Guest of Honor Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position in the CIA, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan. Eisler's bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller of the Year, have been included in numerous "Best Of" lists, and have been translated into nearly twenty languages.

Barry’s recent decision to turn down a $500,000 contract with a traditional press and e-publish new books himself sent tremors through the publishing world.

www.barryeisler.com

Guest of Honor Nancy Pickard, one of the founders of Sisters in Crime, is the best-selling author of THE SCENT OF RAIN and LIGHTNING, THE VIRGIN OF SMALL PLAINS and two critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Jenny Cain, director of a charitable foundation in Massachusetts, and Florida-based true crime writer Marie Lightfoot.

Nancy’s novels have been nominated for virtually every major award, and she is a multiple Agatha and Macavity winner. She is the co-author, with Lynn Lott, of the beloved non-fiction book for writers, 7 STEPS ON THE WRITER'S PATH.

www.nancypickard.com

Peter Abrahams is the author of 26 novels, including REALITY CHECK, 2010 Edgar winner for best YA. As Spencer Quinn, Abrahams writes the Chet and Bernie series, all NYT bestsellers. Book 4, THE DOG WHO KNEW TOO MUCH: September 2011. ROBBIE FORESTER AND THE OUTLAWS OF SHERWOOD STREET, first in a new middle-grade series: January 2012 (Philomel).

www.peterabrahams.com

Anthony M. Amore is the security director at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Described in the book "Art & Crime" as "among the most innovative, and effective museum security directors in the world," he heads the museum's investigation into the famous 1990 theft of 13 artworks. He is a lecturer on art crime and published his first book, STEALING REMBRANDTS" in July 2011.

Stephen Anable comes from an old Massachusetts “swamp Yankee” family. New England history plays a nefarious role in his two mysteries, THE FISHER BOY (2008) and A PINCHBECK BRIDE (March 2011). At various times, he has been a standup comic, an actor, a social worker, and the communications coordinator in a cemetery. The New York Times calls him “a voice worth hearing.”

www.stephenanable.com

Donna Bagdasarian is the President and founder of Publication Riot Group, Inc., her own boutique management company. PRG, Inc. believes in career development, taking a long-term approach in planning and editorial assistance. Donna is interested in almost all fiction: literary, women’s, historical, mainstream, with the exceptions of sci-fi and fantasy.

Frankie Y. Bailey is a criminologist and the author of a mystery series featuring crime historian Lizzie Stuart. She has completed the first book in a new near-future police procedural series. A former EVP of MWA, she is the current President of SinC.

Renée Paley-Bain collaborates with her husband Donald Bain on the “Murder, She Wrote” series of original mystery novels. A former newspaper editor and reporter, and public relations professional, she is a member of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW), Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.

Donald Bain is the author/ghostwriter of over 100 books, including the bestselling “Murder, She Wrote” series of 37 murder mysteries, and COFFEE, TEA OR ME? which sold more 5-million copies worldwide. His autobiography, MURDER HE WROTE: A SUCCESSFUL WRITER'S LIFE, was published by Purdue University Press in 2006.

www.donaldbain.com

Toby Ball lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two children and works at the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. His first novel, THE VAULTS, has been published in six languages. His second novel, SCORCH CITY will be published in August.

tobyball.com

Brunonia Barry is the New York Times and International bestselling author of THE LACE READER and THE MAP OF TRUE PLACES. The first American writer to win the International Women's Fiction Festival Baccante Award,a two time Indie Next Pick, and recipient of Ragdale's Invitational fellowship, Ms. Barry lives in Salem, MA with her husband and their 16 year old Golden Retriever.

www.brunoniabarry.com

Terri Bischoff joined Midnight Ink as an Acquiring Editor in October 2009. She leads all editorial directions and creates the seasonal lists. She has dramatically increased the number of titles per season, as well as expanded the type of crime fiction MI has published. Terri has a wealth of experience and knowledge in both mysteries and in bookselling, having  been involved for 15 years in all areas of bookstore operations, particularly as book buyer and reviewer.  She has worked at Kramer Books in Washington, DC, and more recently, Terri owned and operated  Booked For Murder Mystery Bookstore in Madison, Wisconsin.

www.midnightinkbooks.com

Gerry Boyle is a former newspaper columnist. He writes mysteries featuring Jack McMorrow, a former NYT reporter transplanted to Maine. The latest is DAMAGED GOODS (2010). In 2009, Gerry launched a new series with PORT CITY SHAKEDOWN, featuring boat bum Brandon Blake. This fall, the second Blake novel, PORT CITY BLACK AND WHITE, will be published by Down East Books.

http://www.gerryboyle.com/

Bestselling, award-winning author of 8 critically acclaimed novels including FLASHBACK (only thriller to win Mass. Book Award) and TUNNEL VISION (“wonderfully frightening and insightful tale”--Ray Bradbury.) Only writer with 3 books simultaneously on Amazon’s top-10 highest customer-rated; 4 movie options. As Gary Goshgarian: Northeastern English professor.

www.garybraver.com

Jan Brogan is freelance journalist who has worked for the The Providence Journal-Bulletin and The Boston Globe. Her first novel, Final Copy, won the Drood Reviews Editors’ Choice award. Her Hallie Ahern series includes the highly acclaimed, A Confidential Source, Yesterday’s Fatal, and Teaser. Her first screenplay, Dig Two Graves, is currently being hawked by a Hollywood director.

www.janbrogan.com ,   www.jungleredwriters.com

Shelley Carson conducts research on creativity at Harvard University, where she teaches the award-winning course Creativity: Madmen, Geniuses, and Harvard Students. She has been featured on CNN, the Discovery Channel, and NPR. She blogs for Psychology Today and the Huffington Post, and her book Your Creative Brain (Jossey-Bass, 2010) has earned popular and critical acclaim.

Dorie Clark is a marketing and strategy consultant who has worked with clients ranging from Google to Yale University to the National Park Service. Clark is a former presidential campaign spokeswoman and award-winning journalist. She has been published in the Harvard Business Review and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post.

www.dorieclark.com

Ben Coes is the author of POWER DOWN (St. Martin’s Press, Sept 2010) and COUP D’ÉTAT (St. Martin’s Press, Sept 2011). Ben worked at the White House under President Reagan and was a White House-appointed speechwriter to the Secretary of Energy at the height of the Gulf War. Ben graduated from Columbia College, where he won the Bennett Cerf Memorial Prize for Fiction.

www.bencoes.com

Ann Collette spent fifteen years as a freelance writer and editor before joining the Rees Literary Agency eleven years ago. Her background comes in handy when developing first novels, which she's always open to reading. Her fiction list includes mystery, crime, literary, horror, and upscale women’s fiction, and includes Mark Russinovich, Vicki Lane, Carol Carr, and Steven Sidor. Among other things, she's actively seeking dark crime fiction, especially anything set in Southeast Asia.

www.reesagency.com

Sheila Connolly writes two series for Berkley Prime Crime: the Orchard Mysteries under her name, as well as the Glassblowing Mysteries as Sarah Atwell, whose debut book, THROUGH A GLASS, DEADLY, was nominated for an Agatha Award. Sheila introduced a new series, the Museum Mysteries, also from Berkley Prime Crime, in October 2010.

www.sheilaconnolly.com

Mike Cooper is the pen name of a former financial executive. Under a different name his short stories have received wide recognition, including a Shamus Award and inclusion in BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES. His next novel CLAWBACK will be published by Viking in 2012. Mike lives outside Boston with his family. More at www.mikecooperbooks.com.

www.mikecooperbooks.com

Sharon Daynard has crossed paths with a serial killer, testified before Grand Juries, and taken lie detectors tests. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies in both the US and Canada. She is a member of the New England chapter of Sisters in Crime.

www.sadaynard.com

Michele Dorsey is a lawyer, mediator and adjunct professor of law at New England Law/Boston. She has been a member of SINC NE for seven years, joining the Board to work on publicity two years ago after helping with the infamous calendar. Michele also serves on the Crime Bake Committee. Michele, a Malice Domestic finalist, writes mysteries and memoir.

www.micheledorsey.com

Vicki Doudera writes the Darby Farr Mysteries: A HOUSE TO DIE FOR, chosen by Suspense Magazine as a top read of 2010, KILLER LISTING, and the forthcoming DEADLY OFFER. The series stars a red-hot Realtor making multimillion dollar deals in the midst of murder. When not writing, Vicki volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, and serves as president of her local chapter.

www.vickidoudera.com

Hallie Ephron is the author of COME AND FIND ME. Her NEVER TELL A LIE was a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award and made into the Lifetime Movie Network movie "And Baby Will Fall." She is an award-winning crime fiction book reviewer for the Boston Globe. Hallie teaches writing and her WRITING AND SELLING YOUR MYSTERY NOVEL was an Edgar Award finalist.

www.hallieephron.com,   www.jungleredwriters.com.

Flora’s eleven books include series mysteries, police procedurals, suspense and true crime. Current projects include a new true crime and a novel in linked stories. A former editor at Level Best Books, she was president of Sisters in Crime, and is a founding member of the New England Crime Bake. She teaches writing for Grub Street. REDEMPTION will be published in February.

www.kateflora.com

Richard is the co-owner, with his wife Mary Alice Gorman, of the Mystery Lovers Bookshop in Oakmont, Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh. For twenty plus years he has enjoyed putting the right mystery into the hands of eager readers. Last year, the store was a Raven Award recipient from the MWA.

Mary Alice is the co-owner, with husband Richard Goldman, of the Mystery Lovers Bookshop in Oakmont, Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh. The store recently celebrated 20 years of bookselling and in May hosted the 16th annual Festival of Mystery, an event that brings together over 50 writers with over 400 fans.

Doug Grad was an editor for twenty-two year at imprints at Simon & Schuster, Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins. In three years as an agent he has made twenty-seven deals with clients ranging from first time novelists to the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Hugh Shelton.

www.dgliterary.com

David Handler is the Edgar Award-winning author of the Stewart Hoag and Berger& Mitry mysteries. His eighth Berger & Mitry, THE BLOOD RED INDIAN SUMMER, was recently published by Minotaur. A recovering journalist, David was on the original writing staff that created the Emmy Award-winning sitcom KATE & ALLIE. He lives in an antique carriage house in Old Lyme, CT.

www.davidhandlerbooks.com

Lynne Heitman served for four years as president of MWA New England. She is the author of the Alex Shanahan thriller series, including FIRST CLASS KILLING and THE PANDORA KEY, available from Pocket Books, and her short story “Exit Interview” was recently published in the BOSTON NOIR anthology, edited by Dennis Lehane. Find out more about her at www.lynneheitman.com.

www.lynneheitman.com

Rosemary Herbert is the author of FRONT PAGE TEASER: A Liz Higgins Mystery. She is also the Edgar Award-nominated editor of THE OXFORD CCOMPANION TO CRIME & MYSTERY WRITING. She edited A NEW OMNIBUS OF CRIME and THE OXFORD BOOK OF AMERICAN DETECTIVE STORIES with Tony Hillerman.

Clinical psychologist Roberta Isleib is the author of 8 mysteries published by Berkley. Her Key West Food Critic mysteries will debut in January 2012, written as LUCY BURDETTE. You can track her down at www.lucyburdette.com , www.jungleredwriters.com, Twitter@LucyBurdette

Stacy Juba had her hockey novel, FACE-OFF, published by Avon Books when she was 18 years old and hasn't stopped writing since. Her other titles include the mystery novels TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY and SINK OR SWIM, the children’s picture book THE FLAG KEEPER, and the upcoming young adult paranormal thriller DARK BEFORE DAWN. She has won more than a dozen journalism awards.

www.stacyjuba.com

Formerly Dean of the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, MA, Nicholas Kilmer has made his living as an art dealer and curator. His most recent novel, A PARADISE FOR FOOLS, was released by Poisoned Pen Press in September, 2011. Kilmer lives in Cambridge with his wife Julia.

Chris Knopf writes two series set in the Hamptons: the latest with Jackie Swaitkowski in BAD BIRD and Sam Acquillo in BLACK SWAN, one of four mysteries reviewed by Marilyn Stasio in May’s New York Times Sunday Book Review. Chris is CEO of ad agency Mintz & Hoke. He lives in Avon, CT, and Southampton, NY, where he sails on the Little Peconic Bay.

www.chrisknopfmystery.com

Benjamin LeRoy is the Publisher of Tyrus Books, a division of F+W Media known for its crime and dark literary fiction. He was also the founder and Publisher of Bleak House Books. He lives in Madison, WI where he listens to a lot of music, watches plenty of baseball, and works on his own writing.

www.tyrusbooks.com

Larry Light is the Executive Vice President of Mystery Writers of America. His new book is TAMING THE BEAST. Larry is a financial journalist by day, having been an editor at Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in New York and gives great dinner parties with his wife, fellow author Meredith Anthony.

Bruce Macbain holds degrees in Classics and Ancient History and was formerly an Assistant Professor of Classics at Boston University. He decided to stop writing scholarly articles (which almost no one read) and turn his expertise to fiction—a much more congenial medium. ROMAN GAMES is his first published novel. He lives with his wife in Brookline, MA.

www.brucemacbain.com

www.ruthmmccarty.com

Margaret McLean is the president of the NE chapter of MWA, and co-chair of this year's Crime Bake conference. She is a former prosecutor and teaches Business Law at Boston Colllege. She has written two mystery/legal thrillers, and her publisher is Tor/Forge.

www.margaretmclean.com

Jennifer is the bestselling author of PROMISE NOT TO TELL, ISLAND OF LOST GIRLS, DISMANTLED, and most recently, DON'T BREATHE A WORD. She lives in Vermont with her family. Visit her website for more -- www.jennifer-mcmahon.com.

www.jennifer-mcmahon.com

Michele R. McPhee is the author of A PROFESSOR’S RAGE, A MOB STORY, A DATE WITH DEATH, HEARTLESS, and WHEN EVIL RULES. McPhee is a columnist for the Boston Herald; New England correspondent for ABC News and a commentator on Fox 25 TV. Her book on the Craigslist Killer is a Lifetime Movie. She lives in Boston and hosts The Michele McPhee Show from 1 TO 3 P.M. on AM 680 WRKO.

www.michelemcphee.com

Paula Munier is the Director of Acquisitions and Innovation for Adams Media, home to Tyrus Books and F+W Crime. The former president of the New England chapter of MWA, she's the author of the memoir FIXING FREDDIE, and co-author of A MISCELLANY OF MURDER.

Shawn Nicholls is an Online Marketing Director at HarperCollins, overseeing all things digital (especially ebooks!) at numerous imprints, including William Morrow, Avon, and Harper Voyager.

Daniel Palmer spent a decade as an e-commerce pioneer, helping to build first generation websites for Barnes & Noble and other popular brands. His debut thriller novel, DELIRIOUS, is part of a three book contract with the Kensington Publishing. He currently resides with his wife and two children in a sleepy little New England town. www.danielpalmerbooks.com

Michael Palmer is the author of 17 novels all international best sellers. His books have sold millions of copies and have been translated into forty languages. EXTREME MEASURES was made into the hit film starring Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Gene Hackman. He lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts, and is currently working on his 18th novel.

www.michaelpalmerbooks.com

Gina Panettieri has worked in publishing as an agent, independent editor and writer since 1988, and has been President of Talcott Notch Literary in Milford, Connecticut since 2003. She specializes in mystery and suspense, as well as nonfiction of all kinds.

www.talcottnotch.net

Randall Peffer is the author of six crime novels, a trilogy of Civl War Naval thrillers, eight nonfiction travel books/memoirs and over 300 travel-lifestyle features for magazines like National Geographic and Smithsonian. SCREAMS & WHISPERS (July 2011) is the current novel in Randy’s Cape Islands Mystery series. He teaches writing at Phillips Academy, Andover.

www.randallpeffer.com

Janet Rosen worked as associate book editor at Glamour, the senior books and fiction editor at Woman before turning to agenting at Sheree Bykofsky Associates, where she represents a range of nonfiction and a limited amount of fiction.
She has been the president of the NYC chapter of the Women's National Book Association, and her writing has appeared in Glamour, Publishers Weekly, Paper, and other print and online publications. During off hours, Janet writes and performs comedy and has been featured in the Marshalls Women in Comedy Festival.

www.shereebee.com

Leonard Rosen is a best-selling and widely respected non-fiction author among educational publishers. He has written Radio Essays broadcast by NPR as well as op-eds published by the Boston Globe. His debut novel ALL CRY CHAOS (The Permanent Press, September 2011) was termed “dazzlingly original” by Library Journal. Learn more at www.lenrosenonline.com.
www.lenrosenonline.com

Barbara Ross’ first novel THE DEATH OF AN AMBITIOUS WOMAN was published in August 2010. Barbara is also a co-editor/co-publisher for Level Best Books. Their ninth anthology of New England crime stories, entitled DEAD CALM, will be released at this year’s Crime Bake. Barbara and her husband divide their time between Somerville, Massachusetts and Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

www.barbaraannross.com

Agatha, Anthony and Macavity winning Hank Phillippi Ryan is on the air at the Boston NBC affiliate. She’s won 27 EMMYs and other journalism honors. Her debut, PRIME TIME, won the Agatha, AIR TIME an AGATHA and ANTHONY nominee, DRIVE TIME (her latest) an ANTHONY and AGATHA nominee. Hank's story won the AGATHA, ANTHONY and MACAVITY. She is on the board of NESinC and the national MWA.
www.hankphillippiryan.com

J.E. Seymour’s first novel, LEAD POISONING was released by Mainly Murder Press on November 1st, 2010. J.E has had short stories published in three anthologies of crime fiction by New England writers, in Thriller UK Magazine, and in numerous ezines. She is the markets coordinator for the Short Mystery Fiction Society and a member of SinC and MWA.

www.jeseymour.com

Before turning to a life of crime (fiction), Clea Simon was a journalist. Along with three nonfiction books, she has written eight mysteries, most recently the third Dulcie Schwartz, GREY ZONE (Severn House), and her debut pet noir, DOGS DON'T LIE (Poisoned Pen), featuring a bad-girl animal psychic and her even tougher tabby. She lives in Somerville, Mass.
cleasimon.com

Jessica Speart recently wrote WINGED OBSESSION, her first narrative nonfiction book, about the world’s most notorious butterfly smuggler. Jessica also penned a ten-book mystery series featuring U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agent Rachel Porter. The series was created after years of investigating wildlife and drug-trafficking crimes for numerous publications.

www.jessicaspeart.com

Douglas Starr is co-director of the graduate Program in Science and Medical Journalism at Boston University. His non-fiction book, THE KILLER OF LITTLE SHEPHERDS: A TRUE CRIME STORY AND THE BIRTH OF FORENSIC SCIENCE, was short-listed for the Edgar and Gold Dagger awards. His previous book, BLOOD: AN EPIC HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND COMMERCE, won the Los Angeles Times book prize.

www.douglasstarr.com

Steve Ulfelder is the author of PURGATORY CHASM (Minotaur) and co-owner of Flatout Motorsports, a company that builds race cars. He lives in Southborough, Mass.

www.ulfelder.com

Maine author Lea Wait says she had a 19th century childhood. Her mother and grandmother were antique dealers, and her house was built in 1774. She attended antique shows and auctions and read 19th century novels. Now she writes the Shadows Antique Print Mystery Series. Her latest, SHADOWS OF A DOWN EAST SUMMER, includes the 1890 diary of a young woman who posed for Winslow Homer.

www.leawait.com

Celebrating his 35th year in publishing, John started as a sales representative in academic publishing and soon became an editor for then Harper&Row. As his interests moved to trade publishing he became a executive editor for Prentice Hall for business books and worked with many leading thought leaders including Henry Mintzberg, Philip Kotler and Jim Collins. In 1991 he formed Literary Services Inc. and has worked primarily with non-fiction authors. Throughout his career as and editor and agent John has negotiated over 700 publishing agreements and advocated for hundreds of writers. An avid reader of crime and mystery, John is now beginning to represent authors in this exciting genre.

www.literaryservicesinc.com

Christine Witthohn is a literary agent and the founder of Book Cents Literary Agency. She is one of the main sponsors of the International Women’s Fiction Festival held annually in Matera, Italy, and has strong ties to the international market. She is member of AAR, RWA, MWA and is actively building her client list.

www.bookcentsliteraryagency.com