SinC PS Welcome to new member Maren Halvorsen. Congratulations to: Kathleen Easley, whose romantic suspense novel, Under the Apple Tree, was included in Kirkus Reviews‘ list of 28 Indies Worth Discovering! Also in the news, Kathy’s series The Brenna Wickham Haunted Mysteries has recently been recorded by RB Media and is now available in audio format. Kathleen … Read more
Welcome to new member Emily Donaldson. Congratulations to G Daffu whose short story Poison Pills won first place in the Writer’s Digest 94th Annual Writing Competition (short story category). One of more than 3,800 entries across all categories, this marked G’s first piece of fiction to be published. Poison Pills appears in the Nov/Dec 2025 … Read more
Alice K. Boatwright saw her first Ellie Kent mystery, Under an English Heaven, jump to the #1 spot on Amazon’s list of the Top 100 Kindle ebooks in the US, the UK, and Canada during a recent free book promotion. In Australia, it reached #2. Gerald Elias shares that his quirky short story, “In the Mood,” appeared in … Read more
Marty Wingate’s latest book is The House for Lost Children, historical fiction set in Suffolk during the Second World War. It’s September 1940 and the Blitz has begun. A group of children from a charity school in London, suddenly orphans with the drop of a single bomb, are evacuated to the countryside to be looked after … Read more
Susan McCormick’s latest, The Room at the End of the Hall, will be released August 5. A skilled surgeon, who gives up a promising career to care for his quirky mother, must discover why his patients are dying and whether a sin from his past is threatening his reputation, his patients, and his life. The book … Read more
Jean Matthews was honored by the placement of her book If Two Are Dead into Chanticleer’s 2025 Mystery and Mayhem Hall of Fame for Cozy Mystery Books. Candace Robb has five more books coming out in audio from Tantor between December 2025 and March 2026. Her latest print release, Owen Archer #16, is scheduled to come out in February 2026! … Read more
Susan Nolen shares that her short story “Anniversary Gifts” made the longlist in the Murder Squad’s 25th anniversary contest, and though it did not quite make the short list, it was one of two longlist stories that were “Highly Commended!” Judges were the members of the Murder Squad: Margaret Murphy, Cath Staincliffe, Chris Simms, Ann … Read more
May brings member news for Kerri Hakoda and Kate Jackson. Please remember to send in your news for inclusion in our newsletter and on our website. (Never pass up an opportunity.)
April brings news from Erica Miner; Rhoda Berlin; and Marty Wingate, Alice K.Boatwright, and Candace Robb. Erica Miner signed books at Barnes and Noble on March 29—bringing all threebooks from her Julia Kogan Opera Mystery series together in one place. Rhoda Berlin’s book See Me is a 2025 finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award’s MontaigneMedal. Alice … Read more
Wendy Church’s new book, Tunnel Vision, coming out March 4 and available for preorder, received a positive review from Kirkus, who said “The second in Church’s Shadows of Chicago series is violent, dark, and steadily absorbing.” The entire review can be found here. Two of her previous novels are being re-released by Severn House. Murder on the Spanish Seas and Murder Beyond … Read more