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ALEXANDER, TASHA Alexander is the author of five novels, including the Lady Emily series, which follows her Victorian-era heroine, Emily Ashton, through a world of romance and historical mystery. She is also the author of Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which is based on the sequel to the Academy Award-winning film Elizabeth. Her works include A Fatal Waltz; A Poisoned Season; And Only To Deceive. TEARS OF PEARL (Minotaur Books) MAYHEM: SAT Noon Sag Harbor/ 3pm South/ SUN 11am Sag Harbor

ALFIERI, ANNAMARIA (Patricia King) A scholar of Latin American history, Alfieri set her first novel, CITY OF SILVER, in 17th century Peru. Combing the best of mystery and historical fiction, The Washington Post calls her work a “vibrant debut thriller.” CITY OF SILVER (Minotaur Books) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm South/ SUN Sag Harbor 11am

BAATZ, SIMON True Crime can be as riveting as fiction; the perpetrator’s story might pass into folklore while the event itself attains the longevity of myth. Simon Baatz, a professor of History at John Jay College, is the author For The Thrill Of It a stunning account of the Leopold and Loeb murder. His non-fiction work, praised by The New York Times as “absorbing… vivid” not only gave us a fascinating exploration of real- life psychopathology but also provided a rich impression of the crime-ridden Chicago Jazz age. FOR THE THRILL OF IT (Harper) MAYHEM: SAT 4pm East/ 9pm Sag Harbor

BERENSON, ALEX As a journalist for The New York Times, Berenson has covered everything from Hurricane Katrina to Iraq, an experience that led to his Edgar Award winning first novel, THE FAITHFUL SPY. Berenson is now “NYTimes #1 Best-seller” and his much admired espionage hero, John Wells, has appeared in four novels, including The Silent Man, The Ghost War, and The Ghost Agent. THE MIDNIGHT HOUSE (Putnam) MAYHEM: SAT 10am East/ 1pm East SUN 2pm Sag Harbor

BERKOWITZ, IRA Berkowitz is a native New Yorker and former advertising executive. His first novel, Family Matters, won the Washington Irving Literary Award. He is the author of the Jackson Steeg Mystery novels, following the exploits of an alcoholic ex-NYPD Homicide Detective in NYC’s Hell’s Kitchen. Family Matter, Old Flame, SINNER’S BALL (Three Rivers Press) MAYHEM: SAT 4pm Sag Harbor/ 9pm East SUN 11am Sag Harbor

CAROL BUGGÉ Holmes and Watson, seances, fox-hunts, Medieval English history, Victorian comfort all of those elements populate the acclaimed mysteries of Carol Buggé. Her heroine, editor Claire Rawlings stars in the funny and original "Who Killed" Series. The Star of India, The Haunting of Torre Abbey; Who Killed Blanche DuBois, Who Killed Dorian Grey, Who Killed Mona Lisa ( Berkeley) MAYHEM: SAT 3pm Southampton SUN 11am Sag Harbor

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BURKE, ALAFAIR A former Deputy District Attorney in Portland, Oregon, Burke teaches criminal law at Hofstra University. She is the creator of two brilliant women detectives (separate series) Ellie Hatcher and Samantha Kincaid. Her books have been hailed by Michael Connelly, Lee Child and Sue Grafton and Harlan Coban who said: “She keeps you turning the pages into the wee hours.” Her newest novel, with Ellie Hatcher at the helm, focuses on a Craig’s List killer. ‘”A white knuckle thriller.” (Publisher’s Weekly) ‘212’ (Harper) MAYHEM SAT: Noon Sag Harbor/ 4pm East Hampton/9pm East SUN: 1pm East

CARCATERRA, LORENZO Born in Hell’s Kitchen, New York, Caracaterra’s book, Sleepers, which was adapted for film, was set in his childhood neighborhood. A former writer/producer for Law & Order, he is now a regular contributor to TrueSlant.com. The author of eight books, which includes Chasers, Apaches, and Paradise City: A Novel Of Suspense, Chasers. MIDNIGHT ANGELS (available in July) MAYHEM SAT 4pm Sag Harbor/ 9pm Sag Harbor SUN 1pm Sag Harbor

CARKEET, DAVID Publisher’s Weekly hailed Carkeet’s latest work From Away, claiming “if Alfred Hitchcock could remake Fargo, it might feel something like Carkeet's comic-absurd latest.” His short stories and essays have appeared in American Literature, The Oxford American & The New York Times Magazine. He is the author of six novels, which include From Away, Double Negative: A Novel, and Campus Sexpot: A Memoir. FROM AWAY (Overlook Press) MAYHEM SAT 1 pm East Hampton SUN 11am East Hampton

CAROL HIGGINS CLARK In April , Scribner’s published the 13th Regan Reilly Mystery, and the Daily Beast named it a “pick of the week.” Clark’s much loved and well–traveled heroine is Private Investigator, Regan Reilly. Clark, who is herself an inveterate traveler, has a dual career: she is an accomplished actress, and in collaboration with her mother, Mary Higgins Clark, she has created the very successful “holiday” mystery series that includes He Sees You When You’re Sleeping. The Regan Reilly series includes Cursed, Hitched, Zapped, WRECKED (Scribner) MAYHEM SAT 1 pm East Hampton / 3pm South SUN 11am East Hampton

COLEMAN, REED FARREL Coleman’s Moe Prager series is a three-time winner of the Shamus Award for Best Detective Novel of the Year. Ruth Jordan of Crime Spree Magazine praises Coleman as “an author to watch” and his lead protagonist, Moe as “a character to savor.” An adjunct professor at Hofstra University, Coleman teaches writing and mystery fiction. Empty Ever After, Soul Patch, Innocent Monster THE JAMES DEANS (Tyrus Books) MAYHEM SAT 1 pm East Hampton / 5pm South / 9pm East SUN 11am Sag Harbor

COMPTON, JODI “A flat-out masterful work of wrenching suspense. Compton is a fine, fine writer who will be around for a long time to come” is what The New York Times wrote about California-based Jodi Compton’s debut mystery The 39th Hour. Detective Sarah Pribek has joined the ranks of strong (‘noir’) women crime-solvers. SYMPATHY BETWEEN HUMANS (Dell) MAYHEM SAT 10 am East Hampton / 5pm Sag Harbor / 9pm East 3

DAHLER, DON A news anchor and reporter for WCBS-TV, Dahler has won numerous journalism awards, including a Peabody and DuPont for team-coverage of 9/11 . Dahler is the author of A Tight Lie and Water Hazard, mystery novels set in the world of professional golf featuring lawyer-turned-PGA Tour pro, Huck Doyle. WATER HAZARD (St. Martin’s Minotaur) MAYHEM SAT: 1 pm East Hampton / 9pm East Hampton

DEMILLE, NELSON #1 New York Times Best-selling Author is a member of Mensa as well as the Mystery Writers of America; he was decorated for his service as a First Lieutenant in the Vietnam War; and is the recipient of a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hofstra and Dowling. DeMille , who is a Long Island resident, is a universally recognized leader of the mystery genre. His books include The Gold Coast, The General's Daughter, Spencerville, Plum Island, The Lion's Game, Up Country, Night Fall, The Gate House THE LION (Pub Date JUNE 8 Grand Central) MAYHEM SAT: Noon Sag Harbor

GRACE EDWARDS Formerly a cop and soon to have a doctorate in social work, Mali Anderson is hardly your average PI. Her home turf is Harlem, and her adventures are sharply in focus with the world around her. Politics in NYC never take a backseat and in Edwards outstanding series, an African American woman takes the lead in courage and intelligence, solving urban crimes with smarts and wit and good grace. The Mali Anderson Series: If I Should Die, A Toast Before Dying, No Time to Die, Do or Die THE VIADUCT (Doubleday) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm East Hampton/ 5pm Sag Harbor

FAIRSTEIN, LINDA As a New York City Asst District Attorney, Fairstein created and then served as head of the Sex Crimes Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's office. She is a widely recognized authority on domestic and female victim violence . As a writer, Fairstein has created the internationally best-selling Alexandra Cooper mystery series( translated into more than a dozen languages.) “Fairstein . . . makes the legal issues more exciting than any high-speed chase.” ( NYTimes) Lethal Legacy, Death Dance, Bad Blood.. HELL’S GATE (Dutton) MAYHEM: SAT 10am East Hampton/ Noon Sag Harbor

FAYE, LYNDSAY In this debut novel, Faye imagines what might have happened had Sherlock Holmes hunted for the serial murderer known as Jack the Ripper. The LA Times praises Faye for her “excellent ear” and “scene-setting visual detail.” She currently lives in New York, where she is working on her second novel. DUST AND SHADOW (Simon & Schuster) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm Southampton

FLEMING IRENE (Kathleen Dunn) Publishers Weekly calls Fleming’s latest book, The Edge Of Ruin, "delightful." Under the pen name Kate Gallison, she wrote the Mother Lavinia Grey Mysteries, including Bury the Bishop, Grave Misgivings, and Hasty Retreat. THE EDGE OF RUIN (Minotaur Press) MAYHEM: Sat 1pm Southampton SUN 11am East

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GOULD, HEYWOOD Born in the Bronx and raised in Brooklyn, Gould, a screenwriter, novelist, and film director, got his start as a reporter for the New York Post. Later he worked as a cabdriver, mortician's assistant, industrial floor waxer, and bartender. His screenplays include The Boys From Brazil and Fort Apache The Bronx. LEADING LADY (Five Star) MAYHEM: Sat 5pm South/ 9pm Sag Harbor

GRABENSTEIN, CHRIS is the author of two best-selling series, the John Ceepak mysteries (Mind Scrambler; Hell Hole) and Christopher Miller holiday thrillers (The Christmas Tree Thief; Hell for the Holidays). His sixth book in the Ceepak series, Rolling Thunder, which the Chicago Tribune calls “thoughtful, funny and exciting,” will be available this May. ROLLING THUNDER (Pegasus) MAYHEM: SAT 4pm Sag Harbor/ 9pm Sag Harbor

GRANT, ANDREW Noted English espionage writer Andrew Grant brings us the ongoing stories and heroics of David Trevellyan a British Naval intelligence officer is the hero series . His debut novel, Even, received rave reviews from both Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, comparing it to Ludlum’s Bourne novels. DIE TWICE (Minotaur Books) MAYHEM: SAT 9pm Sag Harbor SUN 11am Sag Harbor/ 2pm Sag Harbor

GROSS, ANDREW Andrew Gross is the author of New York Times and international bestsellers The Blue Zone, Don't Look Twice, and The Dark Tide, which was nominated for the Best Thriller of the Year award by the International Thriller Writers. He is also coauthor of five number one bestsellers with James Patterson, including Judge & Jury and Lifeguard. RECKLESS (William Morrow) MAYHEM: SAT 10am East Hampton/ Noon Sag Harbor/ 9pm Sag Harbor SUN 2pm Sag Harbor

SUSAN ISAACS In a genre where gruesome discovery followed by intrepid action has always been the convention, Susan Isaacs introduced an entirely original concept: witty self-awareness and laughter are mixed in equal parts throughout her mystery novels. ISAACS books allow us to see the costs (and benefits) of social struggle and climb; her observations are acute as well as acutely funny. Each of her novels give us an unsparing look at the victim and ourselves. “Wonderfully funny, deliciously mean” ( NYTimes) Compromising Positions, Almost Paradise, , Shining Through,Past Perfect, After All These Years, AS HUSBANDS GO (July, Scribner) MAYHEM: SUN 11am East Hampton

KARPFINGER, BARNEY – Publishing Panel Literary Agent has a reputuation for focusing on the talent and career of his clients. “We are most interested in representing writers who wish to make a living writing books. We are interested in writing of real quality and ambition. Our fiction list ranges from some of today’s best mysteries to fine literary fiction. Our clients share two traits in particular: an ease with language and the ability to tell a compelling story.” MAYHEM: SUN 1pm East Hampton

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KENNEDY, MARY Kennedy is a best-selling author and a clinical psychologist Her Talk Radio Mystery series follows psychologist Dr. Maggie Walsh (“Frasier meets Murder She Wrote.)” The second book in the series, Reel Murder, will be available later this June. Kennedy is also the author of Secrets of a South Beach Princess. REEL MURDER (Signet) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm Southampton

CHRIS KNOPF The increasingly idioscycratic Sam Acquillo is the hero of Knopf’s spectacular Hampton’s mystery series; but the truth is that the star of every book is Eddie Van Halen the brilliant and independent –thinking mutt who lives with Acquillo. Showing us a part of the Hamptons that outsiders seldom see, Chris Knopf has been praised by The New York Times, Kirkus and PW. Noir meets the beach. Head Wounds, Two Times, The Last Refuge. HARD STOP (Random House) MAYHEM: SAT 4pm Sag Harbor/ 5pm Southampton/ 9pm Sag Harbor SUN 11am

LARDO, VINCENT Mystery fans world-wide have praised Lardo for continuing Lawrence Sander's beloved Archy McNally series: including McNally’s Bluff; McNally’s dare; McNally’s Alibi. All were New York Times Best Sellers. A full-time resident of Amagansett, Lardo is the author the Hampton mysteries (The Hampton Affair; The Hampton Connection) which follows fisherman Bill Ryan as he uncovers murders in East Hampton. MCNALLY’S BLUFF (Berkley) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm Southampton SUN 11am East

LEO, JACQUELINE , Moderator, is currently the Editor in Chief of the Fiscal Times (Peterson Digital). Her media track-record is one of the industries most successful and compelling: Senior Producer of ABC’s Good Morning, America, Vice-President of Meredith Interactive (Ladies Home Journal, Better Home and Garden) and Editor-in-Chief of Reader’s Digest . She is most recently the author of SEVEN: THE NUMBER FOR HAPPINESS, LOVE, AND SUCCESS (Hachette) MAYHEM: SAT 10am East Hampton

MCINTRYRE, HOPE McIntyre’s series introduces us to Lee Bartholomew, a ghostwriter. Publisher’s Weekly calls her second book, How To Marry A Ghost, “funny, complicated and wise.” McIntyre has real-life ghostwriting experience; she ghosted a mystery novel about the modeling world for Naomi Campbell. Other books in the Lee Bartholomew series include How to Seduce a Ghost; How to Cook for a Ghost. HOW TO COOK FOR A GHOST (Piatkus Books) MAYHEM: SAT 3pm Southampton SUN 11am East Hampton

NUSSBAUM, JEREMY has been a leading Intellectual Properties attorney for over 35 years. His client list includes authors, screenwriters, producers, inventors and composers. Especially attuned to the needs of young artists, Nussbaum has been a guest lecturer at many universities. He is an avid reader and happy co-owner of BookHampton. MAYHEM: SUN 1pm East Hampton

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O’BRIEN, GEOFFREY Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Library of America. A recognized authority on Noir Literature and Film, Geoff O’Brien is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, The New York Times and Artforum. A noted poet as well as book and film critic his works include Hardboiled America: Lurid Paperbacks and the Masters of Noir, Sonata for Jukebox, A View of Buildings and Water (Poetry) Red Sky Café (Poetry) His new novel is a tale of murder and madness at the turn-of-the-century (Upcoming in July) FALL OF THE HOUSE OF WALWORTH (Henry Holt) MAYHEM: SAT 4pm East Hampton/ 9pm East Hampton SUN 1pm East Hampton

PINTER, JUSTIN City reporter Henry Parker has his work cut-out for him, every time. In a wonderful blend of urban grit and boy-wonder adventures, Pinter has given us a shining new series and an endearing smart and self-aware young hero. The Stolen, The Guilty, The Mark MAYHEM: SAT 4pm Sag Harbor/ 9pm Sag Harbor SUN 11am Sag Harbor

PINTOFF, STEFANIE After graduating from Columbia Law School with a J.D. and New York University with a Ph.D. in English Literature, Pintoff worked as an attorney and a teacher. In The Shadow Of Gotham, her first novel in the series about Detective Simon Zeile, won the 2008 Mystery Writers of America / St. Martin's Minotaur Best First Crime Novel Award. A CURTAIN FALLS (Minotaur) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm Southampton

POMEROY, JULIA is an actress as well as an accomplished mystery writer. Pomeroy follows in the footsteps of Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Milhone: her heroine, Abby Silvernale, is an upstate waitress and amateur sleuth is at the center of all the action in Pomeroy’s two thrillers Dark End of Town , Cold Moon Home (Carroll & Graf) MAYHEM: SAT 3pm Southampton/ 9pm East Hampton SUN 11am Sag Harbor

REED, W. CRAIG writes historical, military and political thrillers. Reed served as a U.S. Navy Recon Diver, he accompanied Navy SEAL teams on reconnaissance missions and earned commendations for completing top-secret operations during the Cold War. He is the author of the thriller DNA and the non-fiction memoir Crazy Ivan: A True Story of Submarine Espionage. RED NOVEMBER: INSIDE THE U.S.-SOVIET SUBMARINE WAR (HarperCollins) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm East Hampton SUN 1pm Sag Harbor

ROWLAND, LAURA JOH Rowland’s most recent book is The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte, however she is known to mystery lovers as the author of the acclaimed 14 volume Sano Ichiro Mysteries. Set in 17th-century imperial Japan, the novels follow Samurai detective Sano Ichiro. “Rowland has a painter’s eye for the minutiae of court life, as well as a politician’s ear for intrigue.”NYTimes The Fire Kimono; Red Chrysanthemum. THE CLOUD PAVILION (Minotaur) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm East Hampton/ 3pm Southampton SUN 11am Sag Harbor

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S.J.ROZAN is the recipient of the Edgar, Anthony, Shamus, Nero and McCavity award for her novels. A former architect whose practice focused on the design of fire houses, prisons and zoos. Her much beloved team of Lydia Chin and Bill Smith, Private Investigators, have won recognition and acclaim throughout the world. Stone Quarry, Reflecting the Night, Winter Sky SHANGHAI MOON MAYHEM: SAT Noon Sag Harbor/ 5pm Sag Harbor

SALZBERG, CHARLES Salzberg is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Esquire, New York Magazine, and The New York Times Book Review. His work includes You Can’t Fall Off the Floor; The Mad Fisherman. SWANN’S LAST SONG (Five Star Mystery) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm Southampton/ 9pm East Hampton SUN

SCHECHTER, HAROLD A professor of American Literature and Culture at Queens College CUNY, Schechter’s nonfiction works include the historical true-crime classics : The Whole Death Catalogue and the fascinating anthology, True Crime which covers true crime writing from Nathaniel Hawthorne and Abraham Lincoln to Truman Capote. The author of the critically acclaimed THE DEVILS GENTLEMAN : Privelege, Poison, and The Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century. (“Riveting” Caleb Carr) Schechter’s on-going mystery series features Edgar Allan Poe as detective: The Hum Bug, The Mask of Red Death. NEVERMORE (Atria) and SAVAGE PASTIMES: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF VIOLENT ENTERTAINMENT (St Martins) MAYHEM: SAT 10am East Hampton/ 4pm East Hampton / 9pm Sag Harbor

SCHNEIDER, ILENE Ilene Schneider, Ed.D., was one of the first six women rabbis in the United States. She is the author of the Rabbi Aviva Cohen Mysteries, which follows a 50-something, twice-divorced rabbi living in South Jersey. Chanukah Guilt MAYHEM: SAT 1pm Southampton

SPIEGEL, CELINA Senior Vice-President and Publisher of Spiegel & Grau (div Random House) was previously a Publisher and Editor at Riverhead Books, where she edited Kahlid Hosseini’s international best-seller The Kite Runner. In 2005, along with Julie Grau, Spiegel founded the new and widely acclaimed publishing house, Spiegel & Grau whose literary mission is “to be responsive to the issues that touch people’s lives but also to provide a forum for thinkers and writers who break new ground, pose new questions, provoke and challenge us to remain alert and alive to change, even as they entertain us.” MAYHEM: SUN 1pm East Hampton

SPITZER, PHILIP, Literary Agent, located in East Hampton, the Philip Spitzer Literary Agency continues a long tradition of literary excellence. While his client list is representative of all genres, in the mystery world Spitzer is proud to represent Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke and Alafair Burke. MAYHEM: SUN 1pm East Hampton

STAUB, CORSI WENDY New York Times bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub is the author of the Lily Dale books which have sold more than three million books worldwide, which feature Calla, a powerful psychic who is trying to track down her mother’s murderer. Her latest thriller, Live To Tell, received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and is the first title in a suspense trilogy to be continued with Scared To Death and Hell To Pay LIVE TO TELL (Avon Books) MAYHEM: SAT 4pm Sag Harbor/ 5pm Sag Harbor /9pm East Hampton SUN 2pm Sag Harbor 8

STROBY, WALLACE A lifelong resident of the Jersey Shore, Stroby is an award-winning journalist and the author of the novels The Heartbreak Lounge and The Barbed-Wire Kiss which the The Washington Post hailed as a "scorching first novel,” GONE ‘TIL NOVEMBER (Minotaur ) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm East Hampton/ 9pm East Hampton

SWIERCZYNSKI, DUANE Swierczynski has written four crime fiction novels, including his latest, The Blonde. In an exclusive deal with Marvel Comics, Swierczynski recently wrote two one-shot comics for Marvel Comics; and Lion's Gate Entertainment has picked up Swierczynski's novel Severance Package .THE BLONDE (St. Martin’s Griffin) MAYHEM: SAT 4pm Sag Harbor

WAGNER, E.J. E.J. Wagner is a crime historian, lecturer, and the organizer/moderator of the Forensic Forum at the Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences at Stony Brook University. Her work has been published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, The New York Times, and The Lancet. Her first book, The Science of Sherlock Holmes, was nominated for an Edgar award. THE SCIENCE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (Wiley) MAYHEM: SAT 4pm East Hampton/ 9pm East Hampton

YORK,SHEILA Star Struck Dead, York’s first mystery novel won a Daphne du Maurier Award as Best Mainstream Mystery/Suspense of the Year). Her second book in the collection is A Good Knife’s Work. A GOOD KNIFE’S WORK (Five Star) MAYHEM: SAT 1pm Southampton

ZELVIN, ELIZABETH Zelvin is a New York City psychotherapist and author of a mystery series featuring recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler. Zelvin’s debut mystery, Death Will Get You Sober, was nominated for a David award for Best Mystery Novel of 2008.Two of her short stories were recently nominated for Edgars. DEATH WILL HELP YOU LEAVE HIM (Minotaur Books) MAYHEM: SAT 5pm Sag Harbor/ 9pm Sag Harbor