When the passion for art leads to crime…
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Four mystery writers share tales of art and crime.
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Curators of Crime: Current Publications
NEW ! Connie Berry: A GRAVE DECEPTION, the 6th Kate Hamilton mystery, place in where Kate dives into the past to solve a fourteenth-century mystery. Now Available!
M. A. Monnin: DEATH IN ST. GEORGE, the latest in the Intrepid Traveler mysteries featuring Stephanie Adams and set in Bermuda. Get it now!
Nina Wachsman: THE COURTESAN’S PIRATE, the third novel in the Venice Beauties mysteries, an adventure among the pirates of the Caribbean and the glittering salons of Renaissance Venice. Nominated for the 2025 Anthony Awardfor Best History— Now Available!
Recent Short Stories! A short story by Nina Wachsman, in the anthology about Hollywood, Celluloid Crimes, “Captain Bligh’s Sword”, about a crime involving film star Errol Flynn.
Curators of Crime at Upcoming Online Events
December 14: Cozy Mystery Party Holiday Event - Sunday, from 1:00- 3:00 PM. Sign up to join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/770201103796610.
January 26, 2026: Burke Library, Monday, 7:00 PM.
February 25, 2026: Tewksbury Library, Wednesday, 7:00 PM.
March 23, 2026: Cozy Mystery Party, to be announced.
March 24, 2026: New York Public Library, Tuesday, 3:00 PM.
Awards
Congratulations to Nina Wachsman, author of “The Courtesan’s Pirate which was a finalist for the 2025 Anthony Awards for Best Historical.
Congratulations to M. A. Monnin, whose “Death in the Aegean” and “Death on the Grand Canal” have been selected for the Harlequin Mystery Readers Book Club.
Check out our interviews with Masters of Mystery: Kerry Greenwood, Martin Edwards, Peter Lovesey, and Neil Nyron
Giveaway
Our Holiday giveaway is for a free chapbook of first chapters of all 4 novels of the Curators of Crime.
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Videos
The four authors of Curators of Crime have given talks at libraries, book stores and book clubs. Check out the videos of the latest events.