2004 - LCC - Monterey, CA - Leaping and Posturing with mystery author Meg Chittenden

Author Don Bruns singing (extremely well) with the Bill Moody Jazz Band.

Don Bruns

Bill Moody (rear) and his jazz band

Bill Moody

Hard-working committee members, Toby Gottfried, Bill Gottfried, Cheryl Stevens and Meg, the Otter woman.

Hard-working Betsie Corwin, with Toby and Bill Gottfried and Meg

Jeff & Nancy Kreider The Book Orphanage

The same group of Brits from the other end. Of the table. The redhead on the right is Donna Moore, of course!

The out to lunch bunch again. I was going to stand on a chair to make a better picture, but the chair was too rickety.

Dale Johnson, The Fantasy Connection. Holding up one of my old (1990) novels

Meg feeling chuffed. With her Otter, for

The Otter

Rhys Bowen with her Otter, the Bruce Alexander award for best historical mystery of 2003

Rhys and Meg, together again!

Stephen Booth, one of my favorite British authors. I like his books too!

Paula Woods--so good to see her again!

Rhys Bowen getting cozy with Steve Brewer

Nancy Hodges and Robin Burcell

S.J. Rozan and Lee Goldberg

Sandy Balzo and Leslie Budewitz

Simon Wood

Pamala Burke on left. Twist Phelan with hands to head.

J.D. Singh Sleuth of Baker Street

Douglas Wood Tantalus Books He always has some of my old novels for sale!

Twist Phelan and Meg She is tall. I am not. Sob! (Photo courtesy of Twist Phelan)

My new friend, Sarah Tobey