Malice Domestic 2025

by Sparkle Abbey

Malice Domestic 2025 is in the books and if there was a theme this year it was surely the kindness and connectedness of the mystery writing community.

It was heard in the stories from each of the honorees highlighting how much being a part of Malice has made all the difference. It was heard in the hallways as greetings and hugs were exchanged. It was heard over breakfasts or lunches as friends caught up with each other or new friends were made.

We attended our first Malice in 2011 knowing very little and we have to join the chorus of thanks to the many that shared information, made introductions, educated, and encouraged us. Best of all many of those early Malice connections are people we now consider friends.

Malice 2011

Malice 2013

Malice Go Round 2013

Malice 2014

Malice 2018

Malice Go Round 2025

So Malice, thanks for the memories and we look forward to making more.

And thank-you to all of you for indulging us with this brief photo walk down memory lane.

And mystery writers and readers, if you haven’t attended a Malice Domestic conference…you should!

Sparkle Abbey is actually two people, Mary Lee Ashford and Anita Carter, who write the national best-selling Pampered Pets cozy mystery series. They are friends as well as neighbors so they often get together and plot ways to commit murder. (But don’t tell the other neighbors.)

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