4th International Mystery Writers' Festival June 14-17, 2012

Owensboro, Kentucky

Press Release

2012 Mystery Writers Festival Press Release (PDF)

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Mystery Writers Festival 2012

Absolutely Dead

By Michael Walker

It’s the rocky coast of Maine and there’s a Nor’easter blowing like a stink outside. The causeway’s flooded and (of course) the local sheriff is stranded on the mainland. Naturally, on a turbulent night like this, the phones are down and who would ever expect cell phones to work in a place like this? Does it sound like a good night for a roaring fire and a dinner party with a lot of laughs from a boisterous, tipsy actress? Does it sound like a good night for a murder – or two? People are dying and the party really isn’t funny anymore.

ENCORE FOR MURDER

Another opening – another Broadway hit, only the celebrity star is kidnapped and Mike Hammer is brought in to solve the kidnapping – is it the producer, is it her deceased husband’s mob connected family, is it her stalker fan, is it the understudy – there’s plenty here for Mike Hammer and his trusted secretary, as well as the audience, to wade through, with twists and turns and still a surprise at the end!

LOST AT SEA

Written by Donald Drake

"Lost At Sea" occurs when an aging playwright takes his 3 grown children along with his secretary/companion on a cruise. Someone disappears and the mystery begins! What happened? An accident- a murder- a plot? Come aboard the cruise ship and see for yourself!

Attend one of the Globally Top Rated June Festivals!

Both the Global Traveler Magazine and the Southeast Tourism Society have named the International Mystery Writers' Festival in Owensboro, Kentucky as a Top June Festival! Don't miss it!

SPECIAL BONUS

Owensboro will be hosting the 1st Owensboro Bourbon & Jazz Festival during 4th International Mystery Writers Festival Week

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Come and meet some of the best in the mystery industry!

And the next great mystery is ...

Mystery lovers worldwide are celebrating the International Mystery Writers' Festival. The Festival presents unique opportunities to discover plays, screenplays, and short stories professionally performed, published, or produced for the first time.

Discovering New Mysteries celebrates the best of new mystery works. Audience members cast ballots during the festival and select the winners for The Angie Award categories. "The Angies" are named for the legendary Angela Lansbury, Kentucky's First Lady of Mystery 2007.

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