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Join us weekly for this great series of short interviews with the authors who make up our collective, the Mesdames of Mayhem, and our “Coming Soon!” anthology, In the Spirit of 13.

This week we feature Catherine Astolfo, author of the Emily Taylor mystery series as well as countless other novels and short stories. Catherine tells us about her short story “The Spirit of St. Lewis”, which will appear in our Fall 2022 anthology: In the Spirit of 13.

In 2012, Catherine won the prestigious Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story in Canada, for “What Kelly Did.” She’s also a Brampton Arts Award winner. In 2018, she won the Arthur Ellis Award again for the short story, “The Outlier,” published in the Mesdames of Mayhem anthology, Thirteen Claws.

Get to know us at:

https://mesdamesofmayhem.com/

https://sites.google.com/site/catherineastolfo/

https://donnacarrick.com/

http://www.carrickpublishing.com/

Donna’s Mesdames of Mayhem background photograph is courtesy of Henry Vanderspek, Culture Snap Photography.

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Join us weekly for this great series of short interviews with the authors who make up our collective, the Mesdames of Mayhem, and our “Coming Soon!” anthology, In the Spirit of 13.

This week we feature Madona Skaff, author of Shifting Trust, as well as the Naya Investigates series. Madona offers insight into her character’s struggle with MS, and also discusses her short story “Moving On”, which will appear in our Fall 2022 anthology: In the Spirit of 13.

Madona’s story “First Impressions” was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Awards and appeared in The Whole She-Bang 2, a Toronto Sisters in Crime anthology of Canadian authors.

Get to know us at:

https://mesdamesofmayhem.com/

https://madonaskaff.com/

https://donnacarrick.com/

http://www.carrickpublishing.com/

Donna’s Mesdames of Mayhem background photograph is courtesy of Henry Vanderspek, Culture Snap Photography.

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Join us weekly for this great series of short interviews with the authors who make up our collective, the Mesdames of Mayhem, and our “Coming Soon!” anthology, In the Spirit of 13.

This week we feature M.H. (Madeleine) Callway, author of Windigo Fire, Glow Grass and Other Tales, as well as numerous short stories. Madeleine will discuss her story “Amdur’s Ghost”, which will appear in our Fall 2022 anthology: In the Spirit of 13.

Get to know us at:

https://mesdamesofmayhem.com/

https://mhcallway.com/

https://donnacarrick.com/

http://www.carrickpublishing.com/

Donna’s Mesdames of Mayhem background photograph is courtesy of Henry Vanderspek, Culture Snap Photography.

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Meet the Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem!

Join us weekly for this great series of short interviews with the authors who make up our collective, the Mesdames of Mayhem, and our “Coming Soon!” anthology, In the Spirit of 13.

This week we feature Rosemary McCracken, author of the Pat Tierney mystery series, including: Safe Harbor, Raven Lake, Black Water and Uncharted Waters.

Safe Harbor, was shortlisted for Britain’s Debut Dagger.

Rosemary also has many short stories to her credit, including “The Sweetheart Scamster,” Thirteen, Carrick Publishing (2013). This story was a finalist for a 2014 Derringer Award.

Rosemary will discuss her story “The Fur Coat Conundrum”, which will appear in our Fall 2022 anthology: In the Spirit of 13.

Get to know us at:

https://mesdamesofmayhem.com/

https://www.rosemarymccracken.com/

https://donnacarrick.com/

http://www.carrickpublishing.com/

Donna’s Podcast cover photo is courtesy of Henry Vanderspek, Culture Snap Photography.

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Meet the Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem!

Join us weekly for this great series of short interviews with the authors who make up our collective, the Mesdames of Mayhem, and our “Coming Soon!” anthology, In the Spirit of 13.

This week we feature Caro Soles, author of Dancing With Chairs in the Music House, the Merculian mystery series, and many more books and short stories. Caro will discuss her story “The Yellow Bird”, which will appear in our Fall 2022 anthology: In the Spirit of 13.

Get to know us at:

https://mesdamesofmayhem.com/

https://carosoles.com/

https://donnacarrick.com/

http://www.carrickpublishing.com/

Donna’s Podcast cover photo is courtesy of Henry Vanderspek, Culture Snap Photography.

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