We can’t wait for November 11, when we have four mystery authors from the Mystery Writers of America New York Chapter scheduled along with moderator Mark McNease talking about how to start writing a series and keep it going. If you are an established author looking to learn some additional tips and tricks or if you are a new aspiring writer looking to find out where to get started, this is sure to be an enjoyable and insightful event. You can check out a variety of their works in print and as ebooks.
Annamaria Alfieri writes the Vera and Tolliver stories, which are set in British East Africa and explore the evils of colonialism. It began with Strange Gods. The Richmond Times-Dispatch praised the series as having “the flair of Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, the cunning of Agatha Christie and Elspeth Huxley.”
Tom Coffey signed a three-book deal with Level Best Books in 2023. Public Morals is the first novel in The Devine Trilogy, which is named after the family at its center. The series examines the arc of law enforcement in New York from the 1980s to the present. The second book, Special Victim, will be released in late November.
Peggy Ehrhart is currently writing the Knit & Nibble mysteries for Kensington Books. Her amateur sleuth, Pamela Paterson, is the founder and mainstay of the Arborville, New Jersey, knitting club, nicknamed Knit and Nibble. Knit & Nibble #10, Knitmare on Beech Street, was a December 2023 release; “Murder Most Irish” appears in Kensington’s 2024 St. Patrick’s Day novella anthology, Irish Milkshake Murder; and A Dark and Stormy Knit will appear in the fall of 2024.
Gerri Lewis is the author of the Deadly Deadlines mystery, The Last Word, about an obituary writer who solves murders in her hometown of Ridgefield, Connecticut. When she is not helping her protagonist solve mysteries, she writes magazine features and is the Public Information Officer for the Ridgefield Office of Emergency Management.
Mark McNease is the author of the Kyle Callahan Mysteries, the Marshall James Thrillers, and the Maggie Dahl Mysteries. He has won two Emmys for Outstanding Children’s Program for Into the Outdoors, and he currently serves on the board of the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter.
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