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Malice-Go-Round Madness

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Controlled chaos reigned when at 10:00 a.m. exactly last Saturday morning the doors swung open to the Haverford/Baccarat Ballroom in the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland and over 150 attendees rushed in to be dazzled and swayed by the 40 authors of Malice-Go-Round. Or, at least we hoped so.

Malice-Go-Round Authors Photo by Robin Templeton

Malice-Go-Round Authors
Photo by Robin Templeton

A tradition at Malice, this event—think speed dating on steroids—gives participating authors a chance to present a 2 minute pitch for their latest work. And, while that might sound like a reasonable amount of time, it goes pretty fast. Authors move in pairs from table to table—20 in all—giving the capsule version of what their book is all about. Attendees take notes, eat the goodies authors offer, and ask questions if there’s time, which there rarely is. It’s a lot of information to give and to receive but a whole lot of fun.

Cathi & JessieAuthors are chosen by lottery since there are many more authors than the 40 slots available. This year, I was lucky to be chosen and to pair up with a great partner,
Jessie Chandler, the writer of the Shay O’Hanlon Caper Series. We alternated playing Vanna White, holding up each other’s books—Pickle In The Middle Murder and Chip Off The Ice Block Murder for Jessie and The Hard Way and Nick of Time for me—so everyone could get a good look. At the end of an hour and a half, voices were hoarse but spirits were high and it seemed a good time was had by all.

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