Tag : Malice-Domestic

Malice Domestic – Maryland

The Malice Domestic Convention in Bethesda, Maryland provides a watering hole for readers, writers and fans and of the traditional mystery to gather, celebrate this broad genre and generally have a good time. It’s always a pleasure to meet readers and since mystery fans like to travel, there were friends…

Reginald Hill remembered

In May, I’ll be attending the Malice Domestic Convention in Bethesda, Maryland. This year, Malice remembers Reginald Hill who died on 12 January, 2012. Special guest Martin Edwards has been invited to accept the commemorative award. Reginald Hill was such a good writer that unless one has read everything he…

Death of an Avid Reader

Belatedly wishing Kate Shackleton’s friends and mine a very happy New Year! I’m surprised to see that I haven’t written on these pages since November. Time flies when a deadline looms. Death of an Avid Reader, book number six in the Kate Shackleton series, went to the publisher on Monday,…

An Awfully Big Adventure

This was my first time at the Malice Domestic Fun Fan Crime Convention, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland. I took  the same flight as Ann Cleeves of Vera and Shetland fame. Here she is, third from left behind the table, helping to empty cartons of books to …