Friday at Left Coast Crime 2025

Authors CM Wendelboe, Mike Befeler, me, and BJ Magnani

A large part of what made the conference a valuable experience was the opportunity to catch up with other authors, and to meet readers and librarians. The second day of Left Coast Crime 2025 began with a nice breakfast buffet, and more panels. 
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At dinner Friday, I was delighted to meet up with fellow Encircle Publications authors. We talked business and future projects. Each is a multi-published and accomplished writer. Mike Befeler has written twenty-five novels, beginning with his Paul Jacobson geezer lit series. BJ Magnani is the author of a four book Dr. Lily Robinson series, Drawing on her expertise as a toxicologist and pathologist. CM Wendelboe is a retired deputy and Marine, and the author of over twenty books, including several Western series.

The Sisters in Crime carnival Friday night was a blast! My co-author daughter and I told our husbands we got arrested in Denver, then received prison tattoos. The photographic evidence is in the gallery below. Plus pics of the five panels I attended Friday.

I was fully out of my shell, and behaving very un-turtle like. Having a room at the conference in which to retreat was essential.

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