Andy Rausch is the author or editor of more than fifty books. His nonfiction (as Andrew J. Rausch) includes My Best Friend's Birthday: The Making of a Quentin Tarantino Film, The Cinematic Misadventures of Ed Wood (w/ Charles E, Pratt Jr.), and Perspectives on Stephen King. His fiction includes Layla's Score, American Trash, and Bloody Sheets. Several of his books have been optioned for film and his work has been translated into French, Spanish, Portugese, and Chinese. He is a web editor at Diabolique magazine and the screenwriter of the film Dahmer vs. Gacy. He has edited numerous anthologies that have featured the work of such writers as Joe R. Lansdale, Max Allan Collins, Stewart O'Nan, John A. Russo, Richard Chizmar, Peter Leonard, Wrath James White, Stephen Spignesi, Richard Christian Matheson, etc.

I am the author of the Beary mystery series, which includes To Catch an Actress, A Black Tie Affair, The Beacon, The Agatha Principle, The Devil Gets His Due and After Rebecca and Other Mystery Stories. The books are collections of several stories with a connecting thread that continues the ongoing story of my main characters. These include Bertram Beary, a feisty city councillor; his detective son, Richard; and his daughter, Philippa, who is struggling to make a career as a singer. The books are puzzle oriented, cozies rather than gory thrillers. I have also written several stand-alone short stories for magazines and anthologies. The story I wrote for Malice Domestic's Mystery Most Theatrical was nominated for a Derringer Award and my story "Number 10 Marlborough Place" published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine won the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Best Short Story in 2022. In addition to my books, I have written four plays, all of which premiered at the Bernie Legge Theatre in New Westminster, B.C. The first two, Casting for Murder and Renovations, have gone on to be produced successfully in other parts of Canada. Casting for Murder had its U.S. premiere last year. My most recent plays, Shadow of Murder and Body and Soul, received rave reviews at their premieres and I'm hoping that they, too, will be picked up by other companies. I am also the artistic director of Elwoodettes Marionettes and have created 20 original marionette musicals for that company, along with my husband, Hugh, who has made many beautiful marionettes for our shows. The most popular one of these is a puppet of our dog, Max, who became an integral part of the company. I am now compiling a series of old blogs about Max and forming them into a book to tell his story. Currently, I am past- president of Vagabond Players. I'm an honorary life member of that society, but have also acted, directed, produced and designed sets for various theatre groups around the Vancouver Lower Mainland. I love the Arts - theatre, music, writing, reading - and am always happy to hear from people who share those enthusiasms. For more information, visit my website at www.elihuentertainment.com Get The Agatha Principle and Other Mystery Stories at: www.theagathaprinciple.com or http://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Principl...

I am the author of a six-book YA time travel series, called The Time Travel Chronicles. Secrets of the Nile, book one in the series, will be released on 18 July, 2023. I hope to release books two and three by the end of the year and the final three in 2024. Creating this series has been the most fun I’ve ever had as a writer. It took me over a decade to write, involved researching five historical periods and tapping out over half a million words! The process for each book began with research. I spent a couple of months reading as much as I could on each new period and taking notes. I usually filled an A4 notebook and more with details—not of historic events or real characters—but of the way people lived. I focused on the food, the homes, the social order, courting rituals, the general vibe of a place, ferreting out as many true details (especially the gory ones) as I could find. Only when I felt I had inhaled the essence of each period did I sit down to write. Once I had a completed manuscript, I edited it multiple times, before giving it to my family to read—they’re all good writers and structural editors. They gave me notes. Then my script editor went over it…more notes. And some people from my writing group looked at parts of it…notes, notes, notes. I also had input from my writing teachers at the Faber Academy. Plus sensitivity readers when cultural issues arose. The proof reader mopped up what was left! And so…after that looong process of writing and revising, I’m now here, preparing to launch my first baby out into the world.

Cameron Trost is an author of mystery, suspense, post-apocalyptic, and horror fiction best known for his puzzles featuring Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable. He has written three novels, Flicker, The Tunnel Runner, and Letterbox, and three collections, Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable, Hoffman's Creeper and Other Disturbing Tales, and The Animal Inside. He runs the independent press, Black Beacon Books, and is a lifetime member of the Australian Crime Writers Association. Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Cameron lives with his wife and two sons in southern Brittany, between the rugged coast and treacherous marshlands. I aim to rate every book I finish and I usually leave a short review. I rarely leave one-star or two-star ratings. If I don't like a book, I won't finish or rate it. I'm here to share good reads. Reviewers: Send me a message if you'd like to receive ebook copies for review. Authors: If you'd like to suggest I review your book, get in touch via my blog: https://trostlibrary.blogspot.com/p/b... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Complete links here: https://linktr.ee/camerontrost