Join us on Feb. 10 for the second in a series of Zoom chapter meetings highlighting the states and regions of the New York Chapter. The February meeting will feature a panel of New Jersey writers. Award-winning author of crime fiction R.G. Belsky moderates a discussion with novelist Mally Becker, award-winning author Jeff Markowitz and award-winning short-story writer and novelist Victoria Weisfeld. Read about our authors below.
The event will stream on the MWA New York Facebook page. ALL our virtual events are free.
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Mally Becker
Mally Becker became fascinated with the American Revolution when she peeked into the past as a volunteer at the Morristown National Historical Park, where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the worst winter of the war. A former attorney, advocate for foster children and freelance writer, Mally lives with her husband in Warren Township, where they raised their son. She is a prior recipient of the Leon B. Burstein/MWA-NY Scholarship for Mystery Writing. “The Turncoat’s Widow,” which will be published on Feb. 16 by Level Best Books, is her first novel.
Jeff Markowitz
Jeff Markowitz is the author of five mysteries, including the award-winning dark comedy, “Death and White Diamonds.” His new book, “Hit or Miss,” was released in December. Part detective story, part historical fiction, part coming of age story, “Hit or Miss” is an Amazon Hot New Release in political fiction. Jeff is past president of the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America.
Vicki Weisfeld
Vicki Weisfeld’s short stories have appeared in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and Pulp Modern. Find her work in the anthologies “Busted: Arresting Stories from the Beat,” “Seascapes: Best New England Crime Stories,” “Murder Among Friends,” “Passport to Murder,” “The Best Laid Plans,” “Quoth the Raven” and “Sherlock Holmes in the Realms of Edgar Allan Poe.” Her novel, tentatively titled “Four Proofs of Courage,” is under contract with Black Opal Books. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, which awarded “Breadcrumbs” a best short story Derringer in 2017, and the Public Safety Writers Association, which gave a similar award to “Who They Are Now” in 2020. She reviews New Jersey theater for TheFrontRowCenter.com and books for the UK website, crimefictionlover.com. Online: www.vweisfeld.com.
R.G. Belsky – Moderator
R.G. Belsky is an award-winning author of crime fiction and a journalist in New York City. His newest mystery, “The Last Scoop,” was published in May by Oceanview. It is the third in a series featuring Clare Carlson, the news director for a New York City TV station. The first book, “Yesterday’s News,” was named Best Mystery of 2018 at Deadly Ink. The second, “Below The Fold,” won the Foreward INDIES award for Best Mystery of 2019. The next Clare Carlson mystery, “Beyond The Headlines,” will be published in May. Belsky has published 14 novels—and also has had a long career in the media as a top editor at the New York Post, New York Daily News, Star magazine and NBC News. He also writes thrillers under the name Dana Perry. And he is a contributing editor for The Big Thrill magazine.