Mitchell Graham - Murder Goes South

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Mitchell Graham was born in New York City. He attended college at Ohio State University on a fencing scholarship and later went on to earn a law degree. After practicing for twenty years he went back to school to study neuropsychology. He has represented the United States in international fencing competitions and has won or placed in the finals of 83 tournaments.

The Fifth Ring was his first novel and received rave reviews. His mystery novels include Majestic Descending, Dead Docket and Circle of Lies, which was released in November. Mitchell currently lives in Miami.

Visit his website at http://www.mitchellgraham.net/.

Williams Rawlings, Jr. - Murder Goes South

WOW! Only four days until the best Mystery program in Georgia starts.

William Rawlings Jr. is one of our featured writers. Like generations of his family before him, William Rawlings, Jr., was born in Sandersville, Georgia where he still lives on the family farm with his wife and two children. He was educated at Emory University and Tulane where he earned a Master's Degree and his Doctorate in Medicine. He did his post-graduate medical training in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital after which he returned to Sandersville to practice medicine. Late in his successful medical career he began writing about the real South, a passion easily recognizable in his literary work.

His first novel The Lazarus Legacy was published in 2003 followed in the next three by The Rutherford Cipher, The Tate Revenge, and Crossword. William's latest novel, The Mile High Club, was published in 2009. He is currently working on two projects, a suspense novel set in Savannah and a non-fiction history of an infamous 1926 murder.

Check out his website at: http://pascuamanagement.web.officelive.com/default.aspx

Cathy Pickens at Murder Goes South

Cathy Pickens has been, under different names, a lawyer, a business professor, an university provost, a clog-dancing coach, a church organist/choir director, typist and successful mystery writer.

The most profound influences on her life have been her family, her faith, Nancy Drew, and Perry Mason. She grew up in a small town and was forced to move to big cities to support herself first as an attorney and then as a professor. Cathy found the only way to get out of the cities comfortably was by moving "Avery Andrews" back home and chronicling her exploits. Her novels include Southern Fried, Done Gone Wrong, Hog Wild, Hush My Mouth and Can't Never Tell.

You won't want to miss her amusing take on Southern mysteries. Find out more at http://www.cathypickens.com/

Lee Lofland - Police Procedure and Investigation

Lee Lofland is a veteran police investigator who began working as an officer in Virginia's prison system. He later became a sheriff's deputy, a patrol officer and finally received his gold shield as a detective.

During Lee's career he solved cases involving narcotics, homicide, rape, murder for hire, and occult crimes. He worked undercover for several jurisdictions and received advanced certifications from several law enforcement organization. It is thrilling to hear Lee describe his career. He's a born raconteur, able to explain the gamut of police work from boring routine to piercing moments of terror.

Lee's book Police Procedure and Investigation is a Writers Digest Howdunit Guide that provides direct insight into the world of police investigations. It's the next best thing to having a police officer by your side to explain what happening.

Check him out at Murder Goes South January 29th.

Murder Goes South Author - Glynn Marsh Alam

Glynn Marsh Alam is a native Floridian. Born in Tallahassee, she is familiar with the live oak forests and the cypress swamps of the area. She also knows the sink holes and reptilia that abound there. She often swims in the cold, clear springs above the openings to fathomless caves. These are the settings for her Luanne Fogarty mystery series and for her literary novel.

After graduating from Florida State University, Glynn worked as a decoder/translator for the National Security Agency in Washington D.C., then moved to Los Angeles where she taught writing and literature while earning an M. A. in linguistics. After many years of traveling back to Florida, she has moved there again and writes full time.

Her publications include:

Tide Water Talisman;

Moon Water Madness;

Green Water Ghost;

River Whispers.

http://www.glynnmarshalam.com/

Another Exciting Novel from Erica Spindler

Amid death and destruction, hurricane-ravaged New Orleans has a new dark force to fear. As rescue efforts unfold, a grisley discovery is made at one of the massive refrigerator "graveyards". One of these metal hulks contains six human hands - all female and all right hands. The press has dubbed the unknown perpetrator "The Handyman".

Casting aside the rule book by which she has lived her life, Captain Patti O'Shay is fearless, but so is the killer. As she is stalked Patti is forced to question all she believes in and match wits with the murderer. Because if she doesn't find the Handyman first, she will become the Last Known Victim.

This and many other books by Erica Spindler are available at the Smyrna Library. Check them out today.

Murder Goes South Author - Carla Damron

South Carolinian Carla Damron is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, specializing in the field of mental health, who draws upon her experience in her novels. Tapping into her keen insight into human behavior, Ms. Damron's novels feature Caleb Knowles, a devoted brother, an astute therapist, and a determined investigator.

Like Caleb, Ms. Damron understands the dark and curious workings of mental illness and offers her intuitive skills to the reader. Ms. Damron's novels include Keeping Silent and Spider Blue. Her latest novel Death in Zooville was published in April 2010. Her insights are sure to make for an interesting presentation.

http://carladamron.com/