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Visit our "Meetings" and "Author News" pages for up to the date, detailed information on upcoming events such as:

NEXT UP
May 10th
Ivor Hill on the DARKSIDE of
Real Estate appraisal!

New Posting in Articles:
Counter Intelligence

For members only: RMMWA's listserve is a "MUST DO!" It provides a great place to ask questions, post exciting news, and get up-to-date publishing info. If you aren't on the list, send your membership request to Yahoo Groups today!

TO JOIN RMMWA, click HERE.

A few things to crow about:

Congratulations to two members. Twist Phelan for her International Thriller Award Best Short Story nomination and Mark Stevens for his Colorado Book Award Best Genre Fiction nomination. Good Luck!!

Chuck Greaves has some signings coming up. Check out his schedule on the Authors Page.

Welcome new member Rebecca Hale, NYT bestselling author of the Cats and Curios Mystery Series from Berkley Prime Crime. Check out her websites at: www.HowtoWashaCat.com  and www.MysteryintheIslands.com.

RMMWA members on the go:

Mario Acevedo, Bob Spiller, Chris Jorgensen, Michelle Black, Barbara Steiner and Mike Befeler at the Longmont Book Festival 4/13/12

Chris Jorgensen and Charlotte Hinger with April guest speaker April 8, 2012.

On March 8th, RMMWA member Mike Angley gave us an overview of counterintelligence from definition to impact. He told us, now he has to kill us.


News from New Member, Chuck Greaves: "Bloomsbury, the venerable British publishing house, has announced the nine titles selected to launch their new Bloomsbury Circus imprint in the UK.  Among the chosen novels is HARD TWISTED, from RMMWA member Chuck Greaves.  HARD TWISTED, the fictional account of a Depression-era true crime set in the American Southwest, has been described by Steinbeck Award-winning author Pinckney Benedict as "the perfect amalgam of Cormac McCarthy and Jim Thompson:  violent, hilarious, and as bracing and painful as the blow of a dog quirt across the face."  It was named Best Historical Novel in the SouthWest Writers' 2010 annual writing contest, and it will be in bookstores worldwide in November."

Shanna Michaels, undercover police detective, presented facts on the seamier side of Denver, sharing insider knowledge on protitution sting operations and the drug trade. She's pictured here with VP Mike Befeler and Past President R.T. Lawton. She hangs out in good company!

Check out the Author pages. j.a. kazimer announces the March 2012 release and signings for CURSES! A F***ed-Up Fairy Tale.

The Trial of Sherlock Holmes at the RMMWA Christmas Party is a wrap, but the pictures will live on. Here's a sampling:

Sherlock and Watson, and Sherlock with Defense Attorney

Mrs. Hudson with Twist and His Honorable Judge Rex Burns presiding

Donnell Ann Bell announces the sale of her second book, a Romantic Suspense (mystery) entitled DEADLY RECALL, to Bell Bridge Books. It was a 2010 Golden Heart finalist, on which our own prolific Mike Befeler gave me tremendous insights. Release date is late 2012 or early 2013. Congrats, Donnell.

Mountain and Plains Trade Show 2011 is now history, but MWA was well represented. Mike Befeler, Barbara Graham and Margaret Coel were just a few of RMMWA members in attendance.

NEW MEMBER Sneed Collard III announces the release of HANGMAN'S GOLD (Slate Stephens Mysteries #2) from Bucking Horse Books, distributed by Mountain Press. The official release date will be November, 2011.

NEW MEMBER, Gerald Elias is pleased to announce that the third book of his Daniel Jacobus mystery series, DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, will be released this Tuesday, August 16. The story is about a famous string quartet on the verge of self-destruction in which each member mysteriously disappears, a la Agatha Christie, until only one is left. For information on his book tour, http://www.geraldelias.com/events.html.

R. T. Lawton's latest short story, "Labor Day," AHMM October 2011 issue, is fifth in the Holiday Burglars series. Yarnell and Beaumont have successfully burgled a top floor condo in an old building and are trying to quietly depart with the loot. Unfortunately, their ancient get-away elevator keeps descending slower and s-l-o-w-e-r, while a pregnant passenger can't wait. Now, the closest help onboard for medical services may be The Thin Guy, their burglar protégé who used to work as a mortician.

Here are some of the latest RMMWA's member YOU TUBE Trailers to check out:

Douglas Grant Johnson:
"The Parrott Cannon Affair" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9m-r0M-7Us

Manuel Ramos:
KING OF THE CHICANOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq1fKvfcr8Y

AHMM currently has free podcasts of 5 previously published short stories, —one written by our illustrious past president, R.T. Lawton. to listen just click here.

2011-2012

Mark Your Calendars!
(See Authors page for author signings)

2011-2012
MEETING DATES

May 10th—Ivor Hill on the dark side of Real Estate Appraisal

Summer Hiatus

September 13th—Lynda Hilburn, Elle Lothlorien and Brent Sampson on e-pub

October 11th —Lori Moriarty from
the National Council for Drug
Endangered Children

November 8th—"A View from the Bench"

December 13th—Murder Mystery Theater. Stay tuned for details


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