Chicks on the Case@chicksonthecase

Mystery writers with a killer sense of humor.

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Guest Chick M.A. Monnin and #giveaway chicksonthecase.com/2024/05/… via @mamonnin1 #mystery #amreading #Bermuda #DeathInStGeorges

Guest Chick M.A. Monnin and #giveaway

We love armchair traveling with M.A. Monnin and her irresistible Intrepid Traveler Mystery series. She’s back to talk about Murder in St. George’s and she’s gifting one lucky read…

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Truth in advertising? Maybe not so much. Fun post from @cynthiakuhn Just a friendly note (kit edition) chicksonthecase.com/2024/05/… #mystery #cozymystery #amreading #amwriting #amediting

Just a Friendly Note (kit edition)

Dear Kit Maker: Just found this picture in my photos and had a minute of confusion. Then it all came flooding back… Ah yes, the Great Cape Kit Conundrum. Initially, when I saw this at the sto…

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Dateline: Malice Domestic 2024 chicksonthecase.com/2024/04/… via @lisaqmathews

Dateline: Malice Domestic 2024

Lisa here, literally just off the train from the annual Malice Domestic conference in Bethesda. I’m a little bleary-eyed and haven’t had a chance to process the whole amazing weekend yet, or …

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Money can't buy me love chicksonthecase.com/2024/04/… via @vickiefeeauthor #TagSales #estatesales #mementos #garagesales

Money can’t buy me love

It’s that time of year when “yard sale” and “garage sale” signs are a common sight. One man’s junk is another’s treasure, and I’ve bought my share of both junk and treasure over the years. We all h…

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Bookless in Seattle chicksonthecase.com/2024/04/… via @jenjchow

Bookless in Seattle

After Left Coast Crime, I experienced a little moment of panic at SeaTac airport. Where was my e-reader? I mean, I did spot a Little Free Library at the airport. Should I circle back? Good news is …

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The Band is Back Together Edition: Chicks Emeritae @kindacozy and @kellyekell #MissingWhiteWoman chicksonthecase.com/2024/04/…

Chicks Super Edition: Marla Cooper and Kellye Garrett

Surprise! Guess who just dropped by Chicks today? Two of our founding members, Chicks Emeritae, and authors extraordinaire Marla Cooper and Kellye Garrett! Of course we had a zillion questions for …

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Conference Season for Writers: 5 Handy-Dandy Travel Gadgets chicksonthecase.com/2024/04/…

5 Handy-Dandy Travel Gadgets

Over the last few years, I’ve found myself on the road or in the air a lot for various professional and personal reasons. Since March, I’ve been in Wisconsin, Phoenix, New York, and Sea…

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Behind the Book: The Witless Protection Program chicksonthecase.com/2024/04/…

Behind the Book: The Witless Protection Program

NOTE: I’ll be at Left Coast Crime when this publishes, so my response to comments will be slow today. Bear with me! When I finished the draft for The Witless Protection Program, I wrote to my…

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Need a chuckle? Read excerpts from the Lefty Award Nominees--Best Humorous Mystery--and their own humorous choices! chicksonthecase.com/2024/04/…

Lefty Award Nominees–Best Humorous Mystery

Today the Chicks are pleased to host the 2024 nominees for the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery (to be awarded on April 13 at Left Coast Crime: Seattle Shakedown), two of whom just happen to b…

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Release Day News: MOLTEN DEATH --Warning: this read is gonna be hot! @lesliekarst #mystery chicksonthecase.com/2024/04/… via @chicksonthecase

Release Day News: MOLTEN DEATH

Happy book birthday to Leslie Karst—for today her first Orchid Isle Mystery, Molten Death, erupts into the world! Here’s the synopsis: Retired caterer Valerie Corbin and her wife Kristen have come …

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Ah, a Day in the #Hilo Life of #mystery #author @lesliekarst #writerslife #MoltenDeath chicksonthecase.com/2024/04/…

A Day in My Life in Hilo

Tomorrow, April 2, you’ll get to read on the fabulous Dru’s Book Musings about a day in the life of Valerie Corbin, the protagonist of my new Orchid Isle mystery, Molten Death. The day she’ll be de…

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Just a few more sleeps until another Chicks celebration: The Launch of “MOLTEN DEATH”! #mystery chicksonthecase.com/2024/03/… via @LeslieKarst

Chicks Celebration: Launch of “MOLTEN DEATH”!

Welcome to “Chicks Celebration,” our fun new Chicks on the Case feature! Join us as we Chicks share what we’re currently celebrating (book release, new idea, recent read…). 1. …

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Leave the cannoli--Happy Book Birthday to THE WITLESS PROTECTION PROGRAM! chicksonthecase.com/2024/03/… via @ellenbyronla #MariaDiRico #cozymystery #amreading

Happy Book Birthday to THE WITLESS PROTECTION PROGRAM!

Yippee, it’s release day for The Witless Protection Program, the 5th book in “Maria DiRico’s” Catering Hall Mysteries. For readers wondering if Mia Carina’s philanderi…

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Should Mr. Murphy be practicing law? We think not. #amwriting #amediting #cozymystery #mystery #NewEnglandLife #Mondayblogs #writerscommunity chicksonthecase.com/2024/03/… via @lisaqmathews
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Inspiring Author Story of the Day: Iris Yamashita. Wow #amwriting #mystery #NeverGiveUp #writersinspiration chicksonthecase.com/2024/03/…

Guest Chick: Iris Yamashita

Chicks on the Case is thrilled to bring you Iris Yamashita and her fascinating road to becoming a mystery author. Remember that Friends episode where Ross kept yelling “Pivot!” as he, Chandler and …

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A tale of author perseverance: Long Story, Short chicksonthecase.com/2024/02/… @LeslieKarst #amwriting #shortmysteryfiction #WritingCommmunity #BlackCatWeekly

Long Story, Short

This is a story of rejection, perseverance, and generosity. A few years back, the mystery writers convention Malice Domestic announced that the subject for their next anthology of short stories wou…

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Black thumb, writer's gold? chicksonthecase.com/2024/02/…

Guest Chick: Tara Lush

Jen here. A very warm welcome to Tara Lush; I was lucky enough to spend time with her at the inaugural Ashland Mystery Fest last year. I so relate to her gardening (un)skill. Take it away, Tara! A …

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Happy Book Birthday to our very own @JenJChow for ILL-FATED FORTUNE! #cozymystery #amreading chicksonthecase.com/2024/02/…
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