Elaine Munsch says

I’m pleased to announce that Mystery and Horror, LLC, has agreed to publish the seventh Dash Hammond book, OLD SINS. The book should be out later this fall, depending on the Hurricane and if I make it back from Scotland. As soon as I get a cover, I’ll let you all know. Just remember what Hercule Poirot (among others) said: Old sins cast long shadows.

Lynn Slaughter  is thrilled that her unpublished middle grade novel, THE BIG SWITCH: VARNEY AND CEDRIC, was named a finalist for the Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize in the young adult/middle grade category.

Lynn’s article on character development appeared in Writer’s Digest:

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Lynn’s piece on mysteries for performing arts lovers appeared in CrimeReads:

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Carol Preflatish will be signing books at the Greater Clark County Schools Craft Fair on September 23 at The Fetter Center, 1611 E 10^th Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana from 8 am to 3 pm.

Be sure to join us via zoom for September 9 guest speaker, retired Covington Detective Brian Kane. Brian will talk to us about:

Crime Solving: Factual Analysis and Decision Strategy

• When: September 9, 2023
• Time:  11:30 am EST
• Where: this meeting is zoom only this month. Please use the following link to register. The meeting will be recorded and posted later.

Zoom Registration Link

NOTE:  The meeting registration will show start time of 11am. That is our chapter business meeting. Detective Kemp will speak at 11:30am. If you don’t wish to attend the business meeting, register, and log in shortly before 11:30am.

Brian Kane began his law enforcement career in 1994 as a deputy with the Campbell County Sheriff. In 1999, he moved to the Covington Police Department where he spent the remainder of his career.

In 2007, Brian was promoted to Detective in the Criminal Investigations Bureau, handling burglaries and low-level felony cases. In 2010, Brian was elevated to the Major Case Unit and was responsible for suspicious deaths, homicides, felonious assaults and rape cases. He was later promoted to Detective Sergeant, supervising 10 Detectives and 4 evidence technicians and served a dual role as the lead investigator with the Internal Affairs Unit. He retired in 2020.

He was an active member of the Covington SWAT Team for 14 years and is a Certified Firearms Instructor through the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Department of Justice. During his service, Brian received many notable awards, including the Meritorious Valor Award, two Distinguished Service Awards, a Departmental Unit Citation and recognition from the U.S. Army 5^th Group Special Forces Group – Airborne.

Today, Brian owns Active Solutions & Consulting, a training and consulting practice. He lives in Newport, Kentucky with his wife, Kelly, of 27 years. They have three daughters, a dog, a cat, and a turtle.

LaGrange Book Fair – DRS is Participating Again

DRS members will be participating at this year’s LaGrange Book Fair. Last year’s event, in April, had a good turnout, in spite of the cold weather. We hope more pleasant temperatures this year draws an even bigger crowd!

Attending this year:

Elaine Munsch	Carol Preflatish
Lynn Slaughter	Linda Rees
Susan Bell

What: LaGrange Book Fair

When: Saturday, August 5, 2023, 10am – 4pm

Where: City Place, 112 St. 1st Ave, LaGrange

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Tony Acree – Award-Winning Publisher, Novelist, and Screenwriter

Tony Acree is an award-winning publisher, novelist, and screenwriter. He lives near Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, twin daughters, two female dogs, two female cats, and says the way the goldfish looks at him, he’s sure she’s female, too. Tony recently spoke to our chapter about screenwriting.

Dark Harbor Pictures will be producing two streaming shows, one based on his Victor McCain thrillers, and the other on his Samantha Tyler thrillers. In addition, his screenplay, Songs of Bloody Harlan has been optioned for the silver screen by Jamezz Hampton and 1209 Productions. His publishing house, Hydra Publications, won the Jason Sizemore Award for best small press, and Publisher of the Year by the AOF Megafest and Conquering Disabilities w/Film International Film Festival.

His screenplay, The Hand of God, co-written by Sarah Gardiner, won Best Horror Screenplay at The LA Film Awards.

His first solo screenplay, Songs of Bloody Harlan, took Best Long Format Screen Play at the Imadjinn Film Festival.

Tony is currently the Creative Writer in Residence at the Oldham County Schools Art Center.

Tony is also on the board of Louisville Literary Arts.

Follow Tony on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTonyAcree
, on Twitter @TonyAcree, or on his website, Tonyacree.com. You can email him at Tonyacree@Gmail.com.