The Sisters in Crime Writers' Podcast

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The Sisters in Crime Writers' podcast features conversations with our members about the writing journey: their process, what they've learned, what they wish they'd know sooner. For 40 years we've supported our members with classes, workshops, webinars, and community. We're also an advocacy organization for all crime writers. No matter where a writer is on their journey, SinC is an organization where writers belong. Learn more at www.sistersincrime.org and https://sincworldwide.com/

  1. Nancy G. West

    4d ago

    Nancy G. West

    Nancy G. West writes mystery/suspense/thrillers about ordinary people who face dangerous situations and struggle to save themselves or the people they love. A former UT-Austin business major, she switched to English literature and found that writing fiction is a lot more fun than accounting. Her recent Young Adult mystery/thriller, RISKY PURSUIT, features 18-year-old Decker Savage. Convinced that the man he sees with his mother is key to the disintegration of his family, Decker follows the stranger through dark streets, to the wrong side of the law, into unexpected relationships, and into danger that tests his resourcefulness and courage. How far will he go to save the people he loves? With themes of loss, grief, love, courage, and forgiveness, this YA mystery/thriller, has characters you won’t soon forget. A 2026 Agatha Award Nominee, RISKY PURSUIT is a book Nancy West absolutely had to write.  Website: www.nancygwest.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/authorNancyG.West/ ***************** About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory. www.SistersinCrime.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwide Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwidee TikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnational LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/ The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

    42 min
  2. Sarah Smith

    Jun 30

    Sarah Smith

    International bestseller Sarah Smith’s books are published in 15 languages. She’s won the Agatha for best teenage mystery, the Massachusetts Book Award for best teenage novel, and numerous other honors, including NY Times Notables and Best Book of the Year lists. She lives near Boston and has just finished a Big Fat Fantasy set in 19C Brazil. (Pirates! Bombs! Sex! Poetry! Giant eagles who speak Latin! You’ll love it!) She’s delighted to get recognition, but Sarah’s happiest when her books reach you. In her day job, she writes books about creating audiobooks with AI tools--human creativity that uses AI grunt work.  Website: https://www.sarahsmith.com, https://maxlightbooks.com, https://SoundWrights.com  Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sarahwriter/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahwriter/  Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/sarahwriter.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sarahwriter Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/swrs/ ***************** About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory. www.SistersinCrime.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwide Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwidee TikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnational LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/ The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

    51 min
  3. Audrey Lee

    Jun 23

    Audrey Lee

    Audrey Lee’s debut novel, The Mechanics of Memory, was nominated for the Edgar® Award for Best First Novel, the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, the Silver Falchion Award for Best Thriller, and the Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery. The audiobook won the IPPY Gold Medal for Best Mystery/Thriller and will be available in Japan from Shinchosha Press beginning April 2026. Her sophomore suspense thriller, Never to Be Told, will be released this year. Audrey holds two degrees from UC Berkeley (Go Bears!) and spent over two decades in public education. When she isn’t writing books, she consults with school systems about creating environments for students that are more equitable, culturally responsive, and socially just. Audrey lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and Maltipoo, Luna. She spends the majority of her free time missing her son, who abandoned her for college. When not doing that, Audrey is compulsively organizing, playing slots, or making miniatures (usually with a dirty martini in hand.)  Website: https://audreyleeauthor.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/audreyleeauthor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audreyleeauthor/ Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/audreyleeauthor.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-lee-13271451/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@audreyleeauthor   ***************** About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory. www.SistersinCrime.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwide Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwidee TikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnational LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/ The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

    55 min
  4. Heather Haven

    Jun 16

    Heather Haven

    Heather Haven wound up in Manhattan for a time. There she wrote ad copy and commercials for No Soap Radio during the day while working the Broadway theater in the Wardrobe Department at night. In those youthful days of holding down two jobs, she also wrote comedy acts and had one-act plays produced at the famed Playwrights Horizon. Once, she even ghostwrote a book on how to run an employment agency. She learned more about that business than she ever cared to know. She is the award-winning author of The Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries, Persephone Cole Vintage Mysteries, and several standalones. Her proudest award, however, is for Murder under the Big Top, winner of the Silver IPPY Best Mystery/thriller. As daughter of real-life Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus folk, she used her mother’s intimate knowledge of the golden age of the circus to create this standalone noir mystery. Heather has been married to singer/musician Norm Meister for forty-plus years. He sung his way into her heart. They currently live in the foothills of San Jose with their two cats, Daphne and Niles, and an orange tree. Website: https://heatherhavenstories.com/  Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/heather.haven.5/ ***************** About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory. www.SistersinCrime.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwide Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwidee TikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnational LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/ The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

    58 min
  5. Carmela Dutra

    Jun 9

    Carmela Dutra

    Carmela Dutra is a writer from the San Francisco Bay Area who loves food trucks, family, and cozy mysteries. She is the author of the Food Truck Mysteries, including A Murder Most Fowl and Hot Wings and Homicide. Her series has been praised by Kirkus Reviews, which called her debut “a serious set of crimes leavened by plenty of amusing moments,” and by Library Journal, which noted that Hot Wings and Homicide “is perfect for foodies,” and New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams described the books as “the perfect escapist read, brimming with banter and an extra helping of fun.” Carmela has also been featured in CrimeReads Magazine. A lover of humor, quirky characters, and all things geeky, Carmela spends her days sketching, sipping far too much coffee, and over-cuddling her allergy-inducing cats and dog. She lives with her husband and two dinosaur-obsessed sons, drawing inspiration from rainy afternoons, bustling farmers’ markets, and the unexpected moments that make life memorable.  Website: carmeladutra.com Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/authorcarmeladutra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorcarmela Threads Handle: http://www.threads.com/authorcarmela LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmeladutra ***************** About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory. www.SistersinCrime.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwide Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwidee TikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnational LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/ The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

    53 min
  6. Susan Santangelo

    Jun 2

    Susan Santangelo

    Susan Santangelo is the author of the best-selling Baby Boomer mystery series. The humorous cozies follow the adventures of a typical boomer couple, Carol and Jim Andrews, as they navigate life's rocky road in their post-fifty years and beyond. In addition to being a proud member of Sisters Crime, Susan is also a member of International Thriller Writers and the Cape Cod Writers Center, She divides her time between Clearwater, Florida and Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and shares her life with her husband, Joe (not Jim!). A dog lover all her life, her two English cocker spaniels, Boomer and Lilly, are featured on the books' covers. A two-time breast cancer survivor, she credits early detection through mammograms to saving her life twice.  Website: http://www.babyboomermysteries.com/ Facebook Page: Susan Santangelo  ***************** About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory. www.SistersinCrime.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwide Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwidee TikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnational LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/ The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

    50 min
  7. Elise Scott aka Kit Gray

    May 26

    Elise Scott aka Kit Gray

    Elise Scott writes from their lived experiences of queerness, disability, neurodivergence, fat-positivity, and petting three cats with two hands. Their life has been an adventure, from facilitating equine therapy for trauma survivors to counseling at-risk youth with the aid of an inordinately large sub-woofer and beyond. They earned their BA from Mount Holyoke and their MS from Capella University. Their debut novel, The Black Cat Detectives, a cozy mystery featuring three kittens with the ability to bend the laws of physics who must solve a murder to save their rescuer from the human pound, was released by Crooked Lane in May 2026. Elise is a Not Quite Write Prize winner and Best-of-the-Net nominee. Their short work has appeared/is forthcoming in The Advocate, Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, The Not Quite Write Anthology 2025, The B'K, Five Minutes, Knee Brace, All Existing, and Quibble, among others. Find out what they’re working on now at http://elise-scott.com.  Website: https://elise-scott.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/14XggUVQLwP/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisescottwrites/  Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/elisescott.bsky.social X: https://www.x.com/@buttonjar1 Mentioned in the Podcast:Authorpreneurship Workshops: https://www.corvisieroagency.com/services.html Rivers Solomon: https://rivers-solomon.com/ ***************** About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory. www.SistersinCrime.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwide Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwidee TikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnational LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/ The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

    1h 4m
  8. J. L. Brown

    May 19

    J. L. Brown

    J. L. Brown (also writing as Julie L. Brown) writes gripping political thrillers featuring FBI Agent Jade Harrington and powerful historical fiction exploring perseverance, freedom, and legacy. She is the award-winning author of the Jade Harrington series, which include the novels, The Paine Society, The Divide, Rule of Law, and Don’t Speak, and the short story, “Few Are Chosen.” She is also the author of the historical fiction, Bend, Don’t Break (Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award finalist), the alternative-history novel, No One Will Save Us (Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist, National Indie Excellence Book Award finalist, Independent Press Award winner). Her books have been praised by Kirkus Reviews, the Midwest Book Review, and the Seattle Book Review. Julie earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. She resides with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where she is working on her next novel. Website: https://www.julielbrown.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julielbrownwrites Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/juliebrownwrites.bsky.social Threads Handle: https://www.threads.com/@julielbrownwrites Mentioned in the Podcast: The Snowflake Method: https://www.campfirewriting.com/learn/snowflake-method ***************** About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory. www.SistersinCrime.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwide Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwide Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwidee TikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnational LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/ The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

    59 min
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The Sisters in Crime Writers' podcast features conversations with our members about the writing journey: their process, what they've learned, what they wish they'd know sooner. For 40 years we've supported our members with classes, workshops, webinars, and community. We're also an advocacy organization for all crime writers. No matter where a writer is on their journey, SinC is an organization where writers belong. Learn more at www.sistersincrime.org and https://sincworldwide.com/

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