Mystery Making
Author Panel with Sisters in Crime

Wednesday, January 14 at 2:00 p.m.
In-person in Community Rooms AB

In this interactive event, three mystery authors will brainstorm on their feet to create a brand new mystery using suggestions provided by the audience. Fun, fast-paced, and fascinating, this improv game offers important insights into mystery writers’ minds and the conventions of the genre.

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Meet our Panelists:

Nicole Asselin grew up a Navy Brat, and spent her formative high school years in the middle of Pennsylvania but always identified with her New England roots. Nicole’s family is originally from Connecticut, and her Grandpa Asselin introduced her into the Red Sox nation where she has been a member for her whole life, and her Grandma Asselin introduced her to the world of mystery novels. Now those two loves are combined into her Ballpark Mystery series. Titles in the series include Murder at First Pitch and Concession Stand Crimes.
Learn more about Nicole on her website: nicoleasselinwriter.com

Sharon Healy-Yang is passionate about mysteries from the golden age, whether in a book or on the screen. Her fascination with mysteries and the 1940s drives her pleasure in crafting novels that recapture the era’s wit, adventure, and suspense. Books in her Jessica Minton series include: Bait and Switch, Letter from a Dead Man, Always Play the Dark Horse, Shadows of a Dark Past and Surprise!
Learn more about Sharon on her website: sharonhealyyang.com

Barbara Eppich Struna is a storyteller at heart, and bases her tales on the history, myth, and legends of Cape Cod and her own personal experiences. She created a contemporary character, amateur sleuth, Nancy Caldwell, the vehicle that moves the story between time periods in alternating chapters. Struna’s first two successful novels, The Old Cape House and The Old Cape Teapot were pirate adventures based on the 1717 Cape legend of Maria Hallett and her pirate lover Sam Bellamy, captain of the wrecked ship Whydah. Her research took her on a ten-year journey trying to decipher the facts from the legend and then another three years of crafting her story. Her fifth historical novel, The Old Cape Map, was published in April 2024.
Learn more about Barbara on her wesbite: barbarastruna.blogspot.com