Join us this February for tips and inspiration for authors who would like to use true crime stories, historical or contemporary, to plot their next mystery or thriller, from those who have done it successfully.
Panelists:
Charles Salzberg: Charles Salzberg is a former journalist – with articles in New York magazine, Esquire, the New York Times, GQ,– and nonfiction book writer. His first novel, Swann’s Last Song was nominated for a Shamus Award (lost), Second Story Man, winner of the Beverly Hills Book Award, was nominated for a Shamus (lost), as was Canary in the Coal Mine (lost again). Devil in the Hole, was named one of the best crime novels of 2013 by Suspense magazine. He was a Visiting Professor of Magazine and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and taught writing at Sarah Lawrence, the Writers Voice, and the New York Writers Workshop, where he is a Founding Member. His latest novel is Man on the Run.
Mariah Fredericks: Mariah Fredericks was born, raised, and still lives in New York City. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in history. She is the author of the Jane Prescott mystery series, which has twice been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. The Lindbergh Nanny, was nominated for the 2023 Anthony and Agatha, as well as the Sue Feder Memorial Award. Her latest novel is The Wharton Plot, released on January 23, 2024.
Radha Vatsal: Radha Vatsal’s new historical crime novel, No. 10 Doyers Street (coming March 2025), takes place in New York City’s Chinatown in the early 1900s. She is also the author of the Kitty Weeks mystery novels set in World War I-era New York. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, the Los Angeles Review of Books, CrimeReads and elsewhere. Born and raised in Mumbai, India, she earned her Ph.D. in Film History from Duke University and has worked as a film curator, political speechwriter, and freelance journalist. She lives in New York City.