Member News

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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

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

Candace Robb is excited to be launching A Snake in the Barley. The fifteenth book in her popular Owen Archer series, the book is both a mystery and a love story, with Tom and Bess Merchet of the York Tavern as the central characters. The in-person launch party is Wednesday, December 4, 7 PM at Third Place Books … Read more