Panelists 2018

Robert Mangeot Robert Mangeot lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife and cats. His short fiction appears here and there, including ALFRED HITCHCOCK MYSTERY MAGAZINE, THE FORGE, LOWESTOFT CHRONICLE, MYSTERY WEEKLY MAGAZINE, MWA’s ICE COLD, and the Anthony-winning MURDER UNDER THE OAKS. He was a finalist in the 2017 Derringer Awards. When not writing, he…

D.E. Funk DE Funk is a contemporary American crime writer. She has graduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Social Studies. DE has taught at a higher education institution for the past ten years. Silent Rage (KDP 2018) is her debut novel. She is currently working on the second book in the series. As an avid…

Mary Beth Magee Mary Beth Magee’s (LOL)4 Mysteries and Cypress Point Chronicles take place in Pearl River County, MS, but other stories wander the country. Devotions, crafts and children’s books bear her name as well.Her public speaking takes her across the country as a member of the Sisters in Crime Speakers Bureau along with workshops…

Sharon Hopkins Sharon Woods Hopkins is the author of the award-winning Rhetta McCarter mystery series and numerous short stories. When she’s not writing, Sharon’s hobbies include painting, fishing, photography, flower gardening, and restoring muscle cars. She is a member of the Sisters in Crime, Heartland Writers’ Guild, and the Missouri Writers’ Guild. She spent 30…

Bill Hopkins Retired judge Bill Hopkins is from Missouri. His poems, short-stories, non-fiction, and plays have appeared in different venues. Bill is a member of Sisters In Crime, Horror Writers Association, Heartland Writers Guild, and SEMO Writers Guild. He and his wife Sharon Woods Hopkins (also a mystery writer) live in Marble Hill. COURTING MURDER…

Mariah Fredericks Mariah Fredericks was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in history. She enjoys reading and writing about dead people and how they got that way. A Death of No Importance is her first adult mystery. • Making the Old New: Writing Historical Fiction &…

Jane Willan Reverend Jane Willan is a parish minister and author in Paxton, Massachusetts. She serves the First Congregational Church of Paxton and lives in the church parsonage with her husband Don and their two rescue dogs, Magi and Moses. She is the author of The Shadow of Death: A Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn…

Lisa Preston Lisa Preston began writing after careers as a fire department paramedic and a city police sergeant. She was first published in nonfiction, with titles on animal care, such as The Ultimate Guide to Horse Feed, Supplements and Nutrition. Her debut novel, Orchids and Stone, (Thomas & Mercer, 2016), has been described as a…

Roger Johns ROGER JOHNS is the author of the Wallace Hartman Mysteries from St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books: Dark River Rising (2017) and River of Secrets (2018). He is the 2018 Georgia Author of the Year (Detective-Mystery Category) and a finalist for the 2018 Silver Falchion Award for best police procedural. His articles and interviews have…

Shaun Harris   Shaun Harris grew up in Connecticut and attended the University of Notre Dame where he had an unadorned career as a fencer and earned a degree in both American Studies and Film and Television. He taught high school social studies in Chicago and South Bend, Indiana. His first novel, The Hemingway Thief,…