Murder in the Magic City

Murder in the Magic City is a conference for readers and authors of mystery novels. It has been hosted annually by the Southern Sisters, Sisters in Crime Birmingham, and Jonathan Benton Bookseller since 2003 at the Homewood Public Library.

2003

• Guests of honor Lee Child and Meg Chittenden. Joined by Jeff Abbott, Letha Albright, Donna Andrews, Eleanor Taylor Bland, C. J. Box, Don Bruns, Kate Flora, Lorie Ham, Charlaine Harris, Martin Hegwood, Gwen Hunter, Toni L. P. Kelner, Susan McBride, P. J. Parrish, Mary Saums, E. Joan Sims, Walter Sorrells, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Patricia Sprinkle, Mike Stewart, Cecelia Tishy and Brian M. Wiprud.

2004

• Guests of honor Rhys Bowen and Charles Todd. Joined by Sallie Bissell, Barbara Colley, Ed Dee, Mary Anna Evans, Nancy Fairbanks, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Carolyn Haines, Laura Hayden, Julie Wray Herman, Gwen Hunter, Dean James, Nancy Martin, Susan McBride, Mike Stewart, Denise Swanson, W. H. Watford, and Fred Woolverton.

2005

• Guests included Parnell Hall, Tamar Myers, Dana Cameron, Nancy Cohen, Paul Doyle, Laura Durham, Paul Guyot, Libby Fishcer Hellman, Vicky Hunnings, Gwen Hunter, William Kent Krueger, Con Lehane, Susan McBride, Twist Phelan, Christopher Rice, Jessica Speart, Patricia Sprinkle, J. B. Thompson, Lea Wait, Lono Waiwaiole, Kathryn Wall, W. H. Watford and Betty Webb.

2006

• Guests of honor Jan Burke and Steve Hamilton. Joined by James O. Born, Chester Campbell, Carla Damron, Marlis Day, Sean Doolittle, John Floyd, Victor Gischler, Harry Hunsicker, Harley Jane Kozak, Joyce and Jim Lavene, Claire Hamner Matturro, Susan McBride, Cathy Pickens, Jeff Shelby, Duane Swierczynski, Pari Noskin Taichert, Sarah Stewart Taylor, Ann Waldron, Kathryn Wall and W. H. Watford.

2007

• Guests of honor Thomas H. Cook and Laura Lippman. Joined by Mark Arsenault, Charles Benoit, Tony Burton, Joanna Carl/Eve Sandstrom, Bruce Cook, Troy Cook, Mary Anna Evans, Robert Fate, Chris Grabenstein, Denise Hamilton, Sue Ann Jaffarian, Tim Maleeny, Patricia Smiley, Julia Spencer Fleming, Patricia Sprinkle, Denise Swanson, Heather Webber and Patricia Wynn.

2008

• Guest of honor Donna Andrews. Joined by Tasha Alexander, Deb Baker, Linda Berry, Don Bruns, Jane K. Cleland, Lonnie Cruse, Kathleen Delaney, J. T. Ellison, Jimmie Ruth Evans/Dean James/Honor Hartman, Rosemary Harris, Toni L. P. Kelner, Bob Morris, Radine Trees Nehring, Darden North, Julia Pomeroy, Rhonda Pollero, Clea Simon, Pari Noskin Taichert, Betty Webb, Gayle Wigglesworth.

External links

• Murder in the Magic City website