The Sisters in Crime Writers' Podcast

A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, novels of suspense, and books for kids. Her books have received many accolades. As Allison Brook she writes the Haunted Library series. Death Overdue, the first in the series, was an Agatha nominee for Best Contemporary Novel in 2018. Other mysteries include the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club series, the Twin Lakes series, and Giving Up the Ghost. Her suspense, Come Home to Death, was released in April, 2024, and her suspense, Dangerous Relations, was republished earlier this year. Death on Dickens Island, the first book in her Books on the Beach series, will debut on October 21, 2025.Marilyn's juvenile novel, Rufus and Magic Run Amok, was an International Reading Association-Children's Book Council Children's Choice and has recently come out in a new edition. Rufus and the Witch's Drudge, the second book in the series, has been released and the third, Rufus and the Dark Side of Magic, will be released in May 2025. And Don't Bring Jeremy was a nominee for six state awards. Her YA horror, The Devil's Pawn, came out in a new edition in January, 2024.Marilyn lives on Long Island, where many of her books take place. She loves traveling, reading, doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku, chatting on FaceTime with her grandkids and playing with her cats, Romeo and Juliet. Website: http://www.marilynlevinson.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/marilyn.levinson.10?ref=ts&fref=tsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/marilynlevinsonauthor/https://www.bookbub.com/authors/marilyn-levinsonhttps://www.bookbub.com/authors/allison-brook*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Julia Buckley is a Chicago area mystery writer. She has authored several series for Penguin Random House and has also published several standalone mysteries, including suspense novels and a YA paranormal mystery. Several of her books were Barnes & Noble best sellers, and her novel A DARK AND STORMY MURDER was recently optioned for film.She taught English for 35 years, and continues to tutor young people around the world. She lives with her husband, a black Labrador, and four cats in a quiet suburb. She has two grown sons and two lovely daughters in law. Website: https://juliabuckley.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JuliaBuckleyMysteryNovelsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jellenbuckley/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/juliskab.bsky.socialThreads Handle: https://www.threads.com/@jellenbuckley*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo

After twenty years in Hollywood as a screenwriter working for the major studios, Jule Selbo moved to Portland Maine to focus on writing novels. First came three historical fiction books, then she moved into her favorite genre: crime-mystery. 7 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery, is the fourth book in the crime/mystery series that has made Kirkus' Top 5 mysteries from Indie Publishers List, has been awarded a Silver Falchion and award nominations from Foreword Review, the Clue Award, Maine Literary Award and more. The series begins with 10 DAYS, is followed by 9 DAYS, 8 DAYS, and now 7 DAYS (you can see the pattern). The Dee Rommel Series is a finalist in the CIBA Book Series Awards. Quoting from reviews: “Dee Rommel is one of today's most compelling detectives”;“A hero unlike any other in crime fiction”; “Fans of Lisa Jewell and Lisa Gardner will enjoy these suspenseful thrillers”. She's now working on 6 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery.Some of her screenwriting credits include: Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Hercules, Hunchback of Notre Dame II (Disney), Ariel, The Mermaid's Beginning (Disney), Space Above and Beyond, Melrose Place, Hard Promises (Columbia), Women In Prison (HBO) and more. She was also a professor of film for 15 years, and wrote books on Story Structure and Film Genre that are used in universities. Facebook Page: https://www.Facebook.com/jule.selboInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/juleselbo/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/jselbo11.bsky.socialWebsite: https://www.juleselbo.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Susan Elia MacNeal is the New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope mysteries and Mother Daughter Traitor Spy. MacNeal won the Barry Award and an AudioFile Earphones award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, Agatha, Left Coast Crime, Dilys, ITW Thriller, and Nero awards. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.https://www.susaneliamacneal.comFB: https://www.facebook.com/MrChurchillsSecretaryBluesky: ‪https://bsky.app/profile/susaneliamacneal.bsky.socialIG: https://www.instagram.com/susaneliamacneal/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@susaneliamacneal*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo

Grace Burrowes is a life-long voracious reader who one day about twenty years ago thought it might be fun to write a novel. After penning a lot of romance, she realized that her reading had shifted to focus almost exclusively on mystery and thriller, and thought it might be fun to write one of those. She's still having fun, and still writing!BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/grace-burrowes Website: https://graceburrowes.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Clara McKenna is a USA TODAY bestselling author of historical cozy mysteries. The Stella & Lyndy Mystery series is about an unlikely couple who mix love, murder, and horse racing in Edwardian England. MURDER AT MORRINGTON HALL kicks off the series. MURDER AT KEYHAVEN CASTLE, the third book in the series, was selected as a Historical Novel Society's Editor's Choice and voted one of the BEST cozy mysteries of 2021 by SUSPENSE MAGAZINE. Her latest release, MURDER ON GLENLOCH HILL, a USA TODAY Bestseller, follows the couple to Scotland to attend The Open golf championship.The Hattie Davish Mystery series follows a Victorian traveling secretary who solves crimes in every American town she visits. From Newport, RI to Eureka Springs, AR to the nation's capital, Hattie outwits temperance leaders, senators, outlaws, civil war veterans, and more! A LACK OF TEMPERANCE begins it all.Clara is a member of Sisters in Crime and the founding member of Sleuths in Time, a cooperative group of historical mystery writers who encourage and promote each other's work.An avid teacup collector and self-proclaimed anglophile with an incurable case of wanderlust, Clara enjoys afternoon tea from her prized collection and travels every chance she gets, the UK being a favorite destination. When she can't get to the UK, she's happy to write about it from her home in Iowa.Mentioned in the podcast:Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel by Hallie EphronThe Fire in Fiction by Donald MaassFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/claramckennawriterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/claramckennaauthor/Website: https://www.claramckenna.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

New York Times Bestselling author Robin Burcell moonlighted as a cop for nearly three decades, while working as a mom full-time. She wrote police procedurals and international thrillers, until Clive Cussler asked her to co-write with him in the Fargo series (where the good guys sometimes skirted the law, but always saved the day).Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RobinBurcell.Author Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinburcell Blue Sky Handle: @robinburcell.bsky.socialWebsite: http://www.robinburcell.com *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Stephen G. Eoannou grew up in Buffalo, New York reading Hardy Boy Books and watching old Humphrey Bogart movies on The Late Show. His love of history and writing led him to SUNY Buffalo (BA), Miami University (MA), and The Queens University of Charlotte (MFA). He is the author of the short story collection Muscle Cars and the historical novels After Pearl, Yesteryear, and Rook. Yesteryear was awarded the 2021 International Eyelands Award for Best Historical Novel, The Firebird Book Award for Biographical Fiction, and Shelf Unbound's Notable Indy Books of 2023. After Pearl is the first in The Nicholas Bishop Mystery Series. Eoannou lives in Buffalo, New York with his two children and one-eyed dog. When not writing, Eoannou can be found restoring his 1865 Second Empire Victorian home and hunting for antiques to furnish it. He still stays up late watching Bogart flicks.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/steve.eoannouOther Social Media: https://x.com/StephenGEoannouWebsite: www.sgeoannou.comMentioned in the Podcast:Fran Striker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_StrikerWrite Screenplays That Sell - The Ackerman Way by Hal Ackerman*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Donna Marie Miller is the author of two nonfiction books, Texas Secessionists Standoff; the 1997 Republic of Texas "War,” (2023) and The Broken Spoke; Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk, ( 2017,) both published by Texas A&M University Press. Her freelance articles have appeared in local, state, and national magazines. Early in her professional writing career she worked nine years as a newspaper reporter at three Texas daily newspapers. Miller also taught secondary level journalism courses for 24 years before retiring from teaching in 2013. Currently she is collaborating with Cynthia Uhrich to write a television series adaptation of her 2023 nonfiction true crime book.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bookaboutthebrokenspoke/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donnamariemiller2013/Website: https://donnamariemiller.pubsitepro.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Edgar Award nominee and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado wore a gun and badge in real life before turning to crime writing. A graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico and the first Latina to attain the rank of captain in her police department, she retired as the Commander of Special Investigations and Forensics. During more than two decades on the force, her assignments included hostage negotiator, department spokesperson, and precinct commander. She uses her law enforcement background to bring a realistic edge to her writing, which includes the Agent Nina Guerrera series, Agent Daniela Vega series, Detective Veranda Cruz series, and Sanchez & Heron series (co-authored with Jeffery Deaver). Her books are published in 24 languages and sold in 52 countries.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/authorisabella Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorisabella/ Threads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@authorisabella Other Social Media: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorisabellamaldonado Website: www.isabellamaldonado.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Valerie Wilson Wesley writes mysteries, novels and children's books. Her latest mystery is A Shimmer of Red (2023), which is the third book in her Odessa Jones Mystery Series. She is the author of nine Tamara Hayle Mysteries, including When Death Comes Stealing, named by Times magazine as one of the best mystery and thriller books of the last 100 years. Most of her mysteries and several of her novels have been published in Germany, France and Great Britain. Wesley has also written paranormal romances under the pen name Savanna Welles. They include When the Night Whispers and The Moon Tells Secrets. Her novels include Playing My Mother's Blues, Always True to You in My Fashion and Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do for which she received the 2000 award for excellence in adult fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA).Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/valwilwesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/valwilwes/Website: https://valeriewilsonwesley.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo

Richard Cass is the author of the Elder Darrow jazz mystery series. The first book in the series won the 2018 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. The fifth, Sweetie Bogan's Sorrow, won the Nancy Pearl Librarians' Prize for Genre Fiction. The seventh book in the series Closing Time, was published in October, 2024. Dick has also published a thriller called The Last Altruist and a book of short stories entitled Gleam of Bone.He holds a graduate degree in writing from the University of New Hampshire, where he studied with Thomas Williams, Jr. and Joseph Monninger. He's also studied with Ernest Hebert, Ursula K. LeGuin, and Molly Gloss. His short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Playboy, Gray's Sporting Journal, ZZYZVA, Tough, Shotgun Honey and Best Short Stories of the American West. He lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine with his wife Anne.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087444780090Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardjcass/Threads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@richardjcassWebsite: https://www.rjcassbooks.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Suja Sukumar writes YA suspense novels featuring South Asian main characters battling villains while also dealing with their own inner demons. Apart from being an author, she is also a senior staff physician in a major health system in suburban Detroit, where she lives with her family and an elderly cat. When Mimi Went Missing is her debut novel.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sujasukumarwriter/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sujawrites/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/sujawrites.bsky.socialThreads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@sujawrites Website: https://www.sujasukumar.com/Mentioned in the Podcast:Critique Circle: https://www.critiquecircle.com/landingQuery Tracker: https://querytracker.netAgent Query: https://www.agentquery.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

JOSH PACHTER was the 2020 recipient of the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer for Lifetime Achievement. His stories appear in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Mystery Magazine, and elsewhere, and he is the author of the traditional whodunit Dutch Threat and the mystery for younger readers First Week Free at the Roomy Toilet. He edits anthologies (including Anthony finalists The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell, Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon, and Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the Beatles) and the brand-new Every Day a Little Death: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Stephen Sondheim and translates fiction and nonfiction from Dutch to English.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/josh.pachter/Blue Sky Handle: https://joshpachter.bsky.socialWebsite: www.joshpachter.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Lisa Black is the New York Times bestselling author of 19 suspense novels, including the Gardiner & Renner series and the Locard Institute series. Her works have been translated into six languages, optioned for film, and shortlisted for both the inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial Award and the Nero. She is also a full-time Certified Latent Print Examiner and a Certified Crime Scene Analyst, beginning her forensics career at the Coroner's office in Cleveland Ohio and then the police department in Cape Coral, Florida. She has spoken to readers and writers at numerous conferences, been a consultant for CourtTV, and was a Guest of Honor at 2021 Killer Nashville.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LisaBlackBooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisablackauthorWebsite: www.lisa-black.comMentioned in the Podcast:Guppies: https://www.sinc-guppies.org/Sleuthfest: https://sleuthfest.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

New York Times Bestselling author Krista Davis writes the Domestic Diva Mysteries, the Paws & Claws Mysteries, and The Pen & Ink Mysteries. Krista lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with a black Labrador mix, an English cream golden retriever, and two very inquisitive cats, all rescues. Her friends and family complain about being guinea pigs for her recipes, but she notices they keep coming back for more.Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/KristaDavisAuthorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristadavisauthor/Other Social Media: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/krista-davisWebsite: www.kristadavis.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Stella Oni is a British-Nigerian writer and author of the crime fiction debut, Deadly Sacrifice, a compelling police procedural that delves into Nigerian and British cultures, exploring themes of identity and tradition. It was shortlisted for the SI Leeds Literary Prize and selected as an Audible Crime and Fiction Pick. Stella has also contributed short stories to anthologies, including Midnight Hour, which was nominated for an Anthony Award.Stella leads workshops, speaks at events, and shares insights on crime writing, character development, and building suspenseful narratives. She also teaches creative writing and regularly lectures on short fiction, literary fiction, and crime. She hosts the Talking Tech with Creatives podcast which examines the intersection of creativity and technology in different industries.Stella is a lifelong food explorer who dreams about eating her way around the world!Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sonithewriter/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stellaonithewriter/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/stellaonithewriter.bsky.socialThreads Handle: @stellaonithewriter@threads.netOther Social Media: http://linkedin.com/in/stella-oni-065788140Website: https://stellaonithewriter.com/Talking Tech with Creatives: https://talkingtechwithcreatives.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Former newspaper reporter Jennifer K. Morita writes stories for Sacramento State by day and plots murder mysteries by night.Her debut mystery, GHOSTS OF WAIKĪKĪ, has been nominated for a Left Coast Crime Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery and an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. It's about an out-of-work journalist who reluctantly becomes the ghost writer for a controversial developer. When she stumbles into murder - and her ex - she discovers coming home to paradise can be murder.Jennifer was a runner up for the Sisters in Crime Eleanor Taylor Bland Award in 2022.She is a member of SinC, Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. Jennifer is also active with her local SinC chapter, Capitol Crimes, where she served as vice president and president.When she isn't chauffeuring her daughters around town or pushing Girl Scout cookies, she enjoys reading, experimenting with recipes, leisurely hikes, Zumba and Hot Hula.Mentioned in the Podcast:Plot Perfect by Paula MunierEleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Crime Writers of Color: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/EleanorTaylorBlandCrime Writers of Color: https://www.crimewritersofcolor.com/Jennifer's Social:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/authorjenniferkmoritaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferkmorita/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferkmorita.bsky.socialTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jenniferkmoritawritesWebsite: www.jenniferkmorita.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo

Walter Mosley is the author of 60 critically-acclaimed books, translated into 25 languages. He has had several of his books adapted for film and tv including Devil in a Blue Dress, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, and The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey starring Samuel Jackson. He was a writer and an executive producer on the John Singleton FX show, “Snowfall” and filming has just completed on his “Man in My Basement,” starring Willem Dafoe and Corey Hawkins.He is the winner of an O. Henry Award, The Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, a Grammy®, several NAACP Image awards, PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award. the Robert Kirsch Award from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and the Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award from the National Book Foundation.In 1998, Mosley and the City University of New York created The Publishing Certificate Program. Created to address the critical issue of diversity in the book publishing industry, the program brings together the rich variety of racial, ethnic and cultural experiences of the students of CCNY with professionals in the industry who provide courses in core principles and skills needed to begin careers in the book industry.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WalterMosleyAuthor/Website: https://www.waltermosley.com/Mentioned in the Podcast:Crime Writers of Color: https://www.crimewritersofcolor.com/City College of New York Publishing Certificate Program: https://english.ccny.cuny.edu/publishing-certificate-program/Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Crime Writers of Color: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/EleanorTaylorBland*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Richie Narvaez (nar-VYE-ehz) is the author of two novels, HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE and HOLLY HERNANDEZ AND THE DEATH OF DISCO, which won the Agatha Award and the Anthony Award. He's also had two short story collections published, ROACHKILLER & OTHER STORIES and NOIRYORICAN (nwah-YOUR-eekan). His work has been featured in ELLERY QUEEN, LATINX RISING, TINY CRIMES, and BLACK CAT WEEKLY, among many others. He recently received a Letras Boricuas Fellowship and teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rnz1000/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.socialWebsite: http://www.richienarvaez.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo

Hannah Martian (she/they) is a writer of queer crime fiction, including her debut novel, LONG TIME GONE. She is a two-time graduate of Washington State University (MA '24, BA '20). Hannah currently lives in eastern Washington and is hard at work plotting her next (very gay) mystery.Michelle Richter podcast episode: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Michelle_RichterFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HannahMartianAuthor/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahmartian34/Other Social Media: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/47898759.Hannah_Martian, https://x.com/hannahmartian34Website: https://hannahmartian.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Over the years, Matt Cost aka Matthew Langdon Cost has owned a video store, a mystery bookstore, and a gym. He has also taught history and coached just about every sport imaginable.During those years, since age eight actually, the true passion has been writing. I Am Cuba: Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution (Encircle Publications, March, 2020) was his first traditionally published novel.Cost has now written six books in the Mainely Mystery series starting with Mainely Power, five books in the Clay Wolfe Trap series starting with Wolfe Trap, and two books in the Brooklyn 8 Ballo series starting with Velma Gone Awry. A few historical fiction pieces fill out the shelves.Cost now lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Harper. There are four grown children: Brittany, Pearson, Miranda, and Ryan. The house is now filled with four dogs. Cost now spends his days at the computer, writing.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/matt.cost.3Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlangdoncost/Website: www.mattcost.net*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Daryl Wood Gerber is the Agatha Award-winning and nationally bestselling author of the Literary Dining Mysteries, the Fairy Garden Mysteries and the Cookbook Nook Mysteries. As Avery Aames, she penned the popular Cheese Shop Mysteries. In addition, Daryl writes suspense including the well-received The Son's Secret, Girl on the Run, and the popular Aspen Adams suspense novels. Daryl has also published a standlone Christmas romance, Hope for the Holidays. Fun Tidbit: as an actress, Daryl appeared in “Murder, She Wrote.” She loves to cook, garden, read, and walk her frisky Goldendoodle. Also she has been known to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. You can learn more on her website: https://darylwoodgerber.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/darylwoodgerber Instagram: www.instagram.com/darylwoodgerberWebsite: www.darylwoodgerber.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Dianne Freeman is the USA Today bestselling author of the Agatha and Lefty award-winning Countess of Harleigh Mystery series. She is also a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark and the Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award. After thirty years of corporate accounting, she now writes full-time. Born and raised in Michigan, she and her husband split their time between Michigan and Arizona. Visit her at www.difreeman.comMentioned in the podcast:Haunted Highway: https://a.co/d/fDqZL59To Marry an English Lord: Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age by Gail MacCollSocial Media:Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DianneFreemanAuthorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/diannefreemanwrites/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/diannefreeman.bsky.socialThreads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@diannefreemanwrites*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Marjorie (M.M.) DeLuca was born in England, studied at the University of London, then moved to Canada, where she studied Advanced Creative Writing with Pulitzer Prizewinner Dr. Carol Shields. She's the author of five self-published novels and four traditionally published historical and contemporary suspense novels: Amazon bestseller, THE PERFECT FAMILY MAN (Canelo 2021), Bookscan Top 100 bestseller, and Apple Books Top 100 bestseller, THE SECRET SISTER (Canelo 2021), critically acclaimed literary historical suspense, THE SAVAGE INSTINCT (Inkshares 2021). This book received starred reviews from Publishers' Weekly and Booklist as well as being one of Kate Quinn's monthly picks on Instagram. Her newest novel, THE NIGHT SIDE (psychological thriller), was published on December 5th 2023 by Severn House, a division of Canongate Books.She's appeared on author panels at Thrillerfest 2024, and Bouchercon 2024. She's also been featured on the following podcasts: The Thriller Zone, The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Crime Writers Canada and Killing the Tea. When she's not writing, she's either traveling to get away from the snow in winter or golfing in the summer.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/marjoriedelucawriterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mmdelucaauthor/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/mmdeluca.bsky.socialThreads Handle: @mmdelucaauthorWebsite: https://www.marjoriedeluca.com *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo

Jodé Millman is the award-winning author of HOOKER AVENUE and THE MIDNIGHT CALL as well as an attorney for more than 40 years with practical experience in Intellectual Property Law. A law professor at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School, she is the creator of The Writer's Law School and has presented “The Writer's Law School” to national and international literary and visual arts organizations and public libraries. She is also a reviewer for Booktrib.com, the host/producer of The Backstage with the Bardavon podcast. Her new thriller, THE EMPTY KAYAK, is available now.Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jode.millmanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodewrites/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jode-millman-0aa41013/Websites: https://www.jodemillman.com and https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/64152.Jode_Susan_Millman*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

PAULA MUNIER is the Senior Agent and Director of Storytelling for Talcott Notch Literary and the USA TODAY bestselling author of the Mercy Carr mysteries. A Borrowing of Bones, the first in the series, was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award and named the Dogwise Book of the Year. Blind Search also won a Dogwise Award. The Hiding Place and The Wedding Plot both appeared on several “Best Of” lists. Home at Night was named Library Journal's Mystery Pick of the Month. The Night Woods, the sixth book in the series, was released in October 2024 and received a starred review in Library Journal. Along with her love of nature, Paula credits the hero dogs of Mission K9 Rescue, her own rescue dogs, and a deep affection for New England as her series' major influences. She's also written three popular books on writing: Plot Perfect, The Writer's Guide to Beginnings, and Writing with Quiet Hands, as well as Happier Every Day and the memoir Fixing Freddie: The True Story of a Boy, a Mom, and a Very, Very Bad Beagle. She lives in New England with her family and four dogs and Ursula The Cat, a rescue torbie tabby who does not think much of the dogs. For more, check out www.paulamunier.com.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorPaulaMunierInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulasmunierThreads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@paulasmunierOther Social Media: X @paulasmunier*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Carolyn Marie Wilkins is the author of three mystery novels: Death at a Séance, Melody for Murder and Mojo for Murder, all available from Pen-L Publications. She is also the author of Tips for Singing (Hal Leonard Press) and two memoirs: Damn Near White: An African American Family's Journey from Slavery to Bittersweet Success, and They Raised Me Up: A Black Single Mother and the Women Who Inspired Her, available from the University of Missouri Press.Murder At The Wham Bam Club, the first in Carolyn's new Psychics and Soul Food mystery series, is being released by Kensington Publishing in 2025.Carolyn is a Reiki master, a psychic medium and a Professor at Berklee College of Music Online. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and the Eastman School of Music, Carolyn has performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony and represented her country as a Jazz Ambassador for the U.S. State Department. An initiated priestess of Yemaya, the African goddess of motherhood, compassion and the ocean, Carolyn holds certificates of completion in mediumship from the JVP School of Mystical Arts, the British mediums Tony Stockwell and Mavis Pittilla. To find out more about Carolyn, visit her website: www.carolynwilkins.com Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/ResonantWisdomServicesInstagram http://www.instagram.com/Jemaya7Website www.CarolynWilkins.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Cate Conte writes the Cat Cafe Mysteries and the Full Moon Mysteries. As Liz Mugavero, she writes the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries, the first of which was an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel. She is a creativity coach who works with aspiring and established writers and is the founder of The Creativity Lab, a membership site for writers. She also hosts the Get Writing podcast. She lives in the Boston area with her rescue pals.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/author.liz.mugavero Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stories/lizmugavero/Threads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@lizmugaveroOther Social Media: https://lizmugavero.substack.com/ Website: https://cateconte.com/ *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo

K.T. Nguyen's 2024 debut psychological thriller YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID has received praise from People Magazine, CrimeReads, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Book Riot, Parade, Elle Magazine, The Seattle Times, and The Telegraph. A former Glamour magazine editor, she's lived in New York City, San Francisco, and Taipei and has now settled just outside Washington, D.C. with her family where she enjoys native plant gardening, playing with her rescue terrier Alice, and rooting for the Mets. K.T. is a proud member of Crime Writers of Color, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/k.t.nguyen.booksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ktnguyen_author/Threads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@ktnguyen_authorWebsite: https://www.ktnguyenauthor.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Eighteen years in the legal field, and an over-active imagination, led Mary Keliikoa to plot murder—novels that is. She is the author of the domestic thriller Don't Ask, Don't Follow, the “Misty Pines” mystery series which is an IPPY Silver and Bronze Award winner, Silver Falchion finalist, and a Foreword Indies award finalist. She's also the author of the Shamus and CLUE Finalist, and Lefty, Agatha and Anthony nominated “PI Kelly Pruett” mystery series. Her short stories have appeared in Woman's World and the anthology Peace, Love and Crime. www.marykeliikoa.comFacebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Mary.Keliikoa.AuthorInstagram https://www.instagram.com/mary.keliikoa.author/Threads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@mary.keliikoa.authorWebsite www.marykeliikoa.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Jen Collins Moore transports readers to Italy in the Roman Holiday Mysteries, and her short fiction has appeared in Mystery Weekly and Masthead: The Best New England Crime Stories. She serves on the national board of Sisters in Crime and is the immediate past president of Sisters in Crime Chicagoland, as well as a founding member of the Sleuths and Sidekicks blog. A transplanted New Englander, she lives in Chicago.https://www.jennifercollinsmoore.com/Sleuths and Sidekicks: https://www.sleuthsandsidekicks.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Sheri Lewis Wohl lives in NE Washington where she writes her stories of murder, mayhem, and all things paranormal. While she has yet to actually encounter a vampire, werewolf, or ghost, she never stops looking for them when darkness falls. A retired fed and former Humans Remains Detection K9 Handler, these days Sheri writes her stories of dark, dangerous, and delectable characters, runs half-marathons all over the U.S., and hangs out with her trusty German shepherds. Follow Sheri on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, and at https://sherilewiswohl.comFacebook Page https://www.facebook.com/sherilewiswohlInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sheri_lewis_wohl/Threads Handle: sheri_lewis_wohl*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

International bestselling author Brad Parks is the only writer to have won the Shamus, Nero, and Lefty Awards, three of crime fiction's most prestigious prizes. His eleven novels have been published in sixteen languages and won critical acclaim across the globe, including stars from every major pre-publication review outlet. A former journalist, he is now a full-time novelist who is thankful to share his home with his wife and two school-aged children. Facebook Pagewww.facebook.com/bradparksbooksWebsite www.bradparksbooks.com*********************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon was born in the UK, grew up in Switzerland and moved to Canada in 2010. While her debut, TIME AFTER TIME, was a rom com, she transitioned to the dark side thereafter. Her seven suspense novels include NEVER COMING HOME, THE REVENGE LIST, and ONLY ONE SURVIVES, and her work has been optioned for the screen. It's rumored Hannah Mary still has a softer side because she also writes holiday romantic comedies as Holly Cassidy, the second of which is THE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN. Hannah Mary lives in Oakville, Ontario, Canada with her husband and three sons. You'll find her on social media as @hannahmarymckinnon, and please visit www.hannahmarymckinnon.com for more.Facebook Page www.facebook.com/hannahmarymckinnonInstagram www.instagram.com/hannahmarymckinnonThreads Handle: hannahmarymckinnonWebsite www.hannahmarymckinnon.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Mindy Quigley is the author of two lighthearted mystery series. Her latest, the Deep Dish Mysteries (Minotaur-St. Martin's Press) was a Woman's World book club pick and has been featured in Parade magazine. Mindy's non-writing career is stranger than fiction, having taken her from the US to the UK, where she worked as the personal assistant to the scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep and as project manager for a research clinic founded by the author J.K. Rowling. She lives in small-town Virginia with her Civil War history professor husband and their children.https://mindyquigley.com/Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/mintyfreshbooks/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/minty_fresh_books/Mentioned in the podcast:Promophobia: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/PromophobiaJesse Q. Sutanto Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesseqsutanto/Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody************************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

J.M. Redmann has published eleven novels featuring New Orleans PI Micky Knight. Her first book was published in 1990, one of the early hard-boiled lesbian detectives. Her books have won three Lambda Literary awards, a Publishing Triangle Joseph Hansen award, two Goldie awards, as well as others. THE INTERSECTION OF LAW & DESIRE was an Editor's Choice of the San Francisco Chronicle and a recommended book of NPR's Fresh Air. Two books were selected for the American Library Association GLBT Roundtable's Over the Rainbow list and WATER MARK won a ForeWord Gold First Place mystery award. She is the co-editor with Greg Herren of three anthologies, one of which, NIGHT SHADOWS: QUEER HORROR, was shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson award.Website: https://www.jmredmann.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jmredmann/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmredmannnola/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/jmredmann.bsky.socialThreads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@jmredmannnola************************************************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Mary Anna Evans is an award-winning author, she's a writing professor, and she holds degrees in physics and engineering, a background that, as it turns out, is ideal for writing her new series, the Justine Byrne historical mysteries, which began with THE PHYSICISTS' DAUGHTER. The current title, THE TRAITOR BESIDE HER, takes Justine undercover in a Washington, DC code-breaking operation during World War II. Mary Anna describes Justine as “a little bit Rosie-the-Riveter and a little bit Bletchley Park code breaker.”Mary Anna's crime fiction has earned recognition that includes the Oklahoma Book Award, the Will Rogers Medallion Awards Gold Medal, the Mississippi Author Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, and spots ON "Best Of" lists as varied as Voice of Young America's (VOYA), TRUE WEST, and THE STRAND. In addition to writing crime fiction, she writes about crime fiction, as evidenced by the Edgar, Agatha, Macavity, and HRF Keating Award nominated BLOOMSBURY HANDBOOK TO AGATHA CHRISTIE, which she coedited with J.C. Bernthal. Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/MaryAnnaEvansAuthorInstagram @maryannaevans Twitter: @maryannaevans Website maryannaevans.com Mentioned in the Podcast:Super Structure by James Scott BellThe New Orleans WWII Museum: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Nancy Cole Silverman spent nearly twenty-five in Los Angeles Talk Radio, beginning her career on the talent side as one of the first female voices on the air. Later, on the business side, she rose through the ranks and became one of two female general managers in the nation's second-largest radio market. After a successful career in the radio industry, Silverman retired to write fiction. Her crime-focused novels and short stories have attracted readers throughout America. Her Carol Childs Mysteries series features a single mom whose day job as a reporter at a busy Los Angeles radio station often leads to long nights as a crime-solver. While her Misty Dawn Series is centered on an aging Hollywood Psychic to the Stars, who supplements her day-to-day activities as a consultant to LAPD and the FBI. Silverman's newest series, The Kat Lawson Mysteries, is centered on a disgraced investigative reporter who finds herself working for an international travel publication as an undercover operative for the FBI. Silverman lives in Los Angeles with her husband and thoroughly pampered standard poodle.Website www.nancycolesilverman.com *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Jane K. Cleland's books on the craft of writing, Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot and Mastering Plot Twists [Writer's Digest Books, now Penguin Putnam Random House] both won the Agatha Award. Her newest book on the craft of writing, Beat the Bots: An Author's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI, will be published in June 2025. Jane has also written fourteen novels in the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series [St. Martin's Minotaur, with short fiction published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine]. In addition, Jane is a contributing editor for Writer's Digest Magazine and the chair of the Black Orchid Novella Award, presented by the Wolfe Pack in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Jane is a frequent in-person and online presenter at writing conferences, association meetings, and MFA Residencies. She also offers small-group Mystery Mastermind virtual workshops, free monthly webinars, and weekly YouTube Shorties—one- to three-minutes answers to FAQ. More information is available at http://janecleland.com.www.Janecleland.com/YouTubehttps://www.tiktok.com/@beatthebotsbookhttps://www.tiktok.com/@janekclelandauthorFacebook Page https://www.facebook.com/janeclelandbooksInstagram https://www.instagram.com/janekcleland/www.janecleland.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

James L'Etoile uses his twenty-nine years behind bars as an influence in his award-winning novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is a former associate warden in a maximum-security prison, a hostage negotiator, and director of California's state parole system. His novels have been shortlisted or awarded the Lefty, Anthony, Silver Falchion, and the Public Safety Writers Award. Face of Greed is his most recent novel. Look for Served Cold and River of Lies, coming soon. You can find out more at www.jamesletoile.com Facebook Page @authorjamesletoileInstagram @authorjamesletoileThreads Handle: @authorjamesletoileWebsite: jamesletoile.com *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Anjili Babbar is an Agatha Award-winning, Anthony Award-nominated author of nonfiction and short fiction and a member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers. She is a scholar of Irish and British literature, with a particular focus on crime fiction and criminality, and Lecturer of Humanities at Boston University. Her recent book, Finders: Justice, Faith, and Identity in Irish Crime Fiction, is an extensive survey of Irish crime writers and the ways in which they subvert literary traditions and genre conventions.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/anjili.babbar/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anjilibabbar/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Carl Vonderau grew up in Cleveland. After majoring in economics and dabbling in classical guitar in college, he ended up with a career in banking. Carl has lived and worked internationally and put his foot in his mouth in several languages. He brought his banking expertise to his debut thriller, MURDERABILIA, as well as to his just-published novel, SAVING MYLES. MURDERABILIA won the Left Coast Crime award for Best Debut. SAVING MYLES has won the Best Book award for mystery/suspense. Carl is president of the San Diego chapter of Sisters in Crime, a member of Blackbird Writers, and helps nonprofits through San Diego Social Venture Partners.Facebook Page Carl VonderauInstagram www.instagram.com/Carlvonderau Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlvonderau/ Website www.carlvonderau.com *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Maria Kelson's debut thriller, Not the Killing Kind, won the inaugural Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Crime Fiction Writers of Color in 2014. It will be published in September 2024 by Crooked Lane Books. Maria's upcoming appearances include the Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Conference in Maryland in mid-September. She also writes speculative short stories, has given workshops at campuses and literary festivals around the country, was named an Arts Envoy to Colombia through the American Voices program, and has published two books of poetry as Maria Melendez.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mariamelendezkelson Blue Sky Handle: MariaKelsonOther Social Media: https://twitter.com/MKelsonAuthor Website: www.mariakelson.com Book buy link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/764169/not-the-killing-kind-by-maria-kelson/Mentioned in the podcast:Crime Writers of Color: https://www.crimewritersofcolor.com/With a Book in Their Hands: https://www.unmpress.com/9780826358295/with-a-book-in-their-hands/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

DEBORAH J LEDFORD is the award-winning author of the Eva “Lightning Dance” Duran suspense thriller series, including Redemption and Havoc, set in Taos, New Mexico. Part Eastern Band Cherokee, she is an Agatha Award winner, The Hillerman Sky Award Finalist, 3-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, and two-time Anthony Award Finalist for Best Audiobooks Crescendo and Causing Chaos from her Smoky Mountain Inquest Series set in the great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.She is a member of SinC National, International Thriller Writers, MWA SoCal, and is a past-president of the SinC Desert Sleuths Phoenix chapter.Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/DeborahJLedfordAuthor/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/djledford/Instagram, Twitter/X, Threads Handle: @djledfordWebsite https://deborahjledford.com/Mentioned in the podcast:Rod Sterling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_SerlingIsabella Maldonado https://isabellamaldonado.com/Save the Cat https://savethecat.comSave the Cat Writes a Novel https://savethecat.com/products/books/save-the-cat-writes-a-novel*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Rob Hart is the author of ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS, as well as THE WAREHOUSE, which was translated into more than 20 languages, as well as THE PARADOX HOTEL, which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. He also wrote the Ash McKenna crime series, the short story collection TAKE-OUT, the novella SCOTT FREE with James Patterson, and the comic book BLOOD OATH with Alex Segura.Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/robwhartInstagram https://www.instagram.com/robwhart1/Threads Handle: https://www.threads.net/@robwhart1Website: www.robwhart.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Nicolette Lemmon, the innovative founder of LemmonTree Marketing Group, guided the marketing efforts of dozens of major corporations and financial institutions, designing award-winning campaigns to build name awareness and bottom lines. Many of her marketing solutions won coveted awards for her consulting firm and clients. She also developed and presented cutting-edge seminars, training workshops, and key-note speeches to thousands of people in audiences from Puerto Rico to California, from Hawaii to New York, and points in between with topics such as “Branding Concepts & Storytelling,” “Jump Start Your Creative Batteries” and “Marketing Yourself for Future Success.”In addition, Nicolette wrote more than fifty articles for national and regional publications, as well as five non-fiction books, addressing strategies for business growth, target marketing, and other subjects to aid professionals in building business and profitability. Her popular book, Almost Famous: How to Market Yourself for Success, helped people to achieve success in their careers and small businesses. Her weekly blog to inspire friends, Simply Stated Sundays, (www.nicolettelemmon.com), has found fans and followers across the United States.In writing her first fiction novel, Mind's Eye Murder, part of the “Reluctant Psychic Mystery” series, she was led to join the national organization, Sisters in Crime, where she produced SINC-UP! video tips from authors, editors, and agents as part of the education committee. She helped found a local chapter, Grand Canyon Writers. Nicolette has served on the Board of Directors, currently as President, and developed a program entitled, "The Mysteries & More Marketing Network." It was designed for both traditionally and independently published members for guidance in marketing themselves and selling books. From this program, participants asked her for a handbook which led to creating this book as an easy-to-follow guide geared for writers who want to successfully sell their books in today's crowded marketplace.Nicolette's additional qualifications include having earned a master's in business administration (MBA) from Arizona State University and she served on the faculty of five separate universities and institutes including the University of Phoenix where she taught classes in marketing management. In addition to many prestigious marketing awards, she was nominated for Inc. Magazine's and Ernst and Young's, “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” in Arizona, received the “Top 100 Small Businesses-Arizona” award and “Top 50 Woman-Owned Businesses-Arizona” honors from DiversityBusiness.com for ten years.Throughout her career, she volunteered for national and local charities in promoting their organizations to increase volunteer recruitment and donations. She has also served on the Board of Directors of Arizona Central Credit Union, a $750 million financial institution, since 2020.For more information on Nicolette and her newest projects go to www.LemmonTree.com or www.nicolettelemmon.comFacebook Page https://www.facebook.com/nicolette.lemmonInstagram @nslemmon Website www.nicolettelemmon.comNotes from the podcast:SinC-Up Tips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf2fizOruEix2JEHLaDcSF7hO1W5YsQJ*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

James M. (Jim) Jackson authors the Seamus McCree series, which explores financial crimes, family relationships, and what happens when they mix. The series includes 8 novels, 2 novellas, and several short stories. He's currently working on a new series featuring Niki, an undercover FBI agent.Jim is a life member of Sisters in Crime and a past president of the Guppy Chapter. He enjoys teaching and helping other authors as much as he does writing. His two most popular classes are “Revision and Self-Editing” and “Independently Publishing Your Novel – Choices, Choices, Choices.”He calls home the deep woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. These days he is a snowbird with clipped wings, retreating south only as far as Madison, Wisconsin when weather and road conditions make access to his U.P. home problematic.You can find out more about Jim or sign up for his newsletter at his website https://jamesmjackson.com. Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/james.m.jackson.author/ *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier's stories have appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, Stone's Throw, Smoking Pen Press, The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023, and The Caribbean Writer. Originally from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Ashley-Ruth is a writer of contemporary Caribbean mysteries. Ashley-Ruth currently lives in Apex, NC with her husband and 4 children, where she teaches first grade…and finds few things more valuable than uninterrupted writing time and the perfect cup of tea.Facebook Page Ashley-Ruth Moolenaar BernierInstagram @armbernierThreads Handle: @armbernierWebsite: ashleyruthbernier.com *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Vicki Berger Erwin worked in a number of jobs in the “book biz,” including writing over 30 books ranging from middle grade to adult nonfiction, but mystery is her favorite.Facebook Page www.facebook.com/VickiBergerErwin Instagram www.instagram.com/VickiBergerErwin Threads Handle: VickiBergerErwinWebsite Www.Vickibergererwin.comFrom the podcast:Neal Shusterman COURAGE TO DREAM, Tales of Hope in the Holocaust*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Margot Douaihy, PhD, is the author of three books of poetry and the queer hardboiled mysteries Blessed Water (2024) and Scorched Grace (2023), both published with Gillian Flynn Books/Zando. Scorched Grace was a USA Today National Bestseller, an Indie Next pick, named a Best Book of 2023 by The New York Times, The Guardian, and CrimeReads, and the winner of the Pinckley Prize in Crime Fiction for best debut mystery. Margot is an assistant professor with Emerson College, and she serves as a co-editor of the Cambridge University Press Elements in Crime Narratives Series. Her recent academic research includes "Beat the Clock: Queer Temporality and Disrupting Chrononormativity in Crime Fiction," a NeMLA 2024 paper. The next mystery in her Sister Holiday series, Divine Ruin, will be published in 2025 with Gillian Flynn Books.Facebook Page Margot DouaihyInstagram @NeonMargotThreads Handle: @NeonMargotOther Social Media:@MargotDouaihyWebsite www.margotdouaihy.comPRIDE award information: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/pride----------------------------About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers' Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/