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Brookline Public Library

FEBRUARY 8 - A Short Panel for A Short Month

Leslie Wheeler will moderate a panel of award-winning short story writers: Mark Ammons, Stephen D. Rogers, Mo Walsh, and Fred Waterman. 

JANUARY 11 - Forensic Chemical Analysis for Mystery Writers

CSI gets it wrong, but it doesn’t mean you have to. Learn from an expert analytical chemist and mystery writer how to write truthfully about forensic chemical analyses. Learn how infrared spectroscopy is used to analyze controlled substances and trace evidence collected at crime scenes such as hairs, fibers, particles, and tape. See how a device called a gas chromatography-mass spectrometer analyzes blood and urine for traces of drugs…and poison. Discover how DNA profiling really works. Get your science right to make your writing more believable.

Dr. Brian C. Smith is an analytical chemist and mystery writer. He teaches forensic scientists how to analyze trace evidence and controlled substances. The NYPD, DEA, and the Minnesota Bureau of Incarceration are among his clients. Dr. Smith founded his consulting and training business Spectros Associates in 1992. He has authored a mystery featuring forensic private eye Dr. Jack Diamond, which is still in search of an agent and publisher. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Dartmouth College.
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DECEMBER 14 - THE AGENT'S ROLE IN THE E-BOOK WORLD

Eric W. Ruben (The Ruben Agency) will talk about the shifting roles of the agent in the brave new world of e-publishing.

OCTOBER 12 - PUTTING THE MYSTERY IN HISTORY

A mystery panel of historical mystery writers. 

JUNE 8 - Year End Party and the Year in Review

Come and honor all those who have published in the past MWA year, July, 2010 thru June, 2011. 

MAY 11 - You Have the Right to Remain Silent

Detective Sergeant Thomas Ward has spent the over twenty-eight years as a Brookline Police Officer. Over the years he's worked in-Drug Unit, Gang Violence Unit, Sexual Assault Unit, and Domestic/Violent Crimes) working with the Boston Police, State Police, FBI, DEA, ICE, Postal Inspectors and the United States District Attorney's Office. He has documented interviews and interrogations of hundreds of suspects, witnesses, and victims, and has been involved in well over 400 arrests that have included the most serious offenses. He spent 3 years assigned to the Boston Police Youth Violence Strike Force and over 2 years working with the FBI on a organized crime case resulting in the prosecution of 5 defendants. He's testified in county, supreme, and federal courts. He's also published three short stories:  ALL ROADS LEAD, PRIVILEGE, and THAT PARTICULAR TATTOO.

APRIL 13 - Character-Building Workshop

Details to follow.

MARCH 9 - The Mystery of War

Nicholas Sarantakes will talk about the Naval War College, its rich history, and what it has to offer for writers. The NWC has an impressive archives and library which is open to the public, and would be useful for the many mystery writers who develop characters with military backgrounds (Nelson DeMille, Michael Connelly). It also has the JAG school with mock trials and training for military lawyers. They have a wonderful speaker series where experts talk about military/foreign policy. The Wargame Department runs simulations of past and future wars. There's much more to learn, so come and join us at the Brookline Library.

FEBRUARY 9 - A Twisted Tinseltown Tale

Joe Burke will discuss the A-to-Z process of self-publishing his novel HOW HOLLYWOOD KILLED JFK.

JANUARY 12 - Cancelled due to snow

DECEMBER 8 - Psychic Investigator

Donna DiPietro will discuss her psychic abilities, challenges, and her work for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

OCTOBER 13 - The Paths We Choose

Lloyd L. Corricelli is a graduate of the University of Lowell (now UMASS Lowell) with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He served eight years on active duty in the United States Air Force as a "SAC Trained Killer" with the Security Police and as a Special Agent with the Office of Special Investigations. He rose to the rank of Captain before separating as part of the Cold War "peace dividend."

After leaving the Air Force, he worked in the film and television industry in Orlando, FL where his credits included the sci-fi television series "seaQuest 2032" and the Jodie Foster film "Contact." It was during this time that Lloyd began to write screenplays. One of his very first, a vampire story called "Dark Millennium" was optioned by the film production company that made the series "Swamp Thing" and "Superboy." Though never produced, it provided him a great deal of experience in writing. He also won the best screenplay award at the 2000 Kissimmee Film Festival.

Switching to novels in 2002, Lloyd's first book, the Ronan Marino mystery entitled "Two Redheads & A Dead Blonde" was released in 2009. The next book in the Ronan Marino Mystery Series series called "Chasing Curves" followed in July 2010. In 2011, Lloyd plans to release the third Ronan book "The Vicious Circle" and an unrelated book called "Three Chords & The Truth" which he says is about the paths we choose to take and how it affects the lives of those around us.

MWA/NE Events

Annual New England Crime Bake

Barry Eisler and Nancy Pickard were the Guests of Honor at the New England Crime Bake on November 11-13 at The Boston/Dedham Hilton. Crime Bake, co-sponsored with Sisters in Crime, draws guests and attendees from all over the East Coast and beyond.

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