Judy Penz Sheluk's Blog

UPDATE: A FATAL AFFAIR: THE MURDER OF HELEN GRIER  Last month I told you about my latest project, A Fatal Affair: The Murder of Helen Grier, which I’ll be co-authoring with Amanda Capper, a lifelong resident of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and a fellow author and friend. The book will be published by Superior Shores […]

Lots of news this month, starting with this major announcement (click on the image to enlarge). I’ve been interested in this cold case since I first read about it in the SooToday.com back in September 2022. This past winter, in talking to friend and fellow author Amanda Capper over dinner, I learned that she had […]

Killer Nashville Awards Update Well, I didn’t win a Silver Falchion for Larceny & Last Chances, but it truly  was an honor to be nominated. The winner in the best Anthology/Collection category was DAY by Patrick Kitson. Congrats Patrick! Here’s a list of all winners/finalists. And I do have that very cool Finalist medal. More […]

Killer Nashville Readers’ Choice Award Last month, I told you that Larceny & Last Chances had been shortlisted in the Silver Falchion Best Anthology category. The shortlist and eventual winner is determined by a panel of independent judges. But I’ve just learned that the collection has been included in the KN Readers’ Choice Awards. If […]

Award News Larceny & Last Chances has been shortlisted for a Silver Falchion Award for Best Anthology at Killer Nashville! https://www.killernashville.com/2025-... Click on the book cover to see a list of online vendors. Attention all Barnes & Noble #Nook Readers For the entire month of July, most of my English-language e-books (including anthologies), currently available […]

Award News Larceny & Last Chances has been shortlisted for a Silver Falchion Award for Best Anthology at Killer Nashville! https://www.killernashville.com/2025-... Click on the book cover to see a list of online vendors. Attention all Barnes & Noble #Nook Readers For the entire month of July, most of my English-language e-books (including anthologies), currently available […]

Happy Canada Day! I’m a first generation Canadian, born and raised in Toronto, the only child of German immigrants who came to Canada (via Post-War England). I am grateful every day to live in a country where immigrants are welcome, where women’s rights are not only respected, but protected, where health care is universal, and […]

I’ve known Karen Grose since our days shared on the Board of Directors at Crime Writers of Canada. I’m a fan of Karen as a person, and admire her as an author. It’s my pleasure to introduce you to her latest book, All June Left Behind. Title: All June Left Behind About the book: Set […]

If someone had told me, when I was working on the first Superior Shores Anthology, The Best Laid Plans, that I’d be releasing my fifth anthology in six years in 2025, I would never have believed them. And yet, that’s exactly what’s happening, and once again, I’ve picked the release date as June 18th (because […]

It is my pleasure to introduce you to Derringer Award-winning author C.W. Blackwell and his latest collection of crime stories. C.W. also has a wonderful story in Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers and I have included the first four paragraphs of that story below as bonus content! Title: Whatever Kills the Pain Author: C.W. Blackwell […]