Back from the US



I returned home yesterday from a long trip to the US - and Canada, where I attended the Toronto Bouchercon.

The culmination of the trip was Homecoming weekend at my alma mater, Illinois State University, where I was honoured as the year's Distinguished Alum of Milner Library. This included a luncheon, a Murder Mystery Dinner (at which I found myself on stage, competing in a singing competition against Hercule Poirot, emceed by Nancy Drew!), and a nail-biting football game. I also gave a public reading of my short story 'Through a Glass, Darkly' (published in Murder Most Catholic, edited by Ralph McInerny, Cumberland House, 2002, ISBN 1-58182-260-X), and finished with a sneak preview of the opening pages of 'Evil Intent', which will be published in February 2005 by Allison & Busby.

Posted: Wed - October 27, 2004 at 05:38 pm      


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