Join the Chicks in wishing a Happy Book Birthday to Ellen! FATAL CAJUN FESTIVAL, Book 5 in her Cajun Country Mysteries, is now available wherever books are sold! USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Ellen Byron cranks it up to eleven in the fifth fast and funny Cajun Country mystery. Louisiana B&B owner Maggie Crozat kicks up her heels at a country music festival–but she’ll have … Continue reading Release Day: Fatal Cajun Festival
The Subject of Malice by Cynthia Kuhn–book 4 in the Lila Maclean Academic Mystery series–is now available wherever books are sold!
This week, some of the Chicks are attending Malice Domestic. Be sure to join us Sunday at 10 am for the Chicks on the Case panel…featuring Mystery Trivia. And many of us will be attending the Author-Media Mixer on Friday night in the Korby Kitchen bar area as well. Please say hello! We are scheduled to appear in the following places. Ellen Byron Best Mystery … Continue reading Gone to Malice Domestic 2019
Today is the official release day for MURDER FROM SCRATCH, by our very own Chick, Leslie Karst. Happy book birthday, Leslie! MURDER FROM SCRATCH is the latest addition to Leslie’s wonderful Sally Solari Mystery series. You can always count on great mysteries and great recipes from this Best Humorous Mystery Lefty nominee. Here’s a little about the book… Restaurateur Sally Solari’s cousin Evelyn may be … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday, Leslie!
Book two in the fabulous Mystery Writer’s Mystery series, Foul Play on Words is available now wherever books are sold! ♥︎ Happy book birthday, Becky! Between a kidnapping, a double booking, and a crew of hapless volunteers, Charlee worries the writing conference will go to the dogs. Mystery author Charlee Russo agrees to speak at a Portland writers’ conference organized by her friend Viv Lundquist. … Continue reading New Release: Foul Play on Words by Becky Clark
This week, some of the Chicks are attending Left Coast Crime. We’ll be appearing in the following panels, with book signings to follow. We are also looking forward to meeting those of you who signed up for our Author-Reader Connection. If you’re in Vancouver at the conference, please say hello! Ellen Byron Culinary Mysteries Lefty Humorous Award Nominees Becky Clark Not So Traditional Traditionals Kellye … Continue reading Gone to Left Coast Crime 2019
This year’s spring and summer harvest has a bumper crop of Chicks’ books, and we couldn’t be more pleased. We’re kicking off this bookish bonanza with the release of As Directed, the third book in Kathleen Valenti’s Maggie O’Malley Mystery Series. Here’s the skinny on the book: In the shadow of a past fraught with danger and tainted by loss, former pharmaceutical researcher Maggie O’Malley … Continue reading New release alert: As Directed is out in the world!
Happy book birthday to Mardi Gras Murder by our very own Ellen Byron–book 4 in the Cajun Country Mystery series is now available wherever books are sold!
The Spirit in Question by our very own Cynthia Kuhn–book 3 in the Lila Maclean Academic Mystery series–is now available wherever books are sold!
We are so proud & thrilled for you! And congratulations to all the nominees this year! Continue reading Confetti Everywhere!
We will be sharing our Left Coast Crime roundup on Friday, but we wanted to focus today on one of the highlights of the convention: A Suite Life Happy Hour! On Friday night, we were delighted to welcome Colleen, Chris, Del, Dianne, Fran, Jack, Laurie, Leslie, Linda, Marilyn, Mary, and Mary Lou to the Chicks Suite for wine and cheese and conversation. We had Mingle … Continue reading A Suite Life
We might not have cleaned up in the casino–but the Chicks were well represented at Left Coast Crime this weekend in the Biggest Little City in the World: Reeeeeeno!!! And guess what? Our very own Kellye Garrett won the Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel with Hollywood Homicide–and Ellen Byron brought home the trophy for A Cajun Christmas Killing in the Best Humorous category! Continue reading Newsflash: Chicks Hit it Big in Reno!
Chicks on the Case 