Welcome

Debbi Mack is a hardboiled crime fiction author whose debut mystery novel, Identity Crisis, features Maryland lawyer Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae in a complex and action-packed story of murder and identity theft. The novel won Best Mystery in the Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll 2009. Identity Crisis is the first book in the Sam McRae mystery series.

Debbi's short stories have also been published in the anthologies Chesapeake Crimes and Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin'. Her Derringer-Award-nominated story, The Right to Remain Silent, was published in The Back Alley Webzine (the story in online, read it for free).

Debbi writes a monthly column called Submitted For Your Consideration published here on a variety of topics. She also writes book reviews for Mystery Scene Magazine. A former attorney, Debbi's also previously worked as a freelance writer and researcher.

2010 News & Events:

Fri., June 25 - Mon., June 28		Attending American Library Association annual conference, Washington DC. Signing at the SinC booth from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Monday, June 28.
Wed., Oct. 13		Local Author Showcase panel at the Howard County Public Library, Central Branch, 7 p.m.

Recent Events:

Tue., March 30		Identity Crisis available as an ebook through Kindle apps for iPad
Thu., April 1		"The Right to Remain Silent" by Debbi Mack, published in Back Alley Webzine, August 2009, was announced as a finalist for Best Short Story Derringer Award
Sat., April 3		Identity Crisis scheduled to become available as an ebook in Apple iPad's iBookstore
Sat., April 10		Launch party and signing for Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin', Southgate Community Center, Reston VA 2 - 5 p.m.
Sun., April 11		My Derringer-Award nominated story "The Right to Remain Silent" was podcast on CrimeWAV. Listen here.
Sat., April 24		Signing at Greetings & Readings bookstore, Hunt Valley MD 1 - 3 p.m.
Sun., April 25		Appearing and signing at Kensington (MD) Day of the Book 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thu., April 29		"Mysterious Women" panel, Howard County Library, Central Branch, Columbia MD, 7 - 9 p.m.
Fri., April 30 - Sun., May 2		Panelist at Malice Domestic mystery convention, Arlington MD; Signing: Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin', Saturday 11:20 a.m.; Moderating: "Thrills and Chills" panel, Sunday 10:20 a.m. (signing afterward)
Sat., May 15		Appearing and signing at Gaithersburg (MD) Book Festival 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Signing from 3 - 4 p.m.
Fri., May 21		Panelist for 9 p.m. panel, "Cheap Thrills: Crime and Mystery Fiction" for Coyote Con (a free 31-day online authors' conference)
Tue., May 25 - Thu., May 27		Attending Book Expo America, New York NY
Wed., June 9		Speaker at Howard County Women's Bar Association lunch Tersiguel's, Ellicott City MD
Sat., June 12		Panelist at American Independent Writers annual conference Moderating "Book Promotion" panel, 10 a.m.
Wed., June 16		Signing at WomenFest at the Glenwood Community Center in Cooksville, MD, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Identity Crisis on YouTube