January 2020 Meeting Recap: Becoming Sam Gaynor – an Evening with Catherine Hendricks

Catherine, aka Sam, shared stories from her experience as a King County prosecutor, including sharing an office with police, to illustrate the role of the prosecutor and the difference between the work of prosecutors and police. One of the differences she explained was the difference in strategic thinking about cases. Prosecutors tend to think more … Read more

Waverly Fitzgerald: In Memoriam and HARD RAIN book launch

Our February meeting will be a very special one: we will celebrate the life of our longtime member, Waverly Fitzgerald, who passed away on December 13, 2019 just before the paperback publication of her new Rachel Stern PI mystery, HARD RAIN, by Epicenter Press. (She was able to see the ebook edition released in November.) … Read more

Welcome 2020 Officers!

Congratulations and welcome to our 2020 officers! Beginning this month Luanne Brown, President; Charlotte Stuart, Vice President; and Curt Colbert, Treasurer will assume the leadership of the Puget Sound chapter.  President Luanne Brown said, “In running for president of PugetSound SinC, I hope to maintain the steady growth of the chapter and explore innovative ways … Read more

January 2020 Member News

Cynthia Blair (Cynthia Baxter)’s new book, LAST LICKS, was released in hard cover, audio, and ebook editions by Kensington Books on Dec 31. It is the third book in her Lickety Splits mystery series. Leslie Budewitz spoke on “Building Character” at a meeting of Authors of the Flathead in Kalispell, Montana on Dec 12. Leslie’s most recent … Read more