Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Rob Kelley (Monday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Tuesday), Kate Flora (Thursday), and Maureen Milliken (Friday).

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

All this month, to celebrate Halloween, we’re sharing scary scenes from our books. If you’ve missed some, you can go back to earlier posts. And don’t miss those that are coming. Vaughn’s was yesterday and it was a doozy.

Vaughn Hardacker will sign and sell books at Caribou High School on October 19 and 20 at the Caribou Fall Arts and Crafts fair.

Matt Cost finished the first draft of book two in the Max Creed series, EveryThing vs Max Creed. He pits wits and battles with a tech billionaire who is trying to take over the world by controlling the hearts and minds of people through a new app that triangulates personal data to predict and drive behavior. The first book, The Not So Merry Adventures of Max Creed publishes in April of 2025.

On Thursday, October 17th at 6:30, Cost will be participating in a mystery making panel at the Griffin Free Public Library in Auburn, New Hampshire.

 Kate Flora: a while back, I offered a copy of my first published mystery, Chosen for Death, to someone who commented on the post. The winner is Elizabeth McHugh.

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