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Welcome!

Welcome to the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime, a chapter of the international organization Sisters in Crime. We are authors, readers, agents, editors, booksellers, and librarians sharing a love for the mystery genre and our support of women who write mysteries. Our chapter covers Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington DC but we welcome all mystery lovers. Please join us for a meeting!

*For details go to Meetings Page*

 

  • Sujata Massey makes a contribution to the Chessie Chapter basket for the silent auction at the 2015 Malice Domestic Conference in Bethesda, MD
  • Chesapeake Chapter members Ellen Crosby, Donna Andrews, and Marcia Talley at "Read Between the Wines," Boordy Vineyards, Hyde, MD
  • Marcia Talley attends the Sisters in Crime goes to Hollywood Conference, 2006
  • Chessie Chapter member Art Taylor
  • Chessie Chapter members, Elaine Viets and Marcia Talley with bookseller Mary Alice Gorman, Festival of Mystery, Oakmont, PA
  • Chessie Chapter members G. M. Maillet and Marcia Talley at Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, VA
  • Book launch for Chesapeake Crimes II at Mystery Loves Company Bookstore, Baltimore, MD

Chesapeake Crimes

The eighth volume of the Chesapeake Crimes series, Fur, Feathers, and Felonies, is now available for purchase.

The anthology, published by Wildside Press, features short stories by:

Karen Cantwell
Carla Coupe
Barb Goffman
Eleanor Cawood Jones
Linda Lombardi
Alan Orloff
Josh Pachter
KM Rockwood
Shari Randall
Joanna Campbell Slan
Marianne Wilski Strong
Robin Templeton
Cathy Wiley

Donna Andrews, Barb Goffman, and Marcia Talley were the coordinating editors. The members of the editorial panel were Brendan DuBois, Mary Jane Maffini, and Leigh Perry.

Available from the publisher, as well as from:
—Mystery Loves Company Booksellers
—Barnesandnoble.com
—Amazon.com

Previous titles in the series are also available. Read more about them here.
Chesapeake Crimes I
Chesapeake Crimes II
Chesapeake Crimes 3
Chesapeake Crimes 4: They Had It Comin’
Chesapeake Crimes 5: This Job Is Murder
Chesapeake Crimes 6: Homicidal Holidays
Chesapeake Crimes 7: Storm Warning

 

Invite an Author to Your Book Club or Library

What’s more fun than immersing yourself in a good mystery? Discussing it with the author! The Chesapeake Chapter’s published authors are available to attend book discussion groups or to appear at library events. If you’d like to meet local writers and talk with them about their work, contact the chapter’s Library Liaison, Aubrey Hamilton, for help in setting up an event.

Upcoming Events:

CHAPTER MEETINGS

Dec 7 – William Ade, Donna Andrews, E.A. Aymar, Mark Bergin, Ellen Butler, Maya Corrigan, Barb Goffman, Sherry Harris, Eleanor Cawood Jones,  Libby Klein, Maureen Klovers, Tara Laskowski, Con Lehane, Eileen McIntire, Alan Orloff, Josh Pachter, Colleen Shogun, Art Taylor, Grace Topping, Cathy Wiley, Stacy Woodson, Mystery Authors Extravaganza, Reston, VA

FOR MORE DETAILS: Go to “Meetings” Page

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