Fayette County Public Library Hosts Seven Georgia Women of Mystery at the
Atlanta Sisters in Crime Salon on Saturday, July 25 at 1:00 p.m.
Atlanta Sisters in Crime Salon on Saturday, July 25 at 1:00 p.m.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.
– (July 15, 2015) – Seven Atlanta-area crime fiction writers are
set to gather at the Fayette County Public Library on Saturday, July 25 at 1:00
p.m. for the “Atlanta Sisters in Crime Salon.” All published authors of various
kinds of mystery, suspense, and thriller novels, the panel members will talk
about their latest works, answer audience questions, and sell and sign books.
Admission is free, and complimentary light refreshments will be served.
Stacy Allen is the author of “Expedition Indigo,” the first in a
thriller series featuring Dr. Riley Cooper, a SCUBA-diving archaeologist.
Currently serving as vice president of the Southeast Chapter of Mystery Writers
of America, Allen is a certified Advanced Open Water Diver, with specialties in
wreck diving and night diving. Her passion for adventure has taken her to over
60 countries.
Kathleen Delaney is the author of the
Ellen McKenzie cozy mystery series. Set on California’s
central coast, the five books have been praised by critics and loved by
readers. Now she has a new series, the Mary McGill canine mysteries. The first
in the series has been released in England
to glowing reviews, and will be released in the United
States August 1. A retired real estate
broker and the mother of five grown children, Delaney now lives in Woodstock
and writes (and reads) full-time.
Mary Anne Edwards is the author of the Charlie
McClung series, traditional mysteries with a touch of romance. “Brilliant Disguise” and “A Good Girl,” the first two books in the
series, were released last year. The third book, Criminal Kind, just came out last month. There will be seven more
books in the series. A Texan by birth, Edwards now lives in Georgia
with her husband of 34 years, having left the accounting world to write
full-time.
Sharon Marchisello published her first
novel, a suspenseful story of murder and Alzheimer’s titled “Going Home,” with Sunbury Press last
year. Prior to that, she contributed the short story “The Ghost on Timber
Way” to an anthology featuring Sisters in Crime
members. She has also published a personal finance e-book, as well as numerous
travel articles and corporate training manuals. Originally from Texas,
Marchisello now lives in Peachtree City.
Retired from a 27-year career with Delta Air Lines, she does volunteer work for
the Fayette Humane Society.
Julia McDermott is the author of “Underwater,” a contemporary thriller set
in Atlanta. It’s the story of
Candace Morgan, a successful businesswoman who gets conned by her devious
brother into funding a luxury home he promises to redo. When the housing market
drops, the family plunges into a downward spiral of deceit and violence. She is
currently at work on another thriller with tie-ins to “Underwater.” When not writing, she studies French, exercises, and
stays busy as a wife and mother of four children.
Kerri Nelson is the author of the cozy
Working Stiff Mysteries, with two titles in the series out so far. Nelson
survived a 15-year career in the legal field and then took her passion for
crime solving to the page, first taking a decade-long detour into the world of
romance, where she penned 22 novels and novellas. An active member of both
Sisters in Crime and International Thriller Writers, Nelson helps other authors
achieve publication through mentoring and instruction, and works as a
professional editor.
Fran Stewart is the author of seven
cozy mystery books starring small-town Georgia
librarian Biscuit McKee and her cat Marmalade, and the standalone mystery, “A Slaying Song Tonight.” Her new
ScotShop Mystery Series begins with “A
Wee Murder in My Shop,” featuring a modern-day Vermont
shopkeeper and a 14th-century Scottish ghost. Stewart lives on the other side
of Hog Mountain,
northeast of Atlanta, and is a
member of the National League of American Pen Women, Sisters in Crime, and
Mystery Writers of America.
All seven authors
are members of the Atlanta chapter
of Sisters in Crime, an organization comprising 3600 members in 50 chapters
worldwide, offering networking, advice and support to mystery authors. Sisters
in Crime members are authors, readers, publishers, agents, booksellers and
librarians, united by their affection for the mystery genre and their support
of women who write mysteries. Sisters in Crime was founded by the author Sara
Paretsky and a group of other women in 1986.
The
event is free and open to the public. Proceeds from the sale of books at the
Atlanta Sisters in Crime Salon benefit the Friends of the Fayette County Public
Library, the nonprofit group whose sponsorship makes this event possible, along
with many other library programs and services throughout the year.
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