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The 2009 Mystery Florida Conference features a variety of well-known authors ready to meet you and share their stories and successes. Here is the list of the 2009 Mystery Florida Conference guest authors appearing: Wayne Barcomb has written 5 mystery and thriller novels, including The Hunted, a thriller about a female serial killer in New York and the intellectual young homicide detective tracking her. The Hunted will be published by St. Martin’s Press in April, 2009. His 6th novel, just completed, is a mystery, the third in a series set in Florida. He has also written short stories including Goodnight Mrs. Chisholm which appeared in the best selling anthology Mystery in the Sunshine State, edited by Stuart Kaminsky. He was active in theatre for many years, playing leading roles in over 50 theatrical productions before becoming a full time author. He continues to write free lance theatre reviews as well as a range of articles for a variety of publications. In his business career, Mr. Barcomb served as CEO of a major publisher of college textbooks and Chairman of the Higher Education Division of the Association of American Publishers. James O. Born is the author of five police thrillers from Putnam. ESCAPE CLAUSE, was the winner of the inaugural Florida Book award for best novel in popular fiction. In 2009, TOR published a science fiction written by Jim titled, THE HUMAN DISGUISE, under the pen name James O’Neal.
Cal Branche has devoted much time to researching John D. MacDonald, and his web site, JDM Homepage.org is devoted to that author. He has two Masters Degrees in English, and taught a high school mystery fiction class for 23 years. He has spoken on the development of mystery-crime-detective fiction, with an emphasis on Florida writers at libraries and conferences as a speaker for the Florida Humanities Council . Currently he is transcribing the World War 2 letters of John D. and Dorothy MacDonald , and continues work on the reorganization of the MacDonald Collection at the Smathers Library in Gainesville. Don Bruns is a novelist, musician and songwriter. He writes about South Florida and the Caribbean and his newest book, Bahama Burnout, has received amazing reviews. Library Journal says "Another great read by an underappreciated mystery writer." Blaize Clement has been a psychologist, caterer, dressmaker, ghost-writer and cookie-baking mom, some of them at the same time. She has never been a pet sitter or a deputy sheriff, but she is the author of the cozy-suspense Dixie Hemingway mystery series (St. Martin's Minotaur), in which the protagonist is an ex-Sarasota County Deputy Sheriff turned pet sitter. Set on Siesta Key, the fourth book in the series was released in January, and the fifth, to be published in Jan. 2010, is in production now. Tom Corcoran is author of the Key West-based Alex Rutledge mysteries. He has been a bartender, U. S. Navy officer, screenwriter, and magazine editor. His photos appeared on seven Jimmy Buffett album covers. His portraits of Thomas McGuane, Winston Groom, Les Standiford, and James W. Hall have appeared on numerous dust jackets. Over 160 of Tom's photos were collected in 2008’s award-winning “Key West in Black and White.” He recently has collaborated with performer John Frinzi on lyrics for Frinzi's next CD release, “Shoreline.” Tom’s sixth novel, “Hawk Channel Chase,” was published in March by Ketch & Yawl Press.
From 1983 to 1987, he was a police and courts reporter for The Alabama Journal, the now-defunct evening newspaper in Montgomery. He joined The Tampa Tribune in 1987 as a general assignment reporter. He also worked as a political reporter in the Tribune's Tallahassee bureau and a copy desk editor. From 1994 to 1999, he was the Tribune's night metro editor and night news coordinator. He left the paper in August 1999 and has since had eleven novels published in several languages: Florida Roadkill, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, Orange Crush, Triggerfish Twist, The Stingray Shuffle, Cadillac Beach, Torpedo Juice, The Big Bamboo, Hurriacne Punch and Atomic Lobster. His eleventh book, Nuclear Jellyfish, will be released in January 2009. He lives in Tampa with his family. He is 48. Mary Anna Evans has degrees in physics and engineering, but she envies the protagonist of her mystery series, Faye Longchamp, because she gets to live the exciting life of an archaeologist. Her novels have won the Benjamin Franklin Award, the Florida Historical Society's Florida Literature Award, and a Florida Book Awards Bronze Medal. Her first novel, ARTIFACTS, was named by the Voice of Young America (VOYA) as an "Adult Mystery with Young Adult Appeal," and her most recent book, FINDINGS, was named an IndieNext Notable Book. Jonathon King is the creator of the Max Freeman crime series set in the Everglades and the hard streets of urban South Florida. He was a police and court reporter for 24 years in Fort Lauderdale and Philadelphia before turning full-time novelist. His most recent work is a controversial novel, The Styx, about the burning of an African-American village on the island of Palm Beach at the turn of the 19th Century. In 2002 his first book, The Blue Edge of Midnight, won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for best first novel by an American author. He has seven published books set in South Florida.  WARD LARSEN Ward Larsen’s first book, The Perfect Assassin, won numerous awards, including the Military Writers of America Gold Medal for fiction, and the Silver Medal in the prestigious Florida Book Awards. As a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, he flew over twenty combat missions in Operation Desert Storm. He has also worked as a federal law enforcement officer, and an aircraft accident investigator. Presently, he is a captain for a major airline and resides with his family in Florida. James Macomber is a former serviceman, college student, bartender, waiter, salesman, tennis instructor, actor, photographer and attorney and the author of the international legal thrillers, “BARGAINED FOR EXCHANGE” which eerily presaged the existence of terrorist networks in the US, “ART & PART” which had the trial of the Libyans accused of the Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie as the background, “A GRAVE BREACH” which explored the issues and atrocities of the 1990’s Bosnian wars in a novel rich with historical background and stunning detail, and “SOVEREIGN ORDER” which deals with a planned terrorist attack on the Monaco Grand Prix. He lives in Florida with his wife, Sandy, and their 12 year old German Shepherd/Norwegian Elkhound mix, Tank.
P. J. Parrish is author of the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling Louis Kincaid and Joe Frye series, set in Florida and Michigan. Their books have won the Shamus, Thriller and Anthony awards and they have been an Edgar finalist. ISLAND OF BONES was named a top book of 2004 by Publishers Weekly and AN UNQUIET GRAVE was named a Michigan Notable Book for 2006. Their short stories have appeared in three Mystery Writers of America anthologies, in DETROIT NOIR and Ellery Queen Magazine. Their latest book, SOUTH OF HELL was recently nominated for an Anthony Award. Bob Morris is author of the Zack Chasteen series of Caribbean mysteries from St. Martin’s Minotaur -- BAHAMARAMA, JAMAICA ME DEAD, BERMUDA SCHWARTZ, A DEADLY SILVER SEA and BAJA FLORIDA (2010). His non-fiction book, HOOKED: My Father’s Tackle Box, Million-Dollar Minnows and the Quest for the Perfect Fishing Lure will be published by Penguin/Gotham Books in 2010. A former newspaper columnist and magazine editor, Morris is frequent contributor to National Geographic Travel, Bon Appetit, Caribbean Travel & Life and other publications. He lives in Winter Park, FL. James Sheehan has been a trial lawyer in the St. Petersburg/Tampa area of Florida for thirty years. He was born and raised in New York City. He is the author of two critically acclaimed legal thrillers, The Mayor of Lexington Avenue and The Law of Second Chances and has just completed his third book tentatively titled The Alligator Man, which is set in the Florida Everglades. Mr. Sheehan weaves his experiences as a trial attorney and his life both in New York and Florida into his novels. "James Swain is the national bestselling author of ten mystery novels. His novels have been chosen as Mysteries of the Year by Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, and have received three Barry Award nominations, a Florida Book Award for Fiction, and the prestigious Prix Calibre .38 for Best American Crime Fiction. His Tony Valentine novels were recently purchased by Langley Films (Cops, Brooklyn's Finest) for theatrical release, with Swain set to write the screenplay. The author lives outside Tampa with his wife Laura." Elaine Viets writes two national bestselling mystery series. Her Dead-End Job series is a satiric look at a serious subject – the minimum-wage world. Elaine and her character, Helen Hawthorne, work a different low-paying job each book, from telemarketer to hotel maid. Publishers Weekly called her hardcover debut “wry social commentary.” “Killer Cuts,” set at a South Florida hair salon, is her eighth Dead-End Job. Elaine’s second series features St. Louis mystery shopper Josie Marcus in High Heels Are Murder. The debut, Dying in Style, tied with Stephen King on the Independent Mystery Booksellers bestseller list. Elaine won the Agatha and Anthony Awards. |
CAL BRANCHE
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