To paraphrase Raymond Chandler, “Down the mean streets a detective, man or woman, must go, who is not himself or herself mean.” What happens when those mean streets happen to be in the American South? Does the setting change the crime or detective, or both? Join us for a lively discussion involving traditional and unique fictional detectives whose investigations have a Southern flair!

Paula Gail Benson, moderator

Panelists: David Burnsworth, Sasscer Hill, Roger Johns, Raegan Teller, and Maggie Toussaint.

Paula Gail Benson is the moderator for The Detective in the South panel. She is a legislative attorney and writer of short stories. http://paulagailbenson.com/

David Burnsworth became fascinated with the Deep South at a young age. After a receiving a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee and fifteen years in the corporate world, he made the decision to write a novel. Having lived in Charleston on Sullivan’s Island for five years, the setting for his Brack Pelton novels was a foregone conclusion. He and his wife call South Carolina home. He also writes a series featuring private detective Blu Carraway. http://davidburnsworthbooks.com/

Sasscer Hill is the author of the Agatha and Macavity nominated Nikki Latrelle horseracing series. Her latest novels, Flamingo Road and The Dark Side of Town, have followed Fia McKee, who after being put on leave for use of excessive force as a Baltimore police officer receives a second chance working for the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau. Flamingo Road won the $10,000 Dr. Tony Ryan Best in Horse Racing Literature Award for 2018. In addition, Sasscer, herself and expert horsewoman, has written a Nikki Latrelle prequel for Young Adults and a number of short stories. https://www.sasscerhill.com/

Roger Johns writes the Wallace Hartman Mysteries from St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books: Dark River Rising (2017) and River of Secrets (2018). He is the 2018 Georgia Author of the Year (Detective·Mystery Category), a 2018 Killer Nashville Readers’ Choice Award nominee, a finalist for the 2018 Silver Falchion Award for best police procedural, runner-up for the 2019 Frank Yerby Fiction Award, and the 2019 JKS Communications Author-in-Residence. His articles and interviews on writing and the writing life appear in Career Authors, Criminal Element, and the Southern Literary Review. He co-authors the MurderBooks blog at www.murder-books.com. https://rogerjohnsbooks.com/

Raegan Teller is the award-winning author of the Enid Blackwell series. Murder in Madden (Pondhawk Press, 2016) was her debut novel, followed by The Last Sale (2018) and Secrets Never Told (2019). Her mystery novels are set in and around Columbia, where she lives with her husband and two cats. Teller writes about small town intrigue, family secrets, and tales of murder, and while her books are fiction, her books are inspired by real events. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Queens University, Charlotte, and a member of Sisters in Crime, South Carolina Writers Association, and Charlotte Writers Club. http://RaeganTeller.com

Maggie Toussaint is a scientist by training, a romanticist at heart, and an award-winning author of mystery, romance, romantic suspense, and science fiction. Her series protagonist Baxley Powell has inherited the ability to dreamwalk in order to find answers about crime. Through her investigations, Baxley seeks justice for the dead and solace for the living in a unique lowcountry setting. Maggie is the Past President of the Southeast Mystery Writers of America and a member of Low Country Sisters in Crime. https://maggietoussaint.com/

Meet local and regional authors (David Burnsworth, Rose Senehi, and Trudy Nan Boyce), buy books, and have your books signed. Join us for local author panel discussions sponsored by the Emrys Foundation and the Friends of the Library.

Come out and meet me and two other local mystery series authors (John Carenen and Linda Lovely ) to find out about their inspiration, process, and what's new with their protagonists.

Two of the Upstate's mystery writers will come together to talk sleuths and sidekicks. Join David and John Carenen and get copies of their latest mystery novels.

I'm looking forward to being back at the Inman Library to talk to their Thrillers on Thursday Book Club.

I'm looking forward to being a part of the Simpsonville Library Indie Author Day. I hope you'll come out and hear me talk about my experiences in the industry. Then I'll be participating in my first reading slam where I'll be reading short excerpt from BAD TIME TO BE IN IT AND other independent authors read a short excerpt from their works and you can vote on the best reading. Afterward, chat with the authors and purchase your favorite titles.

I'm really looking forward to being back in Chattanooga with the brand new Blu Carraway Mystery. I hope to see some old friends and meet new ones.

I'm looking forward to being back at one of my favoiret Indie Bookstores! Hope to see you there.

Can't wait to talk to my fellow writers about writing!

Come out to join in the conversation with David Burnsworth and John Carenen hosted by local thriller writer Margo Williams.

I'm looking forward to being back in Knoxville. Hope to see some of you there.

I always enjoy my visits with the folks at the Cyrill-Westside Branch of the Spartanburg libraries. I hope you'll come out and join us.

Come out and meet the author of the Blu Carraway and Brack Pelton Mysteries and get your signed copy of the latest, BAD TIME TO BE IN IT.

Join us at Fiction Addiction as we celebrate the launch of the next Blu Carraway Mystery. There will be snacks and books to be signed. I'd love to see you so pop on by and say hello or stay and have a bit to eat.

Join us on Saturday, March 24th for our quarterly Author Extravaganza! We've got a great line up of authors ranging from children's books to mysteries and thrillers! We will be featuring John Carenen, Raegan Teller, Linda Lovely, Molly Symons, David Burnsworth, and Mikayla Lowery! Be sure to stop by for the chance to chat and purchase signed copies!

Come out and meet local mystery authors David Burnsworth, John Carenen, and Linda Lovely. All three authors have mystery series that range from cozy to noir, but each series focuses on more than just the murder. Each author develops their characters so thoroughly, that by the time you turn the final page in the first book, you feel as if you've known them forever and can't wait to find out what happens next.

David Burnsworth (In It For The Money), became fascinated with the Deep South at a young age. After a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tennessee and fifteen years in the corporate world, he made the decision to write a novel. He is the author of both the Brack Pelton and the Blu Carraway Mystery series. He and his wife call South Carolina home.

John Carenen (The Face on the Other Side), a native of Clinton, Iowa, graduated with an M.F.A. in Fiction Writing from the prestigious University of Iowa Writers Workshop and has been writing ever since. His work has appeared in numerous popular and literary magazines, and he has been a featured columnist in newspapers in North and South Carolina.

Linda Lovely (Bones to Pick), an enthusiastic Sisters in Crime member, finds writing pure fiction isn’t a huge stretch given her years penning PR and ad copy. She writes a blend of mystery and humor, chuckling as she plots to "disappear" the types of characters who most annoy her. Her newest series offers good-natured salutes to both her vegan family doctor and her cheese-addicted kin.

Come out and meet two local South Carolina authors, me and Linda Lovely, and get signed copies of our latest mysteries.

Join me, Susan M. Boyer, and Linda Lovely as we talk about our writing process, finding a publisher, finding the RIGHT publisher (Henery Press for us), and all manner of things mystery at Joe's Place here in Greenville.

We'll be discussing both the Blu Carraway and the Brack Pelton Mysteries. Hope you'll come out and join us.

Boiling Springs Public Library has selected BIG CITY HEAT for their November WhoDunIt and I can't wait to talk to the readers about it.

Honored to take part in the Spartanburg County Public Libraries Let's Read Local initiative! 

Excited to be part of this lineup of South Carolina authors! I'll have IN IT FOR THE MONEY and BIG CITY HEAT to sign.

Looking forward to joining one of my favorite book clubs to talk about Brack and Blu!

Join us on October 3rd at 6pm as David will attend our monthly meeting to discuss his latest novel “In It for the Money.” The cost will be $20 which will include the book and light hors’d.  Please call the concierge to reserve your spot and a copy of David’s book NOW.
Books will be available for pick up on Sept 6th.

Looking forward to being back in Chattanooga. Hope you'll come out and join me.

Come join me as I talk about my latest release and what it is like to write two simultaneous mystery series.

I'll be signing copies of new release IN IT FOR THE MONEY and this summer's BIG CITY HEAT.

Join us as we launch the first novel in the Blu Carraway series!

Looking forward to being part of the Burry Books Wall of Books Author Extravaganza.