BRUNSWICK — Curtis Friends, Sisters in Crime, and Maine Crime Writers have announced the authors and dates for the fall Mystery Author Series at Curtis Memorial Library.
The series begins with Kate Flora on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Morrell Meeting Room. Maine native and “recovering attorney,” Flora is the author of 12 books, including seven Thea Kozak mysteries, the latest of which is “Stalking Death,” a stand-alone suspense novel, and three in her Portland-based Joe Burgess police procedural series, the latest of which is “Redemption.”
Research for her police procedural series led Flora to try her hand at true crime. “Finding Amy: A True Story of Murder in Maine,” was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2007 and was a finalist for the Maine Literary Awards. Her current projects include “Death Dealer,” a true crime involving a Canadian serial killer.
The second mystery author is Paul Doiron, appearing on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Doiron is the author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels, including “The Poacher’s Son,” which won the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for an Edgar Award, an Anthony Award, a Macavity Award, and a Thriller Award for Best First Novel.
His third novel in the series, “Bad Little Falls,” was published Aug. 7. He is the editor-in-chief of Down East: The Magazine of Maine and Down East Books.
Appearing on Tuesday, Oct. 2, is noted cybercrime and security expert, J.A. Hitchcock. Hitchcock uses her own experience as the victim of a cyberstalker to help others avoid the very real problems of online crime. She is celebrated for her work to pass tough cybercrime legislation, train law enforcement personnel, and help victims fight back.
She is the author of “Net Crimes and Misdemeanors” and the upcoming “True Crime Online: Most Shocking Stories from the Dark Side of the Web,” in which she journeys into the darkest recesses of the Internet to document some of the most depraved criminals imaginable, from bullies and stalkers to scam artists, sexual predators and serial killers.
The series will conclude on Tuesday, Oct. 16, with Roberta Isleib, a New Jersey-born clinical psychologist who took up writing mysteries to justify time spent on the links. Her first series, featuring a neurotic professional golfer and a sports psychologist, was nominated for both Agatha and Anthony Awards. Her series starring a Connecticut psychologist and advice columnist debuted in 2007 with “Deadly Advice” followed by “Preaching to the Corpse” and “Asking for Murder.”
Writing as Lucy Burdette, she launched a Key West food critic mystery series in 2012, which includes “An Appetite for Murder” and “Death in Four Courses.”
Free refreshments will be provided by Bohemian Coffee House, and Gulf of Maine Books will have copies of books for sale.
For more information, call 725-5242, email sbrown@curtislibrary.com or visit www.curtislibrary.com.
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