Host Robert Daniher (far left) with the cozy crew of (left to right) Mary McHugh, Carole Bugge (aka C.E. Lawrence), Susan Breen, and Peggy Ehrhart. On Saturday, October 17, Madison Public Library and MWA-NY hosted the first-ever Bones & Scones reading event in Madison, New Jersey. A cozy mystery version of Noir at the Bar, Bones & Scones was the brainchild of […]
During the last weekend of September, I attended the Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity (C3) conference in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The C3 is an annual book lovers’ event for fans and writers of horror, mystery, suspense, thriller, fantasy, and paranormal. Attendees were greeted with a tote bag of goodies, including a copy of Prose ‘n Cons magazine, a notepad and pen set, and
Greenwich, Conn., author Nina Mansfield shares an insider’s view of CrimeCONN 2015, the annual Connecticut Mystery Conference co-sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter.
C.J. Carpenter was born and grew up in Upstate New York. She worked in advertising and television production before she decided to embark on a writing career. About her first novel, Never Alone, Kirkus Reviews wrote: “A promising debut for fans of the procedural thriller. The complex heroine and startling denouement lift this one above the average and bode well for future installments.” Her second novel, Hidden Vices, was released in July.
