APRIL 2014

Sisters in Crime/Desert Sleuths

JOIN US! Next Desert Sleuths Meeting Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each Overview of forensic dentistry month at Grimaldi’s in Old Learn more about the field of forensic Town Scottsdale. Desert dentistry with Dr. John Piakis, a board Sleuths member authors, certified forensic odontologist and please bring your books to full time consultant for the Maricopa sell at meetings! County Medical Examiner’s Office, 6:00-6:30 when he speaks at the Wed., April 16 DINNER & NETWORKING meeting of Desert Sleuths at Grimaldi’s 6:30-7:00 Pizzeria in downtown Scottsdale. BUSINESS MEETING He will use case presentations to 7:00-8:00 demonstrate how human remains are identified utilizing dentition, or the Crime Scene Analysis: array of teeth. Dr. John Piakis, A member of the Federal Response forensic dentistry Mass Disaster Team who has worked Grimaldi’s Pizzeria on mass fatality events such as 9/11 Wall Street Room and Hurricane Katrina, Piakis is also 4000 N Scottsdale Road a consultant for various Maricopa Scottsdale, AZ 85251 County law enforcement agencies. 480-994-1100 Networking starts at 6 p.m., with a short business session at 6:30 and the INSIDE program at 7. No RSVPs are needed; 2 From the President attendees pay for their own meals. 4 Left Coast Crime recap Dr. John Piakis 5 Member news, announcements 8 News, upcoming events, contests 10 Member spotlight: Jacinda Power 14 ROGUE’S GALLERY 11 Crime Corner 11 CAUGHT IN THE ACT: UPCOMING MEETINGS Industry news May: Betty Webb on writing the “Arc of Action.” JUNE: Bob Dukelow on Army 13 Larcenous Links Webb is author of the nationally best-selling Lena counterintelligence, espionage 12 March Meeting Recap Jones mystery series: Desert Wives, Desert Noir, Desert July: Writers helping writers: Come with a 16 Anthology Wind, etc. and the humorous Gunn Zoo mysteries: The writing question to pose to the group and be 17 Membership Koala Of Death and The Llama Of Death. ready to offer your writing expertise as well. FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Sisters and Misters, I had the pleasure of attending my first crime fiction conference, Left Coast Crime, in Monterey, CA, right after last month’s meeting. Not only were there a great variety of panels on writing, promoting, the state of the industry and more, there were some wonderful speakers who shared their expertise, including Laurie Fagen 2014 president several of our own Desert Sleuths members. 2014 CHAPTER HAPPY WINNER: “Avid book reader” Virginia Dixon of Tempe And, the buzz about the location was thrilled to be one of four recipients of a box of Desert OFFICERS of the 2016 LCC during the Sleuths raffle books at the Tucson Festival of Books. The raffle President: Laurie Fagen conference was confirmed the raised more than $360 for the chapter to help offset costs. Vice-President/ day after we got home: Phoenix much for taking a little time out of Communications: was selected, according to the your busy schedules to assist with Margaret Morse conference’s Facebook page. We will the important work of this great Secretary/Programs: pass along more information as soon nonprofit organization of ours. See Merle McCann as we receive it. Member news for more details and Meanwhile, your board members how you can get involved. Treasurer: Cathy Rogers and volunteers have been busy! The Something new you’ve Membership: Susan Budavari free April 26 Nuts & Bolts writing hopefully been reading from our Member-at-Large, Special workshop, “So You Want to Write Communications Chair and Vice Special Events: Judith Crime Fiction?” will be held at the President Margaret Morse: a Starkston Scottsdale Civic Center Library from periodic e-blast email to members Publicity: Laurie Fagen 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Jacinda Power for news and information that just Newsletter: Laurie Fagen, and Roni Olson have gathered a can’t wait for the next newsletter. Margaret Morse, Susan top-notch group of speakers. Thanks From the first e-blast, we put out a Budavari, Roni Olson, to Margaret Morse, Merle McCann, call for carpoolers, and got several Martina Cartright, Katherine Cathy Rogers and all the others people hooked up right away. In Herbert, Fran Orenstein, Tim who have worked hard to make this addition, a note about looking Moore, Clark Lohr a great event. Also, be listening to for or offering services as “first KJZZ and KBAQ, the Valley’s public readers” has received good response. Newsletter Layout: radio stations, for sponsorship spots Send any news or information for Tad Smith, The Design Idea for the workshop from April 20-25, the e-blast or the newsletter to thanks to a partial grant from Sisters [email protected]. in Crime. It’s also very exciting to see a Thank you for supporting Desert number of members stepping Sleuths! up to help with the WriteNow!, Anthology 2015 and Tucson Festival Laurie Fagen of Books committees. Thanks so 2014 president

2 | APRIL 2014 SISTERS IN CRIME DESERT SLEUTHS CHAPTER, presents: FREE annual Nuts and Bolts mystery writing workshop So You Want to Write Crime Fiction? 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Sat., April 26, 2014 • Scottsdale Civic Center Library • 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Scottsdale

The workshop is geared towards both budding and seasoned authors who want to know more about the craft and business of writing crime fiction. • Law enforcement professionals discuss how a crime is processed in the justice system • Attendees take part in an interactive mock crime scene • Leading local authors talk about development of literary aspects of a novel, and about the business of being a novelist Attendees may bring their own lunch or purchase a variety of items, including gluten-free selections, at the event. Workshop schedule: 10 a.m.: “Scene of the Crime: An Interactive Investigation” with Phoenix Police Detective Timothy Moore; Private Investigator and former Chicago Police Officer Paul Huebl; and Defense Attorney Richard Gierloff ** includes an interactive mock crime scene ** Sisters in Crime is an international organization 12 noon: “Partners in Crime (Writing): Doing Time that strives to promote the professional with a Cohort” development and advancement of women crime with authors Sally Smith and Jean Steffens writers to achieve equity within the publishing industry at www.sistersincrime.org. 1 p.m.: “Arrested Development: Locking Up Your Characters” with author Donis Casey Desert Sleuths, with more than 100 2 p.m.: “Elements of a Crime: Mining a Gem from Your members, meets monthly and features various Research” with author Susan Cummins Miller experts in the crime fiction writing field. Visit www.DesertSleuths.com for details. 3 p.m.: “Romancing Your Crime: Spicing Up Your Story” with authors Marsha Sandoval & Pamela Tracy RSVP by “joining” the Sisters in Crime Desert 4 p.m.: “Contract Killing: Publishing Under the Scope” with Sleuths event on Facebook or email your name author Deborah J Ledford and email address to [email protected].

Desert Sleuths Nuts & Bolts 2014 flier CRAFT OF WRITING Left Coast Crime offers dozens of panels By Laurie Fagen

Turning Up the Heat on Amateur “Rock star” authors attending Sleuths; Going it Alone; How to and speaking included Sue Grafton, Promote Your Books; When Bad Cara Black, Catriona MacPherson, Things Happen to Good Detectives; Timothy Hallinan, Brad Parks, Bookselling and Publishing; William Kent Krueger, Marcia Clark Reviewing Mysteries; Forensics: Fact and many others. and Fiction; and Social Media were Some highlights: just a few of the panel discussions • How to get your amateur sleuth offered at the Left Coast Crime involved in multiple crimes: Author conference recently in Monterey, CA. Denise Weeks says, “Be realistic. Your sleuth has to have a reason to DS showing at Left C oast Crime get involved.” • Getting your protagonist into trouble: Cara Black says in her densely populated settings, “It’s harder to kill people.” She takes “body doubles” to certain locations to see if they would fit properly or be able to climb walls so she can write the scenes accurately. • X-Factor: Responsibilities & Issues for Women Writing Women: Moderator Kelli Stanley says, “We have a responsibility to write women realistically within the fiction genre.”

LCC HIGHLIGHT: From left, Desert Sleuths VP Margaret Morse and President Laurie Fagen with writer • Bookselling and Publishing: Gloom Catriona MacPherson, an Agatha, Lefty and Macavity winner. or Boom? Mysterious Books owner Desert Sleuths members had a strong presence at the Left Coast Crime annual Otto Penzler: “Publishing is different mystery convention held in Monterey, CA, March 20-23. than 40 years ago. A lot of ways it’s Panelists from the Phoenix chapter included Immediate Past President the same but smaller.” Editor Barbara Deborah J Ledford, with members Rebecca Dahlke, Kris Neri, Shannon Baker and Peters of Scottsdale’s Poisoned Pen: Art Kerns. Ledford moderated a standing-room only panel on Native American “As a bookseller - absolutely a boom. protagonists. President Laurie Fagen and Vice President Margaret Morse also Sales jumped up 11% last year … we attended, scouting prospective speakers for the annual WriteNow! 2014 writing offer a personal connection between conference in August. authors and readers.” And, according to the Left Coast Crime Facebook page, Phoenix has been • How new writers celebrated their selected as the site for the 2016 conference. first book sale: one drank wine; “It will be a great opportunity for Arizonans to take part in this annual another “danced around” and called mystery writing conference for fans and writers alike,” says Morse. people; one woman went out for sushi, posted the sale on Facebook;

4 | APRIL 2014 CRAFT OF WRITING another said it was “anticlimactic, Journal considers the following surreal, not what I imagined it for reviews: books, self-published w o u l d b e .” e-books, video, audio, novellas and • Don’t Kill the Messenger: more at libraryjournal.com. Reviewing Mysteries: Most • Social Media: “Promote your work reviewers receive a monthly box of without talking about your book.” books from publishers; some read • Sue Grafton: “I’ve thrown away e-galleys; authors must submit at books. I’ve had eight chapters least two to six months prior to and 40,000 words thrown away publication; Publishers Weekly because the ideas had no chemistry reviews traditionally published, attached.” She was in Hollywood for Canadian books, children’s titles 15 years, working as a production and self-published books, the latter secretary for Danny Thomas through PW Select program, at Productions making $175 a week publishersweekly.com; Library while dating her husband.

Carpool updates - For those Member news, announcements who live a distance away from the monthly Desert WriteNow! committee gearing up Sleuths meetings, don’t A group of Desert Sleuths Olson, Rita Marko and Susan drive at night or would like members are hard at work planning Budavari are scouting new venues to share the ride and help the WriteNow! 2014 conference and narrowing the list of national reduce pollution, we are for a Friday evening and Saturday author speakers. Two invitations looking for members to in August. Under the leadership of for key presenters have been made, help coordinate rides to the Program Chair Merle McCann, and depending on the speakers’ meetings. Sharon Moore of committee members Barbara availabilities, the date of the Peoria now has a carpool Thalman, Tara Majuta, Roni conference will be announced soon. set up with Carolyn Hughey, and she will coordinate additional West side people Anthology 2015 if needed. Toni Niesen lives Thanks to all those joining the of promotions, and seek out a new in North Scottsdale in the committee for the 2015 Desert lead editor or co-lead editors and Pinnacle Peak/Pima area Sleuths Anthology. The group, so additional editors to work directly and is looking for a ride far comprised of Marsha Sandoval, with anthology authors. The theme to the meeting. She is also Yvonne Corrigan-Carr, Lori Hines, and schedule are expected to be willing to help coordinate Meg Dobson, Anne Montgomery, announced after the first of the year rides in that area, so if you Susan Van Kirk, Clark Lohr, 2015. If you’d like to contribute as a need one, email Toniniesen@ Nancy Redd, Dana King-Esquer, proofreader, an editor, to help with aol.com. Those willing to Diane Ransdell, Sheila Roe, Merle promotions and book signings, as drive or needing a ride from McCann, Susan Budavari and Toni a coordinator or another area of elsewhere around the Valley Niesen, will brainstorm new ideas your expertise, email DesertSleuths@ can email DesertSleuths@ for book signings, find various ways gmail.com. gmail.com.

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Member news, announcements from pg 5

First readers - A guest at the get thrown into jail in 2002 in March chapter meeting volunteered Russia for running a Ponzi scheme. to be a “beta” or “first reader” for Contact Dukelow directly at writers working on manuscripts. A [email protected] or call Kate Herbert show of hands revealed a number 480-559-4429 if interested. Member Katherine Atwell of writers and readers interested Meanwhile, email us at Herbert receives notice of in this, and new member Bob [email protected] if you are her first place win in the Dukelow is looking for first readers interested in being a beta/first reader National Association of Press for three unpublished books: “Four and/or if you have a manuscript Women (NAPW) At-Large Strong Women” (157K words) is you’d like feedback on. We will competition for “Guy Walks a historically accurate tale of East work on some general guidelines, into a Bar,” a story that was Prussian women who oppose the but basically readers most likely published in the 2013 Desert Nazis and still survive World War will need to read digital copies of Sleuths Anthology So West: Two; “Dead by Christmas Two” stories sent by email and be able Crime Time. In addition, (56K words) is a fast-paced action to offer constructive criticism. We Herbert took first place for a story about a mother and daughter don’t see this as a replacement for a news article and photograph held hostage by an evil prince in professional editor or proofreader, of her trip up the West 1982 in India; “Peaches in the but could be another pair of eyes. Coast that ran in the Arizona Quorum” (104K words) is about Writers who are looking for first Republic in June 2013. Both a licentious multi-level marketer readers may also email us and we’ll pieces are automatically and his up-tight LDS wife who pair you up. entered in the NAPW national contest. Member Fran Orenstein’s YA to adult Member Leslie Kohler recently historical romantic adventure, The Spice published her second novel, Trader’s Daughter, is set for release Disposable Lives, described as “a by Saguaro Books this month. The fun-packed read from beginning to story follows two generations of end, filled with cocktails, con men, a Huguenot family from 1685 to conspiracy!” Slip into the secret 1702, in which Jean-Claude flees the society of the Travellers, modern- religious persecution of Louis XIV day gypsies who will stop at nothing in France at age 16 and finds love to win their deadly con games. It’s on the high seas on the journey to up to Maggie Leman, ex-marketing Prussia. It will also be available in executive, now country club mom, paperback and e-book on Amazon. to solve the sordid tales of cheating Orenstein has a number of books golfer husbands murdered and published, including Death in D Travellers muscling their way into Minor and Murder in Duplicate, SoCal’s beautiful Newport Beach. both mysteries for adults; plus a YA Info: http://amzn.to/PcJewB. fantasy, a YA historical novel, ‘tween fiction, poetry and more. Learn more at www.franorenstein.com.

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Member Cathy Rogers, also Member Carolyn Hughey, who writes Desert Sleuths treasurer, has book as “K.T. Roberts,” recently completed a signings scheduled for April for mystery/thriller called Deadly Obsessions, her new mystery novel, Here which will be released this month. Lies Buried. The first was at It’s described as, “Three bodies and The Bookshop, located at 6018 counting, a manifesto with a long list of N. 16 St., Phoenix, across from names and the killer’s MO resemble a cold the Vig, on April 5. Then, at 5 case that’s been dormant for years. Did these p.m. Thu., April 17, Rogers along killings bring the Red Reaper out of hiding, with members Tara Majuta and or is this a copycat enjoying the thrill of Marsha Sandoval will be signing killing and becoming a serial killer who’s now their books, The Fascinating Files selecting people at random and stalking his of Claudia Broadstad and Cat next prey: Detective Tate Kensington?” House, Adventures of a Real Estate It will be available for sale at the Madam, respectively, at Bookman’s Ultimate Woman’s Expo scheduled for at 19th Avenue and Northern. April 26-27 at the Phoenix Convention Center at http://www.azwomensexpo. com/home.htm. Hughey, who writes humorous Wanting to contemporary, mystery and cozy mysteries, has ensure the more details at www.carolynhughey.com. accuracy of crime scenes, Member Nancy Nielson Redd announces murder the publication of her first full-length methods mystery novel, The Canyon’s Edge. She held a and police launch party in Canyon Country with friends procedures, March 28. In addition to being a writer, Redd member Sharon is an artist who painted the portrait shown on Moore wrote a the cover and designed the cover layout. Sharon Moore blog post about reference materials she uses when In addition to presenting a segment in the she plans how to kill people – for Desert Sleuths Nuts & Bolts “So You Want her mystery books, of course. The to Write Crime Fiction” workshop April 26 Mystery Writer’s Technical Book entitled, “Arrested Development: Locking Shelf is at http://bit.ly/1egxmCH. Up Your Characters,” member Donis Casey is In addition, Oak Tree Press will giving two workshops in May at the Oklahoma publish Prime Rib and Punishment, Writers Federation Annual Conference in her second culinary mystery in Oklahoma City, OK. May 2 she will present the “Dinner is Served” series, in “The One Thing I Wish Someone Had Told Me late fall. This book follows the About the Writing Life,” and May 3, “How to misadventures of Alli and her friend Commit Murder” and “The Plot Thickens.” Info: and business partner, Gina, from http://bit.ly/1fJ69pL. Mission Impastable, as they teach Then, Casey’s seventh Alafair Tucker Mystery, at a cooking school where the chef Hell With the Lid Blown Off, will hit shelves who hates them dies in June, with the book launch at Poisoned Pen Bookstore June 21. Donis Casey photo by Clark Lohr

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Member News, Announcements from pg 7 Member Anne Marie Becker notes and he’ll kill to prove it. The first the release of Dark Deeds, book three installments are Only Fear, four of the Mindhunters thrilling Avenging Angel, and Deadly romantic suspense series, last Bonds, with Acceptable Risk month. It’s about security specialist coming in May. She signed books Becca Haney, who walks away at the Desert Dreams conference from a relationship with big-city earlier this month, and will be at the lawman Detective Diego Sandoval Romantic Times Convention but finds another “admirer,” known in New Orleans in May and only as “the Fan,” who believes RomCon in Denver in June. Info: he’s the perfect partner for her – www.AnneMarieBecker.com.

Self publishing taught by Tualla at Piper Also: Using humor in poetry writing Desert Sleuths member Kris of any genre, and delve into the two Tualla presents “Self-Publishing: major areas self-publishers need Are You Ready for This?” in four to be aware of: creating a quality two-hour sessions from 6 to 8 p.m. product, and basic self-promotion. Wed., April 9-30 at the Virginia G. In addition, the class will critique Piper Center for Creative Writing the first five pages from any students on the Arizona State University who feel ready for feedback. Tempe Campus. In addition, “Make ’Em Laugh In the class, Tualla will discuss the to Make ’Em Cry: How Humor different paths for publishing work can Improve Our Writing,” is open for registration for the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., April 26 class at the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing on the Arizona State University Tempe Campus. Poet Valerie Bandura, who has degrees from Columbia University and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, will discuss how various modes of humor can “illicit a deeper relationship to the tragic” when it comes to poems. Info on all writing workshops at the Piper house: piper.asu.edu/workshops.

8 | APRIL 2014 NEWS, UPCOMING EVENTS: CONTESTS Art, business of writing with J.A. Jance A two-week intensive course for taking the next step in developing aspiring writers taught by New York their craft. In nine six-hour sessions, Times bestselling author J. A. Jance the classes focus on the creative will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May and business dimensions of writing 19-30, with the exception of May 26, through lectures, discussions and at the University of Arizona Libraries one-on-one feedback. Participants will Special Collections in Tucson. Entitled have an opportunity to develop an in- “Art and Business of Writing,” the depth relationship with the author of non-credit course is geared toward the Joanna Brady and J.P. Beaumont post-graduate and professional level series. Registration closes May 19. students and writers interested in Info: http://bit.ly/QB6zsE. Dragonfly Book Contest Open Desert Sleuths member Linda “great books” get overlooked by the Radke of Five Star Publications media and general public. announces the Royal Dragonfly “Therefore, we do not impose a Book Awards are open for limit on the year of publication for submission with an early bird entries, which means winning a deadline of Aug. 1 and a final Dragonfly Book Award can breathe deadline of Oct. 1. Cash and new life into your book’s marketing promotional awards are given to the strategies and give it renewed grand prizewinner, first and second attention and appreciation by the place winners in each category, with book industry and readers alike,” traditional and e-books accepted. she says. With about 27 years of publishing Judges are also sought. Visit expertise, Radke notes a number of fivestarbookawards.com for details. Radio Shows for Writers Desert Sleuths member Lori Hines, Heffron are hosts of an audio a paranormal mystery writer, is also podcast called “The Brick Cave host of “Under the Surface” on Bookcast,” where they cover various WHVR Digital Broadcasting at www. events, news, media and books on whvrdigital.com. She talks to guests the second and fourth Sunday of the from all over the world, including month . They also provide videos of Native American artisans and special event coverage in interviews, entertainers, authors, archaeologists and review self-published books at and historians, every Friday evening. http://brickcaveaudio.com/the-brick- Her books include The Ancient cave-bookcast. A visitor at Tucson Ones, Caves of the Watchers and Festival of Books, Czep is interested Whispers Among the Ruins. in featuring Desert Sleuths in an In addition, Jenn Czep and Brent upcoming podcast.

DesertSleuths.com | 9 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Arizona’s ‘Bones’ By Laurie Fagen International traveler Jacinda Power (UK) in Biomolecular Archaeology, of Chandler, who has lived abroad for a which is the scientific analysis of number of years, says being “obsessed” biological materials from ancient with mystery novels as a child in Kansas source material. makes writing mysteries an integral part That was the start of her interest in of who she is. bones, and after getting married, she and “I frequently ran around the back her husband moved to Ireland where she yard with a magnifying glass pretending analyzed skeletal remains in sites that to be Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew or were anticipating construction. Jacinda Power Encyclopedia Brown,” she quips. “I would clean and reconstruct the Her interest in law enforcement skeletons, and assess sex, age, height also began very early. At 16, she was and any health issue that might have selected to participate in the Kansas left its signature in the bones or teeth Highway Patrol Cadet Academy and of the individual.” later won a Fraternal Order of Police A return to the U.S. took her to college scholarship. Virginia Commonwealth University By high school graduation, she had to be part of a team that sequenced decided the forensic sciences would bacterial genomes, and later, research be an excellent career path, despite regarding cancer “suicide” pathways. no degrees offered in the field at that Her research has been published in time. A Kansas Bureau of Investigation several medical/scientific journals and agent advised her to “get the most one in a European archaeological unconventional and broad experience journal. you can to distinguish yourself from Fast forward nearly eight years the rest of the applicants.” and three children later, Power has While attending Wichita State been working on a manuscript that Laurie Fagen, 2014 president University, working on a BS in includes a postdoc anthropologist of Desert Sleuths/SinC, is Biology/minor in Chemistry, she was protagonist, also trained in working on a crime fiction employed with their Administration biomolecular archaeology, who will manuscript with a young of Justice Department, where she get involved in archaeological and radio reporter protagonist. met well-known law enforcement current investigations. She has short stories professionals, assisted her Favorite mystery authors include published in the past two criminalistics/firearm professor in Matthew Cox, Matthew Pearl, Thomas Desert Sleuths’ anthologies, trajectory re-enactments and had Harris, Michael Gruber, Deborah J and is an Alfred Hitchcock enough credits for a second minor in Ledford, Alan Bradley and Jasper Fforde. Mystery Magazine honorable Administration of Justice. She learned She calls meeting Desert Sleuths mention winner. A former the basics of forensic anthropology “serendipity,” and has jumped in community newspaper from Dr. Peer Moore-Jansen and Dr. to help co-chair the Nuts & Bolts publisher, Fagen is also an Andrew Chamberlain, both of whom writing conference in April. artist, art promoter and instilled her passion for the subject. “I hope to make lifelong friendships jazz singer. She holds a Master’s of Science here, as well as look forward to degree from the University of Sheffield learning the craft from all of you.”

10 | APRIL 2014 Crime Corner: an article by a Desert Sleuth

Let’s talk about TV crime: By Howard (Doc) Carr on In the 1920s, created was played by Ivor Dean, Winsley the fictional detective and thief, Pithey and Norman Pitt and “Simon Templar,” who was featured Inspector Fernack by Allan Gifford. in multiple novels and novellas for ST’s sidekick, Hoppy, was portrayed many years. The initials of his name, by Percy Herbert. ST, which, conveniently are the Most of the early shows were abbreviation for the word “saint,” based on Charteris novels, and while appeared on his business card. His there is always the comparison to automobile, a white Volvo P1800, had Moore’s “James Bond,” his “Saint” a license plate reading “ST1.” “It was terrific pulp,” wrote mystery writer Ric Meyers. “From the moment it started with Moore talking to the audience and the halo appearing above his head, you knew you were going to get a lighthearted adventure about a larger-than-life character – and it paid off on that promise. It went from dealing with the Mafia in Sicily, to dealing with giant ants on the Scottish moors. It was dumb fun but the accent was on fun.” Roger Moore, who was playing Beau Maverick and James Bond during part of the series run, took on the suave and sophisticated Robin was both hard-boiled and debonair Hood-like character. An interesting – the combination found in British note: all the suits he wore in the series amateur sleuths and American between 1962 and 1969 were his own. private eyes. He is unconventional, In the early run of the program seeking justice and often not popular in the UK, the first 71 episodes of with the authorities. the series were filmed in black and Roger Moore’s “Simon Templar” white. A more Bond-like espionage broke the fourth wall. During the element was emphasized when NBC opening and closing sequences, Writer, musician, artist, chef picked up the show, added color in Templar would turn to the audience and actor, Howard “Doc” 1966, and for the next 47 episodes, and clue them in a bit as to what Carron is a retired reference placed it in a prime time slot. Earlier happened, or had happened. librarian who enjoys writing film portrayals used , A&E has quite a few of the episodes short mysteries and sharing and Hugh Sinclair. on DVD, but the most complete his interest in that genre. The TV episodes had few regular sets can be found in Network characters. Inspector Claude Teals Distribution’s British TV shows.

DesertSleuths.com | 11 Recap of March meeting March Meeting a “Reality” Show By Katherine Atwell Herbert Deborah Shaw explained their job responsibilities and answered questions regarding crime scenes and crime fighting strategies employed by police departments. Shaw, who was formerly a crime scene technician and supervisor, began by explaining specifically what happens when a crime is reported and officers arrive. Shaw takes pictures, beginning with a shot of the overall scene, progressing to closer shots including specific pieces of evidence. She makes certain all evidence is collected properly and aides the detectives in their efforts to determine how the event developed. Sanabria says she rarely visits actual crime scenes. Instead, her tasks include determining geographic patterns of specific crimes, keeping Peoria PD’s Ginger Sanabria tabs on recently released convicts, and Deborah Shaw Photo by Read any book on writing novels, and types of crimes committed Tim Moore listen to any lecture on penning during a particular time period. mysteries, and you will learn From this information, she evaluates Katherine Atwell Herbert is that you must make your scenes possible future crimes and their the author of The Perfect authentic and read true to life. The general location as well as analyzing Screenplay: Writing It and speakers featured at the March who may commit those crimes. She Selling It, Writing Scripts meeting, both of whom work for the informed the audience that about Hollywood Will Love, 2nd City of Peoria Police Department, 80% of crimes are committed by Ed., and Selling Scripts gave members about as much reality repeat offenders. to Hollywood, following as they could handle. After hearing Following their comments, both a career as a script the talk, writers can eliminate the women enthusiastically answered analyst and scriptwriter temptation to “appropriate” material the many questions that were asked. in Hollywood and from NCIS — they won’t need to, And the CSI effect? According to screenwriting instructor. Wikipedia, it’s the public perception Herbert has also written they’ll know how it really works, and a mystery manuscript they will recognize if they have fallen that the forensic science of television called “The Bad Lie” about prey to the “CSI effect.” More about shows is in fact a reflection of reality. a woman found dead that later. And, yes, according to Shaw, she’s on a golf course. Info: Crime Analyst Ginger Sanabria dealt with people who think the TV kateherbert.com. and Property Room and Evidence version of crime labs matches real Management Supervisor life labs. She often wishes they did.

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Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths booth at Tucson Festival of Books Judith Starkston with Terry Shames

Cathy Rogers, Kris Neri, Connie Flynn, Laurie Fagen, Roni Olson and Virginia Nosky Roni Olson with Tim Hallinan

Karen Randau talks to a fan while J.A. Jance signs a book in the Desert Sleuths booth Steve Fleischman and Anne Hillerman

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Cathy Rogers signing a book for a fan Art Kerns and Connie Flynn

Elaine Powers and a fan Clark Lohr with a fan

Tara Majuta selling raffle tickets Steve and Elaine Fleischman selling raffle tickets

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