Mystery and thriller fans are invited to meet their favorite authors,
discover new ones and learn the secrets of writing a good mystery at the
12th Annual Deadly Ink Mystery Conference ,
Aug. 2-4, 2013 at the
Hyatt Regency, 2 George St., New Brunswick, NJ.

To register, click here

The 2013 Guest of Honor is Hank Phillippi Ryan,

author of the Charlotte McNally mystery series—Prime Time, Face Time, Air Time and Drive Time—which has been nominated for Anthony, Macavity and Agatha awards.

Toastmaster is Rosemary Harris ,







 author of the Dirty Business Mystery series—Pushing Up Daisies, The Big Dirt Nap,
Dead Head and Slugfest.

Bob Daniher is the 2013 Fan Guest of Honor.

This year the conference kicks off with a full day of Deadly Ink Writer’s Academy classes for aspiring writers, on Fri., Aug. 2. Hank Phillippi Ryan will present Writing Your Mystery—All You Need to Know Before You Start, Rosemary Harris will teach Characters and Setting , followed by Jane Cleland with Red Herrings and ending with The Top 10 Reasons Your Novel is Rejected by author and agent Lois Winston.

Official registration for the conference takes place at 6-7 p.m. Friday evening followed by a welcoming program and a Deadly Dessert Party. Registration continues Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m.