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BLOODY WORDS 2012 IN TORONTO: Raventstone author Janice MacDonald will appear on "Whistling Past the Graveyard," a panel discussion about the role of humour in detective fiction, along with Don Hauka, Howard Shrier, Robin Spano, and moderator C.C. Benison. The panel is scheduled for 3:30-4:20 PM on Saturday, June 2.

Bloody Words is Canada's oldest and largest gathering of mystery readers and authors. The full program schedule and registration details are now available at http://www.bloodywords2012.com/

Join host Janice MacDonald (Edmonton author of the Randy Craig Mysteries) for a spectacular evening of readings as five of Canada's top women authors share their newest books:

ARLEY McNENEY: The Time We All Went Marching
MARGARET MacPHERSON: Body Trade
CASSIE STOCKS: Dance, Gladys, Dance
BARB HOWARD: Western Taxidermy
SARAH KATHRYN YORK: The Anatomy of Edouard Beaupre

Monday, May 7 at 7:00 pm at Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Ave NW, Edmonton, AB.

Learn more about the authors, their books, and the FICTIONista tour at http://fictionistascanada.wordpress.com/about-fictionistas/

Hang Down Your Head: A Randy Craig Mystery by Janice MacDonald recevied a featured review by Don Graves in the Hamilton Spectator on March 24, 2012. Graves raves: "The climax stops you in your tracks... What’s special about Hang Down Your Head is the obvious expertise and care author Janice MacDonald puts into the back story -- the folk music legacy that is part of our Canadian fabric." Please read full review here.

Penguin Eggs, Canada's national folk magazine, gives rave review to Janice MacDonald's Hang Down Your Head: A Randy Craig Mystery. Reviewer Barry Hammond offers a careful reading of the novel, and remarks that above all, Hang Down Your Head is about "atmosphere": "MacDonald does a terrific job of capturing both the academic world surrounding folk music, the atmosphere of the folk festival itself, as well as the people who populate that world. ...Part and parcel of the atmosphere is her depiction of the city itself. It's a love letter to Edmonton, too." To read the full review, find your copy of the Spring 2012, Issue no. 53 of Penguin Eggs on magazine stands today.

Edmonton mystery double-header at The ARTery on April 18

Janice MacDonald (thrilled to be billed as "the First Lady of Edmonton mystery") is delighted to help celebrate the release of A Killing Winter, the new Leo Desroches crime novel by Wayne Arthurson, on April 18. Arthurson and MacDonald will both give readings and sign their books, so it's going to be a stellar evening for Capital City mystery fans. The event takes place at The ARTery, 9535 Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton, from 6:00-9:00 PM on Wednesday, April 18.

Janice MacDonald hit the ground running in 2012 with the latest mystery in her series, Hang Down Your Head: A Randy Craig Mystery.

Most recently, Janice graced the cover of Edmonton Woman Magazine, which featured an in-depth, insightful article and interview. Please read the full article here.

Also in February, Bookseller Laurie Greenwood gave a rave review of Hang Down Your Head by Janice MacDonald on Global TV Edmonton's Morning Show. To watch the full segment, click on and scroll to bottom of this page.

In January, Janice appeared on Breakfast Television Edmonton. Janice dished out behind-the-scenes stories about what it was like to ask real-life folk musicians if she could fictionalize them in her mystery. Watch the full segment here.

No small feat is Hang Down Your Head's seeming ever-presence on the bestseller list in the Edmonton Journal throughout 2012 so far.