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Spoiler: Still on Hiatus

4/14/2025

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Since our last post, Sarah's mother has passed away. She was a great help in getting the press started; she purchased software for us (when you could still own Adobe instead of renting it) and bought copies to show friends. She was a strong supporter of Monstermatt's and Alex Azar's work in particular.
Between Mother's final illness and funeral arrangements, we've been very busy. Due to the hurricanes, getting a new place to live, and the family issues, we filed for an extension on our taxes. 
We have been holding on to the place in Florida while Mother was ill, but the move is about to shift into high gear. Outside of Sleuthfest, where Gwen will be a panelist, and some in-person events, our schedule is open for relocation.
The press is still on hiatus. Despite stating in several places that we are closed to submissions, we're still getting the occasional novel sub and a number of offers to do book covers and translate our works into other languages. Go figure.
We're unsure where things will go with the press at this point. We do love our authors, though, and wish them the best.
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Going on Hiatus

2/17/2025

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PictureMagna cum Murder, 2010.
Sorry, you're getting a little history first. Scroll down for TL;DR:

Mystery and Horror, LLC was originally created for the stories Gwen Mayo and Sarah Glenn write, especially the ones we write together. When we filed the LLC, same-sex couples could not marry and we could not pass intellectual property to one another unless it was contained in a business (not married, not related by blood, etc.).
Then, when our publisher closed ops (for very good reasons), we decided to re-publish the books we received the rights back for, and it grew into publishing the stories of other authors who had written for the same publisher. MAHLLC became a press, and we have been publishing for a dozen years now. It has been a great honor to publish anthologies and novels featuring very talented authors, two Sisters in Crime chapters, and the Strangely Funny series that has been our flagship product.

Unfortunately, mundane life began slamming us around pretty hard last year. Sarah's mother, who has been in care for several years, had a serious downturn in health. It's taken up some of our time, and the associated depression has made writing and other creative work difficult. We also live in the Tampa Bay area, and we've had to evacuate multiple times due to the increasingly powerful hurricanes forming in the Gulf. Last year was the worst - our home was damaged and multiple repairs had to be done. We were still luckier than many.

We set a goal of getting out of Florida before the next hurricane season, and we are in the process of moving to Georgia now. This will take up more of our time, especially since we will still be coming down to check on Sarah's mother and to work with our Sisters in Crime chapter.

What's going to happen now:

We still plan to publish Strangely Funny XI, already in galley form, but we've decided to put the series on hiatus. Sarah has already begun contacting the authors who submitted to SF XII.

Our previously published books will still be available for sale, with the exception of a couple of novels that have been reclaimed by their authors. We are open-minded about publishing new novels that were already in a series, but it will be after life stops being crazy. 

Some of the older anthologies may become Kindle only, especially since the rights have reverted back to their authors. If a print copy still exists, though, authors can get copies at half cover price.

Thank you for coming down this road with us. 

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Ybor City Blues: Third in the Series!

5/7/2024

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"Get up, quietly,” he said. “Behave, and nobody has to get hurt. You understand?”

Cornelia Pettijohn thought she was getting out of Florida. She boarded the train, but so had three gangsters. Cornelia is kidnapped at gunpoint and pressured into solving the murder of a beautiful young blues singer. 

Soon, the three snowbirds are up to their ears in trouble. Just when Cornelia thinks it can't get any worse, the trio gets a surprise visit from Teddy's estranged mother. She's heard about Teddy's engagement (a sham) and is here to see her finally wed.

Tampa Bay's Cuban quarter has never been more dangerous.  Cornelia quickly finds herself in deep trouble after a tumble down the stairs leaves her trapped with a dead man. She isn't sure she can untangle this mess before she loses her life.
Ybor City Blues is the third book in the Three Snowbirds series. 
​​Three snowbirds in the Roaring Twenties blaze a trail between opportunists, gangsters, and dead bodies in the Sunshine State.
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Paradise is Deadly: Launched!

10/1/2023

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Each of the collection’s nineteen short stories is a sinister treat. Like a hidden candy stash, I found myself wanting to scarf these tales down — just one more! — when I probably should have washed the dishes or answered emails. Oh, sweet twisted deliciousness!
-- The Gabber
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Our first signing at Books at Park Place went well. Our second signing will be at The Island Bookshop in Venice, Florida from 6 - 7:30 PM.
​Paradise is Deadly is available in both print and Kindle format!

Following in the footsteps of Florida authors like Carl Hiaasen, Dave Barry, and Randy Wayne White, Paradise is Deadly offers a variety of short stories sure to please everyone. From hosting hurricane parties that turn deadly to dodging frozen iguanas falling out of palm trees, writers seem to find that Florida is weirdly wonderful when it comes to murder and mayhem. These nineteen twisty tales cast a wide net from cozy mysteries to thrillers, and from historical fiction to paranormal sleuths.
In her introduction to the anthology, Forensic Crime Scene Analyst and New York Times Best Selling Author, Lisa Black wrote, “In Florida, our murders are uniformly un-uniform, Perhaps we add the variety to our crime that we lack in weather and feet-above-sea-level.”
Twenty authors wrote nineteen compelling stories. Authors anonymously withstood the independent judging process by best-selling, award winning authors, Lisa Black, Alan Orloff, Colette Bancroft, and Susan Thibadeau. Then, the editing process by editors, Wendy Dingwall, Martha Reed, and Barbara Ryan. For a few authors it was their first time being published, and an exciting way to kick off their creative writing career. You’ll surely recognize several of your favorite local award-winning authors who also contributed to the anthology, such as Teresa Michael who writes the Mariposa Café Mysteries, and Publishers Weekly Best-Selling Author of numerous series Jenna Kernan.
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Paradise is Deadly is Available for Preorder!

7/17/2023

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Paradise is Deadly: Gripping Tales from Florida's Gulf Coast can now be preordered for Kindle. 
From Florida crackers to Ybor City mobsters, and touristy amusement parks to prehistoric native sites, the twenty talented authors of the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime present a collection of crime fiction stories worthy of Floridians.
“The stories range from creepy to terrifying to old-school whodunit to just plain fun. Their plots revolve around archaeological digs, murder for hire, and the accurate pricing of second-hand designer purses. All use the details that make this state stand out from the other forty-nine: the weather, alligators, Florida Man, and of course, a skunk ape.”
– Lisa Black, New York Times Best-Selling Author
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Updated Author Sites

3/20/2023

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Due to Weebly's decision to discontinue offering free sites attached to custom domains, we (the partners at MAHLLC) have updated our author web addresses. I'm expecting a lot of broken connections while we get caught up.

The new site addresses should be:
​https://sarah-e-glenn.weebly.com
https://gwenmayo.weebly.com

The catching up will be its own special fun, and I will work on it between frequent impulses to scream.

Not sure if the lady in the pic is supposed to be in water, milk, or glue, but I'm betting on glue.

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Stock photo. We have no tub.
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Cover Reveal: Paradise is Deadly

12/10/2022

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Coming Summer 2023 from MAHLLC!
We are pleased to announce that we are the publishers for Paradise is Deadly: Gripping Tales from Florida Gulf Coast Sisters in Crime. The chapter's anthology committee anticipates announcing the selected authors and their stories in mid- to late January, 2023. Paradise is Deadly has an early July 2023 targeted publishing release date.
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Cover Reveal: A Haunting at Marianwood

10/14/2022

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A Haunting at Marianwood is now available for preorder on Kindle!

Life is good for Dash Hammond. He's recently remarried his childhood sweetheart, Dr. Maevis Summers, and together they're raising his four-year-old son, T.J. in the Hammond family homestead in Clover Pointe, Ohio. A retired Army colonel, Dash now keeps himself busy fixing everything from a leaky faucet to an unsolved murder.
It is no wonder that his cousin Billy McCafferty calls on Dash for a road trip to Kentucky when  his oldest sister is in trouble. The president of a religious order, Sister Miriam Patrice, Miri Pat to those who knew her before she took the veil, has been hearing things, seeing things and misplacing things. A very competent woman, she refuses to accept an unearthly reason for all this.
Marianwood, the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Blessed Mother of God, is located on an old plantation thought to be haunted by its original inhabitant, Miss Victoria Harris, who is rumored to prowl the grounds and cemetery in search of her murdered beau. 
When the Ohio contingent arrives, they discover that things are not as simple as your ordinary haunting. 
In a battle of wits, will the victor be supernatural or a very corporeal retired Army colonel?

The book will be available in print and on Kindle October 18th!

More information on E.M. Munsch:

​Elaine Munsch is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, but has spent her adult life in Louisville,
Kentucky. She graduated from Nazareth College of Kentucky located outside of Bardstown and
attended The Ohio State University for her graduate work. She has been a bookseller for fifty
years working in both large and small, chain and independent bookstores. She opened the first
Barnes & Noble in Kentucky where she set up a mystery reading group which is still active
today. She also taught classes in the mystery genre for the Veritas Society and joined the local
chapter of Sisters in Crime.

With Susan Bell, she co-edited MYSTERY WITH A SPLASH OF BOURBON, an anthology of
bourbon related stories.
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As E.M. Munsch, she writes the Dash Hammond series set on the shores of Lake Erie. The latest
title, A HAUNTING AT MARIANWOOD, is set to be released October 18th.

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We're Still Alive!

10/10/2022

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I'd say it was hard to believe it has been so long since my last post, but that would be lying. We've been terribly busy with personal issues, mostly connected with our families. It has been an emotionally and physically exhausting time.
On a slightly better note, we also had an American wedding in May, which we hope will better preserve our rights if the Supreme Court or Congress turns against us.
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Despite the above issues, we did succeed in getting Strangely Funny IX published. It's available in print and Kindle from Amazon, and features stories from the usual suspects plus some newcomers. B.F. Vega's "Blood of Thespius" is one of my favorites from the new bunch.

In other news: we will be releasing a novel from E. M. Munsch. Stay tuned for the cover reveal, slated for this Friday!

Our third book for the year, Sparky of Bunker Hill and the Cannibal Caper by Rosalind Barden, is awaiting final edits. 

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What We've Been Up To

2/14/2022

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Last year, and this year, have been busier than usual. My mother's health has taken a turn for the worse, and we have been tied up with her needs. If you really want the gory details about it, you can look at the blog post on my personal site. We had to turn down several submissions of novels and story collections because we could not devote the time that they would involve.
The good news is that we are still plugging away at projects in between the blocks of time we must devote to my mother's needs and concerns. Sort of like grout.
Late this spring, we will publish this year's Strangely Funny, which is a nonnegotiable must-do as far as I'm concerned. We will also be introducing the sequel to Sparky of Bunker Hill and the Cold Kid Case, in which Sparky falls into the soup again. We also have a submitted novella that will be coming out under a new imprint.
Gwen and I have been working on the third novel in the Three Snowbirds series, but progress has been slow. We have no projected date of publication at this time, but we hope it will be this year.
Thank you so much for your patience!
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