Upcoming Events

  • Malice Domestic, Washington DC, May 1-3, 2020
  • Edgar Awards Banquet, 2021

Who Was That Lady?

Every writer may deserve such a dedicated biographer and Rice's life is interesting (especially for hardcore mystery fans). Publishers Weekly

New Projects

  • One of my latest projects is a second
  • volume of American mystery authors of.
  • the 1940s and 1950s Tentatively titled
  • Murderous Matrimony the new volume is
  • going to cover authors married
  • to mystery authors and/or married sleuths
    • Frances Crane
    • Kelley Roos
    • Craig Rice
    • Richard and Frances Lockridge
    • Patrick Quentin
    • Helen McCloy
    • Delores and Bert Hitchens
  • More to come on this volume

Notable Mentions

In the past few weeks, there have been two notable mentions of my books as ones needing more notice. I was named in a list of best overlooked titles and then again at the recent Bouchercon panel on Voices on the Margin. Be sure to check both of these out -and take their advice and pick up copies of my books.

Anthony Award Winner

Jeffrey Marks won the Anthony Award at the Indianapolis Bouchercon for his biography of mystery author and reviewer, Anthony Boucher.