Entries by Judy Penz Sheluk

Creating Characters: Meet Levon Larroquette

Last month, I wrote about Arabella Carpenter, owner of the Glass Dolphin antiques shop, and a main character in my Glass Dolphin mystery series. Arabella also makes brief, but important, appearance in each book of my Marketville Mystery series. Arabella has what could best be described as a complicated relationship with her charismatic ex-husband, Levon […]

It Was an Honor to be Nominated

Back in March, I shared my good news about Larceny & Last Chances: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense getting the 2025  Derringer nomination for Best Anthology.  Then, in April, I learned that two stories in the collection had also been nominated for Best Short Story. Since the initial short story submissions are blind-judged, it […]