Panelists 2020

T.M. Brown T. M. Brown, Mike to friends and family, embraces his Georgia heritage, thanks to the paternal branches of his family tree. Retired since 2014 from the 9-to-5 life, Mike and his wife Connie reside below Atlanta near Newnan, Georgia. Creating his fictional rural town of Shiloh and its cast of memorable characters has…

M.J. Downing Born and raised in Louisville, M.J. Downing is a recent retiree from the faculty of Jefferson Community and Technical College, where he taught composition and literature classes. He is married and lives with his wife, Amy, a cat named Gray, and a dog named Grumpy. He is a client of the Aponte Literary…

Bill Rapp Bill Rapp began his professional life as an academic historian on Modern Europe but after a year of teaching decided to pursue a less sedentary career. He spent the next 35 years as an analyst, diplomat, and senior executive with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he continues to work part-time as a consultant…

Maria Hudgins Maria Hudgins is the author of six Dotsy Lamb Travel Mysteries and several published short stories. She lives in Hampton Virginia and is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers.  

Catharine Riggs Catharine Riggs lives and writes on California’s central coast. Before her dive into thrillers, Riggs worked as a business banker, adjunct college instructor, and a nonprofit executive. Her 2019 thriller, What She Never Said, is the second novel in her Santa Barbara Suspense series. Thomas & Mercer published the first, What She Gave…

Jackie Ross Flaum Jackie Ross Flaum’s career began at The Hartford Courant in Connecticut, where she won a statewide competition for editorial writing. After moving to Memphis and abandoning reality for fiction, she took first place for romantic suspense in the 21st River City Romance Writers contest. Her short stories appear in the anthologies, “Elmwood…

P. Moss P Moss is an author whose books Blue Vegas and Vegas Knockout shine a fictional light on the clash between old and new Las Vegas, while his novel Vegas Tabloid is a twisted fast-paced thriller that completes the trilogy. His short stories have appeared in several magazines and anthologies while his band Bloodcocks…

Dana Killion Dana Killion grew up in a small town in northern Wisconsin, reading Nancy Drew and dreaming of living surrounded by tall buildings. A career in the apparel industry satisfied her city living urge and Nancy Drew evolved into Cornwell, Fairstein, and Evanovich. One day, frustrated that her favorite authors weren’t writing fast enough,…

Lori Rader-Day Lori Rader-Day is the Edgar Award-nominated and Anthony Award- and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Under a Dark Sky, The Day I Died, Little Pretty Things, and The Black Hour. She co-chairs the mystery conference Murder and Mayhem in Chicago and serves as the national president of Sisters in Crime. Her new…

Amy River Amy Rivers is the author of three novels, as well numerous short stories and personal essays. She is also the Director of Northern Colorado Writers. Her latest novel, All The Broken People, was released in March 2019. She’s been published in We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and Humor, Flash!…