Crime Wave Participants
Andrew Blossom
Richmond Noir
Andrew Blossom is co-editor of the collection Richmond Noir and is the founding editor of the literary magazine Makeout Creek. He lives in Richmond, VA.
Genre:Crime Wave
Rhys Bowen
The Last Illusion
Rhys Bowen currently writes two series: the Agatha, Anthony and MacAvity award-winning Molly Murphy Mysteries, featuring a feisty Irishwoman in old New York, and the lighter, bestselling Royal Spyness series. She is also known for her Edgar-nominated Constable Evans novels.
Genre:Crime Wave
Austin S. Camacho
Russian Roulette
Austin S. Camacho is the author of Russian Roulette, the fifth detective novel in the Hannibal Jones series. Camacho also teaches writing at Anne Arundel Community College and is a media relations specialist for the Defense Department.
Genre:Crime Wave
Krista Davis
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme
Krista Davis is the nationally bestselling author of the Domestic Diva mysteries. Her first book, The Diva Runs out of Thyme, was nominated for an Agatha Award. Krista lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Genres:Fiction, Crime Wave
J. T. Ellison
The Cold Room
J. T. Ellison (The Cold Room) is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Taylor Jackson series. A former White House staffer, she's worked extensively with the Metro Nashville Police, the FBI and other law enforcement organizations to research her novels.
Genre:Crime Wave
Robert Goolrick
The Reliable Wife
Robert Goolrick's first novel is A Reliable Wife. He is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir The End of the World as We Know It. He worked in advertising for many years and lives in New York City.
Genre:Crime Wave
John Hart
The Last Child
John Hart is the Edgar Award-winning author of three New York Times bestsellers:, The King of Lies, Down River, and The Last Child. His books have been translated into twenty-six languages and published in more than thirty countries.
Genre:Crime Wave
Richard Helms
Six Mile Creek
Richard Helms is the author of Six Mile Creek, featuring Prosperity, NC, Chief of Police Judd Wheeler. A college professor and retired forensic psychologist, Helms is also a three-time PWA Shamus Award Nominee and two-time SMFS Derringer Award Winner.
Genre:Crime Wave
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