Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Lea Wait (Monday), Barb Ross (Tuesday), and John Clark (Friday). On New Year’s Eve and Day we’ll have a special post about what’s coming up for Maine Crime Writers in 2015.
There’s a shortage of news in the news department again this weekend. We’re still taking some time for family, friends, and food. Happy New Year, everyone!
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Kait Carson
Charlene D’Avanzo 
Here’s a belated Christmas present: a new murder weapon (in a sad story from that afflicted country, Reality).
12/15/14: A toddler from upstate New York may have become the first child in the U.S. to die from liquid nicotine poisoning after he accidentally ingested the substance used in e-cigarettes.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/1-year-old-n-y-boy-dies-ingesting-liquid-nicotine-article-1.2045532
Suddenly, nicotine poisoning will not require the villain to be a secret chemistry addict.