Cara talks about the ins and outs of doing research in another land. Sept 24, 10am Pacific (NOTE NEW TIME–CARA IS JOINING US FROM PARIS) Cara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 20 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which is set in Paris. Cara has received multiple […]
Events
August 7: Beatrice Girmala, Assistant Chief in charge of operation for LAPD
CALIFORNIA SISTERS IN CRIME SIZZLING SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES SUNDAY, August 7, 2022Joint meeting with Los Angeles Chapter as host02:00 PM Pacific Time Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego & NorCal Chapters of Sisters in Crime present the 2022 Sizzling Summer Speaker Series.Register in advance for this meeting: https://sistersincrime-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuc-yvrj0iHdbNRhZbzZsqb7CigeJPJAMA Featured Speaker Beatrice Girmala Inside the LAPDA Journey […]
July 24: Sizzling Summer Series Panel with Chris Hauty, Nick Petrie, and Brian Freeman
DATE: Sunday, July 24th As part of the Sizzing Summer Series Hosted by the Orange County Chapter of Sisters in Crime MEETING: Sunday, July 24 at 4:00 p.m. PDT On July 24th at 4 pm PDT award-winning thriller writers, Brian Freeman, Chris Hauty, & Nick Petrie talk about their books, writing propulsive fiction, and the […]
June 11 Author Allison Brennan
As part of our Sizzling Summer series, in cooperation with other Southern CA chapters (Los Angeles and Orange County) and SinC Northern California, we are proud to have author Allison Brennan. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Allison Brennan believes life is too short to be bored, so she had five children and writes three books […]
May 14: Rex Pickett, Author of Sideways and The Archivist
On Sat, May 14, at 2pm, we invite you to enjoy us for a wonderful talk by local author Rex Pickett. The Archivist, his latest book, is set in San Diego, around UCSD. When archivist Nadia Fontaine is found dead of an apparent drowning, Emily Snow is hired by Regents University to finish the job […]
March 12: Luci Zahray, the Poison Lady
Partners in Crime is pleased to announce our next guest for our March 12 Meeting: Luci H. Zahray, well known as “the Poison Lady.” Luci, who has a Masters degree in Toxicology from Texas A&M, has been helping writers who ask how they might dispatch victims with poisons. As retired hospital pharmacist and avid mystery […]
Feb 12 Mtg: Humor Hacks: The Funny Side of Mysteries with Ellen Byron
On Saturday, Feb 12 at 2pm Pacific, we invite you to join us for a great talk by Ellen Byron on using humor in mysteries. Free and open to the public. Register at the link below. Ellen’s Cajun Country Mysteries have won the Agatha award for Best Contemporary Novel and multiple Lefty awards for Best […]
Jan 29: Bi-Coastal Anthology Presentation
Come join us for a Sisters in Crime event we’re very excited about. Sisters in Crime Tri-State New York and San Diego are collaborating to present our two anthologies: CROSSING BORDERS and JUSTICE FOR ALL: MURDER NEW YORK STYLE. The premises, settings, voices, characters and crimes are wonderfully diverse in these stories. Nevertheless, we’ve organized […]
Jan 8 2022: Kathleen Donnelly on “Drug Sniffing Dogs: Reality and Fiction”
Join us on Jan 8th of the new year ONLINE at 2pm to hear an author who is also a real-life K-9 trainer for drug sniffing dogs talk about the realities of this profession and also how it appears in her fiction–and how other fiction worlds sometimes get it wrong. Learn more about this fascinating […]
November 13 at 2pm: Film Noir History Talk by Pat H. Broeske
Partners in Crime is pleased to invite the public to this free virtual talk by author-journalist and Hollywood historian Pat H. Broeske. A longtime aficionado of film noir, Pat has written numerous articles about the genre and its stars, and frequently includes noir titles in her Film as Lit classes for the Emeritus program of Saddleback College. Join her […]