New Covers!

 

I recently got the rights back to my Lobster Shack Mystery series and I'm reissuing them with new covers. Right now only the first two are available on Kindle, but I'm working on formatting the third (DRAWN AND BUTTERED) and making all the books available in paperback. Stay tuned!

I love the mermaid!

A New Lobster Shack Short Story!

 

A new Lobster Shack short story is coming May 28! Check out the cover reveal for Murder on the Beach on Dru's Book Musing February 28. Thank you, Dru, for hosting the reveal.

Something Fun For Fans of the Lobster Shack Mysteries

 Watch this space and my Facebook author page for news of a new Lobster Shack project coming in 2021!

 Hello, readers! I've cooked up a special surprise for you - a holiday short story.

Ever since I published Curses, Boiled Again, the first book in the Lobster Shack Mystery series, I've had readers asking for a Christmas story. The more I thought of it, the more I wanted to wrap up Allie in a holiday mystery. So in the story, she and Aunt Gully volunteer at a Festival of Trees fundraiser hosted by the formidable Dagmar Smith, the self proclaimed Queen of Christmas. When Dagmar's diamond necklace is stolen, Allie must unravel a blizzard of clues to uncover the thief. It's only 99 cents on Kindle and is free for Kindle Unlimited readers. Enjoy!

Public Library Association Conference 2020

I'll be signing at the Sisters in Crime booth #1745 at the Public Library Association Conference in Nashville! This is librarian, book, and reader central, so it will be a lot of fun. The Conference is at the Music City Center and I'll be signing at 3 PM on Thursday, February 27. Stop by for a chat and get a free copy of my latest.

2020 Here We Come!

Curses, Boiled Again Nominated for an Agatha Award!

I learned the true meaning of the word "gobsmacked" when I received a call telling me I'd been nominated for an Agatha award in the Best First Novel category. The Agatha Award recognizes traditional mysteries, best exemplified by the namesake of the award, Agatha Christie.

I'd been watching the live TV broadcast of RENT and let the call go to voicemail. When I realized it was a call from Bethesda, Maryland, home of the Malice Domestic Conference I hurried to call back. And got the news.

I'm over the moon! Thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed, and shared CURSES. Your support means the world to me.

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Announcing the 2018 Agatha Award Nominees   Best Contemporary Novel Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books) Beyond the Truth by Bruce Robert Coffin (Witness Impulse) Cry Wolf by Annette Dashofy (Henery Press) Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny (Minotaur) Trust Me by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge) Best Historical Novel   Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Berkley) The Gold Pawn by LA Chandlar (Kensington) The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Crime) Turning the Tide by Edith Maxwell (Midnight Ink) Murder on Union Square by Victoria Thompson (Berkley) Best First Novel A Ladies Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington) Little Comfort by Edwin Hill (Kensington) What Doesn't Kill You by Aimee Hix (Midnight Ink) Deadly Solution by Keenan Powell (Level Best Books) Curses Boiled Again by Shari Randall (St. Martin's) Best Short Story "All God's Sparrows" by Leslie Budewitz (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine) "A Postcard for the Dead" by Susanna Calkins in Florida Happens (Three Rooms Press) "Bug Appetit" by Barb Goffman (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine) "The Case of the Vanishing Professor" by Tara Laskowski (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine) "English 398: Fiction Workshop" by Art Taylor (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine) Best Young Adult Mystery Potion Problems (Just Add Magic) by Cindy Callaghan (Aladdin) Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (Henry Holt) A Side of Sabotage by C.M. Surrisi (Carolrhoda Books) Best Nonfiction Mastering Plot Twists by Jane Cleland (Writer's Digest Books) Writing the Cozy Mystery by Nancy J Cohen (Orange Grove Press) Conan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox (Random House) Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson (Pegasus Books) Wicked Women of Ohio by Jane Ann Turzillo (History Press) The Agatha Awards will be presented on May 4, 2019 during Malice Domestic 31.    Congratulations to all of the nominees!

Event Calendar

Please stop by and say hello! I'll be signing my latest Lobster Shack Mystery, Against the Claw!

Sunday, August 6, 1-3 PM

Bank Square Books Signing

53 W. Main Street

Mystic, CT 

860- 536-3795

Tuesday, August 7, 6:30 PM
Connecticut Author Trail appearance
Saxton B. Little Library
319 Route 87
Columbia, CT 06237

Sunday, August 12, 2-5 PM
Barnes and Noble Signing
12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-278-0300

Please join me at my book launch!
 
What a kick it is to see my book - and photo! - on a display at the library where I used to work. Thank you to my partner in crime, Susan D, and all the wonderful library staff at Kingstowne Library in Alexandria, Virginia. You are the best.

You can join me and the Sisters in Crime Donna Andrews and Sherry Harris at the Kingstowne Community Library for a panel discussion and the launch of my first book in the Lobster Shack mystery series CURSES, BOILED AGAIN!

What a kick to see a link to my event on the library's event page!

Library Events - January 29, 2018

Category: Author Event

Debuts and Deadlines

Solving the publishing puzzle with Sisters in Crime authors Donna Andrews, Sherry Harris, and Shari Randall. Join the authors as they discuss their publishing journeys and celebrate the debut of Randall's ...

Date:  Monday, January 29, 2018
Time:  7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location:  Kingstowne Meeting Room, Kingstowne Library



Thank you to my friends at Kingstowne for hosting and supporting my book release.  Please come - there will be treats!

Criminal Elements GIF Notes - Curses, Boiled Again by Shari Randall: A Visual Guide

I got the treatment today on Criminal Element. Can't decide if I like the Breaking Bad cameo or the Mrs. Doubtfire lobster boiling scene best.... https://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2018/01/curses-boiled-again-by-shari-randall-a-visual-guide

My publisher is doing a Goodreads Giveaway for Curses, Boiled Again! They're giving away five copies - the contest runs through January 30, 2018. Good luck!

News from The Lazy Mermaid Lobster Shack

A dear friend called last night to tell me that Book One in my Lobster Shack Mystery series was now available for preorder on Amazon! What a kick! I hope you'll be able to come back soon and enjoy some time at the Lazy Mermaid lobster shack. I'm a native New Englander and love this opportunity to write about a place I love.