Discovered by accident, while strolling around Rennes. Isn't that the best way to discover anything? (St. Just is the name of my British detective, and I quote from the original St-Just at the start of Death of a Cozy Writer ("No one reigns innocently.")

Last night's signing/reading for the Chesapeake Crimes 3 anthology drew a large crowd, despite the (true) predictions of torrential rain. Returned home to find a huge old tree down in our street. 

Thanks from all the authors to Mystery Loves Company (Baltimore) for providing  books for the signing, to the Friends of the Fairfax County Public Library system for being such marvelous hosts, and to Donna Andrews for moderating.

In the photo at left, from L-R: Mariah Crawford, me, Mary Ellen Hughes, Marcia Talley.

(The anthology authors are Mary Ann Corrigan, Carla Coupe, Meriah Crawford, Barb Goffman, Sasscer Hill, Mary Ellen Hughes, K. B. Inglee, Peggy Jaegly, Clyde Linsley, C. Ellett Logan, G. M. Malliet, Carolyn Mulford, Jayne Ormerod, Shelley Shearer, and Marcia Talley. The anthology was edited by Donna Andrews and Marcia Talley.)

Now that Death of a Cozy Writer has officially launched, more reviews are beginning to appear. I hope you'll want to take a look at some of these sites:

Review in Mystery Scene Magazine by Lynne Maxwell. (My article on how Death of a Cozy Writer came by its name also appears in the print edition - Summer 2008.)

Review: The Mystery Bookstore (Carol's Favorite)

Mysterical-E Review and Author Interview by Julie Obermiller

Written review on KUOW.org / NPR radio website by Nancy Pearl, plus Ms. Pearl talking about Death of a Cozy Writer (mp3 file). 

Fairfax County Library Podcast Interview with Sam Clay