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Sisters in Crime New England monthly author panel series - "Creating Killer Characters"!
We are pleased to introduce a monthly Sisters in Crime New England panel series. The theme for September is “Creating Killer Characters” and this month's fabulous crime authors are:
Susan Oleksiw has been writing since she was a student in the 1960s, but her first publication in the mystery field came in 1988, with the publication of "A Reader's Guide to the Classic British Mystery". She is the author of two series. The Mellingham series features Chief of Police Joe Silva, who appears in five books. The second series is set in India and features Indian American photographer Anita Ray. "Under The Eye of Kali" appeared in 2010, and "The Wrath of Shiva" in 2012.
Clea Simon is the author of three mystery series. Her Theda Krakow "cats & crime rock & roll" series was launched in 2005 with "Mew is for Murder" and continued with "Cattery Row", "Cries and Whiskers", and "Probable Claws". Her Dulcie Schwartz feline mysteries series launched in 2009 with "Shades of Grey" and continues with "Grey Matters", "Grey Zone", "Grey Expectations", "True Grey", and "Grey Dawn", which came out in June 2013. Her Pru Marlowe pet noirs, featuring a bad girl pet psychic and her crotchety tabby, Wallis, began in 2011 with "Dogs Don't Lie" and continued with "Cats Can't Shoot". The third pet noir, "Parrots Prove Deadly", came out in April 2013. Both the Dulcie and the Pru series are ongoing.
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Steve Ulfelder is author of the Conway Sax mysteries, a hard-boiled series set in central Massachusetts. His first novel, "Purgatory Chasm", was named Best First Mystery of 2011 by RT Book Reviews and was nominated for Edgar and Anthony awards.His second novel, "The Whole Lie", was released in 2012. The third book in the series, "Shotgun Lullaby", came out in May 2013 and prompted Booklist to say "fans of Robert B. Parker and Dennis Lehane will enjoy Ulfelder's work." Steve is also co-owner of Flatout Motorsports, a Massachusetts company that builds race cars, and he is an avid race driver.
