Melissa Westemeier

I'm SO THRILLED to announce I've joined the team at MISS DEMEANORS: A Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction. Click through and read my first post, More Flavors in Writing!

Guest of Honor Annette Dashofy and ME at Malice Domestic 2026 A spring weekend in Bethesda, MD is wonderful, but getting to schmooze with writers I admire, meet other mystery readers and learn pro tips to improve my writing game at Malice Domestic '26 raised the awesome bar considerably. Yes, I got to shop at the Gap (not an outlet, a real Gap store, Nicole!) and eat a crab cake sandwich and walk around outside wearing short sleeves but that's barely exciting compared to the