OUR MEMBERS
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Kathleen J. Kaminski (President) is a bookworm with a myriad of interests including art deco architecture and Victorian funerary art, not to mention mid 19th century Utopian societies, tea, and wine. As a former police officer who currently works on the forensic unit of a psychiatric center, Kathy is naturally drawn to mysteries. She’s the Kathy behind the blog Cozy Up With Kathy which features author interviews, reviews, and other mysterious topics. Although the focus of the blog is cozy mysteries, Kathy is a voracious reader and welcomes all genres to her library and her blog.
Kathy lives in Western New York amid piles of books, craft supplies, plushies, and six cats.
Blog: https://cozyupwithkathy.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CozyUpWithKathy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatreaderKJK
Kathy lives in Western New York amid piles of books, craft supplies, plushies, and six cats.
Blog: https://cozyupwithkathy.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CozyUpWithKathy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatreaderKJK
Lissa Marie Redmond (Vice- President) is a retired cold case homicide detective turned writer. Involved in many high profile cold cases, she has appeared on television's Dateline, America's Most Wanted, The Nightmare Next Door and others. Her short story "Falling On Ice" was published in Buffalo Noir, part of Akashic Books acclaimed Noir series. Publishers Weekly wrote, "Redmond mixes character, emotion, and formal detection into an irresistible amalgam." She has also had short stories published by World Weaver Press, The Vignette Review, and locally in Buffalo. She lives in Buffalo with her husband and two daughters.
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Jim Toner (Treasurer) is a public accountant. He has been reading
mysteries since he was eight years old. His published novels are the young adult mysteries Under the Blood and The Purity Ring Murders. Toner is also a fan of European cop series such as Maigret, Inspector Morse, Beck, Marie's Mind for Murder, and Maria Wern. He has given presentations on Young Adult Literature and Mysteries. |
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Deborah Benjamin started writing at a young age to entertain herself while watching football with her father. By age twelve she branched out and wrote a play about the return of a soldier from WWII starring the neighborhood children. Unaware of copy machines, she meticulously typed out seven copies of the play for the cast of grade schoolers. The play was well received and Deborah rested on her laurels for many decades before deciding to write a cozy humorous mystery series based on a group of women of a certain age. THE DEATH OF PERRY MANY PAWS was published in 2013. THE DEATH OF A HOT FLASHER will be published in 2017 quickly followed by MIDLIFE CORPSES. When not writing, Deborah enjoys reading mysteries, knitting, drawing villages and populating them with fictional people and coloring.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborah.b.benjamin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborah.b.benjamin
