SinC PS 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
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
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
Cynthia Blair (Cynthia Baxter): The second book in her Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe Mystery series, HOT FUDGE MURDER, was released by Kensington in paperback on Nov 26th. The third book in the series, LAST LICKS, will come out in hardcover on Dec 31st. Alice K. Boatwright published an article about Miss Marple and Miss Silver – the “other” … Read more
Our annual flash fiction night in November again demonstrated the diversely talented writers in our chapter. More than a dozen people stepped up to the challenge of writing a story no longer than 350 words on the theme of “mysteries in the dark of night.” The stories ranged from hard-boiled and ghost stories to paranormal … Read more
The election of 2020 officers for the chapter took place online and at our November 14th meeting. The proposed slate was elected: Luanne Brown, President; Susan Bailey, Vice President; Charlotte Stuart, Secretary; and Curt Colbert, Treasurer. However, Susan has since decided she is not able to take on this commitment after all, and she has resigned. … Read more
Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 7:00pm Stadler Room at Third Place Commons, Lake Forest Park Catherine Hendricks practiced law for 33 years, half as a trial lawyer and half as an appellate lawyer, including many years with the WA Attorney General. But she always intended to be a writer. “I’ve always thought of myself as … Read more
Cynthia Blair (Cynthia Baxter) ’s third book in the Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shoppe mystery series, HARD LICKS, will be released by Kensington in hardcover on Nov 26th. Jeffrey D. Briggs will be reading from OUT OF A COLD DARK SEA at the Richmond Beach Library (Thu, Nov 7, 3 pm) and Paper Boat Bookseller (Fri, Nov … Read more
Ingrid Thoft, author of the award-winning Fina Ludlow PI series, was our guest speaker in October. She gave us an insider’s perspective on experiences from having to choose between your agent and your book (she went with the book and got a different agent); studying the art of private investigation (very helpful, but she did … Read more
New officers for 2020 will be elected in November. Members will receive an e-ballot around the 1st of November. You may return this (email-address confirmed) ballot by November 10th, or vote by secret ballot at the meeting on November 14th. The results will be tallied and presented at the meeting. The new officers will serve from January 1 … Read more