In this fun, fast-paced improv game, authors, BJ Magnani, J.A. McIntosh, Dale T. Phillips, and Bonnar Spring, will brainstorm on their feet to create a brand new mystery, using suggestions from the audience.

Registration is requested, but not required.  Snacks will be served.

Meet the Authors:

Dr. B.J. Magnani: BJ Magnani’s fascination with toxicology led her to a career in pathology and laboratory medicine. She is Professor of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Emerita at Tufts University School of Medicine and the author of the Dr. Lily Robinson suspense thriller series (The Queen of All Poisons, The Power of Poison, A Message in Poison, We’ll Always Have Poison and the short story collection Lily Robinson and the Art of Secret Poisoning) about a Boston physician recruited by the U.S. government as a covert assassin. A portion of the proceeds from her novels helps women receive free breast and cervical cancer screening through the College of American Pathologists Foundation.

JA (Judith) McIntosh: J.A. (Judith) McIntosh, a recovering attorney, still lives in the small Massachusetts town where she was born, though she travels often. She writes the Meredith, Massachusetts series about imperfect people seeking justice. Her latest novel, "Swift River Secrets" is a contemporary mystery with historical elements, including the flooding of four towns to create the Quabbin Reservoir. She is the president of the Swift River Historical Society and she is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Straw Dog Writers Guild.

Dale T. Phillips: As a student of Stephen King in college, Dale learned to love the craft of writing and to work at it. Dale has published the Zack Taylor mystery series, other novels, over 70 short stories, story collections, poetry, and non-fiction. He's appeared on stage, television (Jeopardy included), and in an independent feature film (with IMDB credit). He's traveled to all 50 states, Mexico, Canada, and through Europe.

Bonnar Spring: writes eclectic international thrillers. A nomad at heart, she hitchhiked across Europe at 16 and joined the Peace Corps after college. Her wanderlust is reflected in her novels. Her award-winning debut, Toward the Light, is set in Guatemala, and the book that followed, Disappeared, takes place in Morocco. She won the 2023 Al Blanchard Short Crime Fiction Award for her story, “Good Deed for the Day.”