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Ciambrone has also published three management books for Taylor and Francis. He has also written a handbook for mystery writers called The Poison Handbook for Writers. He does talks about how to commit murder right, Murder , poisons, forensics, mystery writing and various writing topics. Sisters in Crime is an international organization of women and men whose purpose is to promote mysteries written by women, and combat discrimination against women mystery authors.

Speakers include published mystery authors and technical experts who help writers craft better mysteries and readers enjoy what they read. Meetings are free and open to all. For more information, check out the Sisters in Crime website at www. For more information, contact Joyce Arquette, Publicity, at An opportunity arose for him to join the FBI and he did. After training he took an undercover role in Austin, where his guitar case, a perfect prop based on his previous music experience, added to his cover.

After being the sole contact in the agency for the deep undercover agent, Ernie was reassigned to Puerto Rico and later Miami. He retired from the agency after twenty-three years and began a new life. Patino provided us with some specifics for creating a believable P. Following are the six highlights:. Thank you, Ernie, for your time and the information provided. How better to blend in? The people I spoke to afterwards said they learned a lot and had a good time. SINC made some money on it as well. We also had some lessons learned should we do it again.

We had approximately forty people there. It was a success. Wymee Falls has stoplights, a big library, a shopping mall, and lots of other big city things. Mike Mallett, my boss, is teaching me how to become a PI. He already is one. For instance, files are supposed to be in alphabetical order first, and then in date order second.

Spying on them, really. First you have to have an agency. To get to be a licensed agency you have to follow a whole bunch of rules, like have three years experience, pass a hard test, and prove that you have liability insurance. My course is from Stangford Institute of Higher Learning. I aced the first test, in Crime Scene. I feel so lucky that Wymee Falls has a costume shop where I can get all kinds of disguises. Sometimes I take cases to investigate on my own. Disguises come in handy. To become a real PI, license and all and maybe my name on the door , Texas makes you do all this stuff:.

But then I would be far away from my family, my mother Hortense and my daughter Nancy Drew Duckworthy.

I think I have the rest of it nailed, although some people would disagree on the mental part, I think. Immy used these sites for sources. Links to both are provided at http: Kaye describes her publication process in her blog, Travels with Kaye: Since Kaye obviously has made it there, we look forward to reading the rest of her story. Additional information is available on her blog: Why yes, that is a hot dog on her badge.

Grape, a multi-nominated, award-winning author of the Zoe Barrow series, has spun agripping Texas tale full of quirky characters and a pinch of real Texas dust in the air. Cory, who believes TyTy is innocent, turns amateur detective, while her store-owner uncle, Giff Purvis, reluctantly pitches in his two cents. Genre Go Round Reviews Sometimes you get what you wish for as soon as the teen heroine opens her mouth that nothing happens in Bent Bell they find the corpse. Bones of the Rain is an entertaining regional private investigative tale.

Trav is a fabulous lead. Library Journal Review Enchanted by the unusually beautiful voice of singer Lola Pilloccherosi, PI Travis Bones of the Rain is shocked to find that she has been murdered, her body drained of blood. Then other bodies, with punctures in their necks, are discovered, followed by alarming media reports about a vampire on the loose in Austin, TX. Travis, one of the most unassuming and altruistic sleuths of late, with the help of his ex-girlfriend Cassie and her hard-as-nails sister, Joz, tracks down the bad guys.

Murder Mystery and Music on the High Seas. Jan will hold two mystery writers workshops: In addition to talking mysteries, there will be lots of live music, private musical performances, and a meet-and-greet for an opportunity to purchase CDs, books, and other merchandise, or just get that long-sought-after autograph. They also discussed other books Sylvia has written.

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Sylvia will also present another session: Trouble was, hot dogs are supposed to be solid, not liquid. But the dang thing slid right outta the bun onto my sneaker. Expand Merle slipped into a sentence, or a paragraph, of approximately forty words. E-mail it to kathy. Publication is practically guaranteed.

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I apologize for the errors. An Autobiography includes a CD of voice recordings Christie made forty years ago. An English Mystery The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie The volume also contains two previously unpublished Poirot stories. Agatha Christie —a comprehensive Christie website: Sign up there for the newsletter.

Even sell or swap Christie products through classified ads. Image of Holmes by Paget is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. Images of leaves released to the public domain by Titus Tscharntke; courtesy of burningwell. The following list of articles was electronically generated by Zemanta, based on the content of Hotshots! Ernie Patino is the real deal. With a background as a Special Agent for the FBI, he can help us make our own stories and believable, while still making our P.

Besides his 23 years with the FBI, he now wears two hats: His career spanned 23 years, most of which were spent in South Florida. He now lives in Tucson, Arizona, and divides his time between writing and working as a private investigator. Ernie will be available to answer questions after his talk. Ruben Vasquez, a Crimes Against People Detective, provided interesting information on interviewing individuals, using a kinesic interviewing method and other techniques and working with the Crime Scene Investigator.

He emphasized that detectives are always working for the victim. Detectives do not touch or move anything until the CSI has completed his or her tasks, which include photographing everything—from the exterior to the interior—and documenting all evidence. The chain of evidence must be preserved in all cases.

Only upon a release from the CSI may the detectives proceed to the crime scene.

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They may have already begun their interviews with individuals not at the scene. As in all cases, time is of the essence. Armed with information, HoTxSinC members and other participants attempted to solve a crime based on a created crime scene. Three teams alternately examined the crime scene, inspected the evidence, and interrogated the suspects.

Each team arrived at a different conclusion…unfortunately, none of them was exactly correct. He removed two thermoses and retreated from the BSL-4 suites. In the outer locker area he changed back into his camo uniform and stuffed the vials into a large olive green messenger bag with U. Army stenciled on the side. He walked past the guard station nodding to the sergeant sitting at the desk. Outside he got into his light gray, eight-year-old Toyota Corolla and drove to the base gate.

The sentry saluted him as he drove out. He drove to an apartment in a rectangular red brick ten-story building and changed into civilian clothes. He transferred the vials to a small carry on overnight bag.

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Next, he drove into Washington, DC and parked under a tree three blocks from the Union train station. He went inside, bought a Washington Post newspaper, looked around, then sat on a wooden bench. He set the bag next to him and started to read the paper. A few minutes later another man, equally nondescript took the seat next to him and started reading the New York Times. He looked up when a train was called, folded the newspaper, and took the bag. He strolled down the corridor and disappeared into a crowd. A few minutes later a woman screamed when the gentleman with the wire rimmed glasses fell over onto the floor, dead.

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