Sisters In Crime NY

We’re so proud of our chapter’s recently published anthology, Murder New York Style: Fresh Slices. And we’re having a great signing party and brief reading at Partners & Crime Mystery Booksellers on Thursday, December 15th at 7pm. (More info at anthology link or invitation below.)  Stop by for festivities and cheer, and as a bonus, you’ll get all your shopping done for the crime fans on your list!

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Annie Cheney is a private investigator who began her career as a freelance reporter. Her book, Body Brokers: Inside America’s Underground Trade in Human Remains, expanded on a prize-winning investigative article “The Resurrection Men” she did for Harper’s. After completing the book, Annie applied to Kroll, the risk management and fraud investigative company, where she was hired as an analyst and was recently promoted to director. She specializes in investigating financial fraud. She also advised Susan Isaacs on the life of a private eye for As Husbands Go. As a crime writer and now a P.I. in one of the foremost detective agencies, Annie Cheney’s got incredible stories and knows how to tell them!

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Thursday, September 22.

And what a meeting it is!  To welcome you back from the summer, when publishing slows down, super agent Janet Reid of FinePrint Literary Management tells you what agents wish you knew.

Janet Reid specializes in compelling fiction, particularly crime fiction, and narrative non-fiction.  She’s always on the lookout for fabulous projects. Her publishing background includes fifteen years in book publicity with clients both famous and infamous. In her spare hours she drinks scotch and stalks Jack Reacher.

She is actively looking for projects that show mastery of craft and originality.  Recent sales include Even by Andrew Grant (Minotaur); The Breach by Patrick Lee (Harper:  forthcoming); Chasing Smoke by Bill Cameron (Bleak House); All Roads Lead Me Back to You by Kennedy Foster (Pocket); The Eternal Prison by Jeff Somers (Orbit); First Contact by Evan Mandery (Harper:  forthcoming 2010); Siesta Lane by Amy Minato (Skyhorse); Declarations of a Dinosaur by Dr. Lucy Hornstein (Kaplan); The Ephailtes Affair by Gary Corby (Minotaur; forthcoming); Blue Knight, White Cross by Colin Campbell (Severn House); The Little Book of Curses and Maledictions for Everyday Use by DawnRae Downton (Skyhorse:  2009).

Says Janet on her site: “I’m particularly looking for narrative non-fiction; history; current events. I’m also actively looking for high-concept thrillers. Just FYI, I do not consider books that deal with assassinating the US President as a major theme. PLEASE NOTE:  I am NOT accepting queries between 8/1/11 and 9/30/11.  Please wait to query until 10/1/11.”

As usual:
Meet and Greet 6:00 p.m.
Program 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
Muhlenberg Branch NYPL, 3rd Floor
209 W. 23rd St. NYC (near 7th Ave.)
Optional dinner follows.

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We’re coming up to the end of another programming year, as we break for July and August, and we always enjoy this chance to gather at a local restaurant for food, drink, and carousing.  (Of course, we’ll also review chapter business and project progress, celebrate member progress, and swear in our new officers for the coming year.)   We’re gathering at West Village fave (519 Hudson St)  Cowgirl!  You can RSVP to Program Chair Susan Chalfin at Susan [dot] Chalfin-at-gmail (dot) com. The price will be $45, payable at the door.

The party begins at 6:30 in the private Bark-n-Lounge with chips and salsa and our own bartender. Soft drinks and coffee are included with your meal, but it’s a cash bar. For dinner, there’s a buffet of chicken fried steak, BBQ ribs, cornbread and coleslaw, mashed potatoes, and salad. For dessert, there’s fruit cobbler. The price is $45, payable to our chapter representative by cash or check to NYSinC at the door.

Guests are welcome, but your RSVP is a firm commitment, which may be canceled without obligation up to 48 hours prior to the event, when we’re required to give our guaranteed headcount to the restaurant. After that time, if you find you can’t come, we’ll miss you! But also, the chapter will be charged in your absence, and we’ll ask you later to make arrangements to pay for your meal, so that other members’ dues aren’t spent for that purpose.

Look forward to seeing you around the trough!

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Joseph Giacolone is a veteran Detective Sergeant and Commanding Officer of a Cold Case Squad that has investigated hundreds of homicides and missing persons. Joe is also the author of the Criminal Investigative Function: A Guide for New Investigators. A decorated officer who won the Medal of Valor, he’s also an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he teaches courses in Criminal Justice and Criminal Investigation. Last time he appeared, our very-engaging guest touched upon the area of witness and suspect interviews, using incredible examples ripped from headlines we all know. Joe was nice enough to agree to return for an entire program dedicated to police interrogation in theory and practice, and if you didn’t get to hear him before, don’t dare miss his fascinating and entertaining encore!

This will take place, as usual, at the Muhlenberg Library, with the program beginning by 6:30pm. Address and more details at the Chapter Meetings page. This will be a joint meeting with MWA-NY, and is free and open to the public.

See you Thursday for Interrogation: A Command Performance!

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Enjoy a unique Saturday night in NYC, learn to shoot a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic .22 caliber rifle, get professional answers to your firearm questions from an NRA-certified trainer, and finish with plenty of time for cocktails and dinner and stories about the target that got away.

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Time: 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Tab: $100, paid by check in advance.
No extra charge for ammunition or targets!
Location: Westside Pistol and Rifle Range, 20 West 20th Street
Private Event. Attendance limited–first come, first served

To RSVP for this event or if you have other questions, please contact EW Count at: cop(underscore)talk{at}yahoo-dot-com. She’ll give you the name/address to mail your check to the instructor.

There is also an advance mandatory criminal background check which must be submitted online. Because of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, submit your information no later than Thursday, May 26th, to: http://www.westsidepistolrange.com/registration.php
In the last field, GROUP LEADER, please paste in: nratraininginnyc-at-yahoo[dot]com

See you at the range!

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At this month’s meeting, April 21st, we’ll welcome guests Robert Rahn and Kim Anklin,  business partners at Management Resources, Ltd. Come for the definitive He Said, She Said on the biz of the modern private eye!

For more details, go to our 2011 Chapter Meetings page.

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Cathi Stoler‘s debut novel, Telling Lies, is released today!  This thriller jet sets from Florence, Italy to NYC, and includes murder, a presumed missing person, and stolen Nazi art.  If that weren’t enough good news, her latest short story, “Fatal Flaw,” based on international intrigue among the casinos and canals of Venice, can now be read online at Beat to a Pulp magazine.

Congratulations, Cathi, on what looks to be a blooming great spring!

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Robert Rahn and Kim Anklin are both former police officers. Bob was a homicide lieutenant in the NYPD, and Kim was a crime and intelligence analyst for Ventura County in California. But today, East Coast meets West Coast investigation, and they work together as business partners at Management Resources, Ltd. , a private firm that puts their wide-ranging experience to work on all sorts of cases, such as various types of fraud, elder abuse, and wrongful death, among others. We’ll talk about what comprises the life of a modern P.I., including the electronic goodies and technological approaches that have become essential to the field. Come for the definitive He Said, She Said on the biz of 21st century private eyes!

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