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 Fall, 2008 - Vol. 6, Number 2
ALL POINTS BULLETIN
By Ellen Hart
The Minnesota Crime Wave has been together now for almost nine years. When we first gathered around my dining room table, the only thing we were interested in was promotion. But the road we set out on that day has been far more adventurous than any of us ever imagined. Not only have we been successful in promoting our own works, but we've also been able to shine a light on many other fine mystery writers here in Minnesota. With that in mind, The MCW has begun a new adventure—a half-hour cable TV show. We call it "The Minnesota Crime Wave Presents." With the help of such talented people as John Rusterholz (director), Joan Gerten (producer), and Shannon Hunter (graphic designer), and operating staff, Keith Flanagan, Lynn Redlinger, Robert Zuniga, Ruth Mason, Barb Wills and Teresa Renneke, along with many others, we have been working quietly at the CTV-15 studios in Roseville for the last five months.
 To date, we've produced twelve episodes. Each program consists of three segments, covering such topics as agents, plot, characterization, favorite authors, favorite books on writing, promotion, and suspense We've reviewed several books,
most notably Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon and James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice. The middle segment is
dedicated to interviews—Robert Alexander, Lorna Landvik, David Housewright, M.D. Lake, Pete Hautman, Mary Logue, Jess Lourey, Marilyn Victor (president of the local chapter of Sisters In Crime), Jocelyn Hale (Executive Director of The Loft Literary Center), Gary Schulz (co-owner of Once Upon a Crime Mystery Bookstore), and Stu Wilson, Vice President, Operations, Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library). By the way, we don't just do interviews, we have a ton of fun, too!
In the next few months, "The Minnesota Crime Wave Presents" will be available throughout the metro area, as well
as other areas of the state. Check our web site for channels, dates and times. You can also watch each episode on our web site. FYI: This is the only show on TV that features discussions of mystery-related topics, as well as interviews with noted crime writers, reviewers, librarians and bookstore owners. We love to range widely over all book-related topics. So, if you have something you'd like us to discuss, or someone you'd like to see interviewed, just drop us an e-mail.
And be sure to come join the fun!
MURDER THREATENS STATE RESORTS!
Minnesota Crime Wave and Holton House Audio Present Resort to Murder Audiobook
We're at it again. Something new has been added to our growing list of mystery projects. The audiobook version of our highly acclaimed second Minnesota mystery anthology, Resort To Murder, has just been released in audiobook format. The short stories, all set in Minnesota and written by Minnesota authors, have one element in common: Each takes place at a fictional—but perhaps hauntingly familiar—Minnesota resort.
We figure this is the perfect audiobook to take along for that vacation at the lake. But be warned. If you should hear phantom footsteps outside your cabin, it's good to remember that these are all fictional tales—the product of fruitful imaginations. Then again, you might want to keep a light on, just in case.
ISBN-10:0981749119 • $29.95
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Winter, 2003 - Vol. 2, Number 1
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Fall, 2003 - Vol. 2, Number 3
Spring, 2004 - Vol. 3, Number 1
Fall, 2004 - Vol. 3, Number 2
Spring, 2005 - Vol. 3, Number 3
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