TED HERTEL, JR., a Wisconsin attorney, is a past president of MWA Midwest, serving for two years on its National Board. He co-chaired Bouchercon ’99 and was local arrangements chair for EyeCon ‘95, both in Milwaukee. His published writings include a biographical essay on Linda Barnes (St. James Guide); two essays on Ellery Queen: Queen’s Gambit (The Tragedy of Errors), a critical examination of the themes in the Queen novels, and a biographical essay, Ellery Queen: The American Detective Mystery (CrimeSpree); the biographical essay, T as in Treat: Alphabet Crimes of Lawrence Treat (CrimeSpree). He contributed an essay to the Anthony and Macavity Award-winning book Mystery Muses. His short fiction includes My Bonnie Lies . . . (The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers; received Anthony and Macavity nominations; received Robert L. Fish Edgar Award for Best First Short Mystery Story by an American Author); It’s Crackers to Slip a Rozzer the Dropsey in Snide (Small Crimes; Anthony nominee; Honorable Mention, Sternig Short Fiction competition). His latest publication is the short story The Town at the End of the Road (West Coast Crime Wave). Later this year The Name of the Dame will be published in the Murder and Mayhem in Muskego anthology. Hertel is also a reviewer for Deadly Pleasures magazine.
2012 Authors
Bodine, Sherrill
After publishing 15 award winning novels as Lynn Leslie and Leslie Lynn, Sherrill Bodine has decided to be herself. She’s writing about her life in Chicago to reveal the heart beneath society’s glitter. She not only attends black-tie Read more…