Fire and Ice/Melange Books for her young adult romantic mystery, MISSING MOM.

Anticipated release date: Aug/Sept 2024.

Seventeen-year-old Noelle, an aspiring ballet dancer, refuses to believe her mom’s disappearance was a “probable suicide.” She’s determined to find out what really happened to her mother. Her investigation turns out to be connected to a young woman who escaped from an abusive marriage nearly two decades ago.

Join us on November 11 for our guest speaker, Jo-Ann Farmer.

Be advised this is a very graphic presentation, and no one under the age of 18 will be allowed to attend.

Jo-Ann Farmer was elected Jefferson County Coroner in November 2022. Previously, she served as a Deputy Coroner for nearly 23 years, and the last 17 were as Chief Deputy Coroner. She earned “Advanced Coroner” designation in 2005 and achieved “Master Coroner” designation in 2011.

Jo-Ann is the keynote speaker for Bellarmine University several times per year, lecturing on Forensics, and speaks to high schools and community organizations on Foresics as well. She conducted a six-week Forensic seminar at the Louisville Free Public Library and two full-day seminars at the University of Central Florida.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky Nursing Program, Jo-Ann’s nursing experience includes: Charge Nurse of Trauma/Emergency Room, Labor and Delivery, Coronary Care and Intensive Care Units in Lexington, Covington and Louisville.

She is a native Louisvillian, a wife, a mother of two adult sons, and “Mimi” to two young grandsons.

Note: At the request of Ms. Farmer, this meeting will not be recorded.

When: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Time: 11am-1pm

Where:

Central State Campus, Bingham Building

10511 La Grange Road

Louisville, KY 40223

Directions on the campus:

Go in the main entrance and veer right.

There will be a building on the left with mosaic tile on it.

This is the Bingham Building.

We need to wait outside the entrance until the entire group has arrived.

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Saturday’s guest speaker, David Wecker, gave a very entertaining and informative presentation on writing author bios. Thanks to David for his time, and thanks to Miki Reilly-Howe for arranging and moderating the talk! See below for some example bios David has done for various professionals.

Example Bios: