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A former local elected official, Kris Calvin, author of debut novel One Murder More, knows politics from the inside out. She lives minutes from Sacramento, capital city of California and has been honored by the State Assembly and the California Governor’s office for her leadership in political advocacy on behalf of children.  Educated at Stanford and…

I loved being a reporter for The Hartford Courant in Hartford, Ct. covering mostly education and religion. Then my husband, David, and I moved our two daughters and a little poodle named Tucky to Memphis. Tucky is short for Kentucky – I am a University of Kentucky graduate who bleeds Blue.          As Stephanie and Becky…

Peggy Rothschild grew up in Los Angeles. Always a mystery-lover, she embraced the tales of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys before graduating to the adult section of the library. An English major in high school, she switched to art her – other passion – in college. Peggy has authored two adult mysteries, CLEMENTINE’S SHADOW…

A resident of beautiful Tennessee, where she continues to write, her American Cultural Heritage Anthology, while using her previous writings of Domestic Violence, to further benefit its victims through our states legislation. She holds an MBA with an emphasis on Health Care, is a retired Hospital Administrator, and has attained  a degree in Architectural design. She is an avid traveler, a Master Gardener and a member of…

L. Sydney Fisher is the bestselling author of The Haunted Prophecy of Natalie Bradford, Part I & Part II. She developed a love of writing during her childhood years and has continued her love of storytelling through inspiration she derives from research.  She enjoys exploring ancient history, military history, unexplained mysteries, true crime, NASA exploration,…

Stephanie Osborn, the Interstellar Woman of Mystery, is a 20+-year space program veteran, with graduate/undergraduate degrees in astronomy, physics, chemistry and mathematics, is “fluent” in several more, including geology and anatomy. She has authored, co-authored, or contributed to two dozen books, including celebrated, Burnout: The mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281. Co-author of the Cresperian Saga,…

John Edward Mullen has been employed as a wild-lands firefighter, economist, financial analyst, university lecturer, and for twelve years he worked as a programmer/analyst. He lives in the San Diego area with his wife. John’s award-winning debut novel, Digital Dick, tells the story of Dick Young, a sentient artificial intelligence who witnesses a murder and…

A former Assistant Attorney General and tax advisor, Diane Kelly inadvertently worked with white-collar criminals. Lest she end up in jail, Diane decided self-employment was a good idea. Her fingers hit the keyboard and thus began her Death and Taxes romantic mystery series. A graduate of her hometown’s Citizen Police Academy, Diane Kelly also writes…

Rich Zahradnik is the author of the Coleridge Taylor Mystery series from Camel Press. Last Words, the first novel in the series, was published Oct. 1, 2014. Drop Dead Punk came out on Aug. 15. Last Words won honorable mention for mystery in Foreword Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards and the Bronze Medal for mystery/thriller ebook in the 2015…

A native New Yorker, Marilyn Fisher moved to Virginia and Tennessee as an adult, working as a college English professor of literature and composition and administrator. She is fascinated with everything about horses, having owned, ridden, and bred them. Protecting horses from mistreatment is a recurring theme in her Connie Holt mystery series set in Virginia…