Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Maureen Milliken (Monday), Sandra Neily (Wednesday), Dick Cass (Thursday) and Matt Cost (Friday).

In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine Crime Writers:

Matt Cost was excited to have a cover reveal of his upcoming release of City Gone Askew, book 2 in the Brooklyn 8 Ballo series.

What is happening at Cold Spring Harbor with Herman Wall and the eugenics movement? Who are the mysterious Germans threatening 8? And what is the identity of the charismatic Grand Cyclops? 8 must race against time to uncover the truth and put a stop to the most chilling triumvirate ever conceived.

COST TALKS continue this week. Matt will be at the Mystery KensiCon Conference on a thriller panel today, Saturday, at the Langley-Adams Library in Groveland, MA, and will be signing books from 10-3. Sunday is The Grande at South Portland for senior living. Monday, Matt gets to stay in Brunswick at the Rotary Club at high noon. Tuesday finds Matt trekking all the way up to the Southwest Harbor Public Library for his talk on the evolution of a book at 5:30 p.m. And then Wednesday, he will be signing books for the grand opening of Barnes & Noble in South Portland from 1-3 p.m. Come say hi. Buy a book. Write on.

An invitation to readers of this blog: Do you have news relating to Maine, Crime, or Writing? We’d love to hear from you. Just comment below to share.

And a reminder: If your library, school, or organization is looking for a speaker, we are often available to talk about the writing process, research, where we get our ideas, and other mysteries of the business, along with the very popular “Making a Mystery” with audience participation, and “Casting Call: How We Staff Our Mysteries.” We also do programs on Zoom. Contact Kate Flora