Last week marked the official release of
LAdies Night, the new Sisters in Crime Los Angeles chapter anthology. The book features my new short story "Tempest in a Teapot," an impossible crime mystery starring magician Tempest Mendez (one of Sanjay's magician pals who lives in LA).
Based on the type of mysteries I write, I was resigned to the fact that I'd never have a pulp-style book cover, even though I love that classic mystery graphic style. But now that I've begun writing short stories published in collections with other authors, I'm getting
a much wider range of book covers. I'm so excited about this stunning cover from Down & Out Books!
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| LAdies Night anthology's AWESOME cover! |
The release coincided with the
California Crime Writers Conference, a joint project of Sisters in Crime Los Angeles and SoCal Mystery Writers of America. Nearly all of the contributors were in attendance, and all three editors were there.
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| Anthology editors Kate Thornton, Jeri Westerson, Naomi Hirahara. |
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| At the LAdies Night signing. (Thanks to Anne Cleeland for the pic!) |
We did a joint signing, and I had all the authors to sign my copy of the book. I can't wait to dive into reading all the stories!
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| Anthology contributors at the California Crime Writers Conference. (Photo courtesy of Jackie Houchin.) |
