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November Issue, 2018
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MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional
development of women crime writers.
MEETING PLACE
Irvine Ranch Water District
15500 Sand Canyon Avenue
Irvine, CA 92618
We meet in the Community Affairs meeting room on the northeast side of the
parking lot.
For directions, visit: www.ocsistersincrime.org. (IRWD map)
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“Irvine ranch water district neither supports nor endorses the cause nor activities of organizations that use the
district’s meeting rooms, which are made available as a public service”
NEXT MEETING
Please join us for our next meeting on Sunday, November 25 at 2:00 p.m. when Timothy
Hallinan will speak on "Literary" Bias Against Crime Fiction”.
Timothy Hallinan has been nominated for the Edgar, Nero, Shamus, Macavity, and Silver Dagger
awards. He is the author of twenty-two widely praised books, including the Poke Rafferty
Bangkok thrillers, most recently FOOLS’ RIVER, and the Junior Bender Hollywood burglar
mysteries, including HERBIE’S GAME, winner of the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery.
His latest Junior Bender novel, NIGHTTOWN just came out this month. In NIGHTTOWN, L.
A. burglar Junior Bender has a rule about never taking a job in the criminal underworld that pays
too well. Yet, strapped for cash, he takes a job offered by a nameless woman in an orange wig
who has offered Junior fifty grand to steal a doll from the collection of a recently deceased 97-
year-old recluse. But when an old friend ends up murdered, Junior decides he will stop at nothing
to figure out who this woman is, and why she wants the doll badly enough to leave a trail of
bodies in her wake.
After years of working in the television and music industries, he now writes full-time. He lives
in California and Thailand.
We will meet in the Community Room of the Irvine Ranch Water District, on the northeast side
of the parking lot. Hope to see you there!
MEETING ROUNDUP
At our October meeting, Craig Owens discussed Volume I of HAUNTED BY
HISTORY: Separating the Facts and Legends of Eight Historic Hotel and Inns in
Southern California.
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HAUNTED BY HISTORY, Vol. 1, “is a stimulating, heavily illustrated account of
the supposed hauntings of eight historic Southern California hotels. Pulling
together historical photographs and original documents as well as firsthand
accounts, the author attempts to verify the ghost stories associated with each inn,
dissecting their origins (often in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) and
recreating the ghostly encounters in glamorously staged vignette photos.
Craig Owens is a Los Angeles-based fine arts photographer, historical researcher,
and blogger of the Facebook page, Bizarre Los Angeles. In recent years, he turned
his creative lens and critical eye on historic and haunted hotels in Southern
California. Not only has Owens emerged as a leading authority on the paranormal,
but his haunted hotel photos have developed a worldwide following.
MEMBER NEWS
On November 8, Terry Ambrose released “The Killer Christmas Sweater Club,” the
third Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mystery. With Christmas just a week away,
murder strikes in Seaside Cove. The cops don't think sending out ugly Christmas
sweaters is a motive for murder, but ten-year-old Alexandra Atwood isn't so sure.
The question is, how does she convince them she's right, and they're wrong?
On Sunday, December 2, 9 a.m., Cynthia Weitz will discuss her two mysteries,
"Feisty Old Ladies" and "Feisty Old Gangbusters." Tune into The Importance of
Being, broadcast on Laguna’s station, 93.5.
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In addition, Ms. Weitz knows of a woman who has taught all levels of English, and
is offering her services in copy editing. She lives in Orange County. Ms.Weitz has
requested that I publish here her card, for any members who may be interested.
MYSTERY INK STORE EVENTS
Sunday, November 17th, 4:00 p.m.-Ellen Byron- MARDI GRAS MURDER, Sybil Johnson-
DESIGNED FOR HAUNTING, and Nancy Cole Silverman, REASON TO DOUBT
Saturday, November 18th, 1:00 p.m.- Discussion & Signing w/3 Authors
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Ellen Byron (MARDI GRAS MURDER), Sybil Johnson (DESIGNED FOR
HAUNTING) & Nancy Cole Silverman (REASON TO DOUBT).
Ellen Byron - In MARDI GRAS MURDER, it is Mardi Gras season at the Bayou
with all its parades, pageantry and gumbo galore. But when a flood upends life in
the tiny town of Pelican, Louisiana, and deposits the body of a stranger behind the
Crozat Plantation B & B, the celebration takes a decidedly dark turn. The citizens of
Pelican are ready to “laissez les bon temps rouler” but there is beaucoup bad blood
on hand this Mardi Gras.
Sybil Johnson - In DESIGNED FOR HAUNTING, Halloween is fast approaching in
the quiet Los Angeles County town of Vista Beach, home of computer programmer
and tole-painting enthusiast Rory Anderson. As her painting chapter prepares to open
its annual tole-painting boutique, Rory receive an email from Beyond the Grave, a
company that automatically sends out notices when someone dies.
Nancy Cole Silverman - In REASON TO DOUBT, Carol Childs, a reporter for a
local talk radio station, is in the middle of one of the biggest stories of her life. Her
daughter Cate has returned from college with her photographer boyfriend suspected
to be the “The Model Slayer” responsible for the murder of three young women.
When the police arrest him, Carol’s personal and professional world collide.
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Saturday, December 1st, 3:00 p.m. – LAUNCH PARTY! FOR THE SAKE OF THE
GAME: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon w/Leslie S. Klinger (editor),
Jan Burke, Harley Jane Kozak, D.P. Lyle, Jonathan Mayberry, and Duane
Swierczynski.
Sunday, December 16th, 1:00 p.m. – HOLIDAY PARTY! Meet the Authors
w/Orange County Sisters in Crime – Luncheon Buffet! Open to the Public
Check mysteryink.com for upcoming mystery conferences.
Mystery Ink, 8907 Warner Avenue, #135, Huntington Beach, CA (714) 960-4000
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ms. B. DeMarco-Barrett, the chapter President of Sisters in Crime, is known to
weave, knit, and make jewelry while watching Netflix and Hulu. Once a year she
holds a holiday boutique at her Corona del Mar home, and invites other artisans to
join her. Tuesday, November 27, is the big day. She’d love for you to stop by, listen
to music played by her son Travis, sample sweets, and peruse the crafts. If you’d like
a flyer, email Barbara at [email protected].
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Support your local SinC chapter. Buy a mug at the next meeting, and donate
books for our upcoming raffle.
If you have future events or announcements, send your contributions and
suggestions to: [email protected]. The deadline is the 7th of each
month.
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