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

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

Matt Cost has signed a contract for a new three-book series. 1955 is a historical mystery set in that year in Raleigh, North Carolina. When PI Jazz Jones is hired by NAACP rep, January Queen, to investigate the murder of a young Black man, the seedy underbelly of kickback to recent Civil Rights legislation is peeled back layer by layer to reveal something so insidious and dangerous that nobody is safe.

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