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• Meet the Author with Lisa Parsons

  • When
    Tuesday, October 14, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Please join us on Tuesday, October 14th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. PT as Lisa Parsons talks about her newest book, Ambush.
  

  

  Lisa Parsons is a graduate of the University of Washington Paramedic Training Program at Harborview Medical Center and served in the renowned King County Medic One system, where she was among the first women hired. Her novels, Aftermath and Ambush are murder mysteries. They are informed by her professional experience and enriched by her work as a writer, photographer, conservationist, and world traveler. Her writing and photography have been published in numerous national and international outlets. She is the author of the Emergence Series, with the third installment forthcoming in 2026. Parsons resides in Lake Tahoe, California. 

  
  

  Visit Lisa at LisaParsonsAuthor.net

  
  

  Facebook: @lisaparsonsauthor

  Instagram: @lisaparsonsauthor

  Tiktok: @LisaParsonsAuthor

  Blog: https://www.lisaparsonsauthor.net/blog

  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamparsons/

  Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/lisaparsonsauthor

  
  

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• Criminally Good 2025 Writers' Conference

  • When
    Saturday, October 25, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
  • Spaces left
    38

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  Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025

  Our fabulous in-person workshop will feature keynote speaker Catriona McPherson, along with:

  • Best-selling authors Simon Wood and Michelle Chouinard. 

  • Developmental editor and award-winning, multi-genre author Eileen Rendahl.
  • Literary agent and former marketing agency CEO Laurie McLean of Fuse Literary Agency.
  • U.S. Army veteran and firearms expert, Karl Henwood; a former sheriff deputy/missing persons investigator and an emergency medicine physician—all discussing how to write realistic scenes.
  • YOUNG WRITERS' TRACK: Bryan Patrick Avery, on how to get started on your mystery; Dale Berry, comic book artist and graphic novelist; Dorothy Rice from creative writing non-profit 916 Ink; and YA author Shea Robinson.

  Lunch and snacks are included, and Face in a Book, an El Dorado Hills independent bookstore, will host an on-site bookstore at City Hall.

  
  

  Register now!

  Capitol Crimes Members: $80
  Non-members: $95

  Young Writers (ages 12-20) and college students: $20 no matter what the date

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• Young Writers' Criminally Good 2025 Conference

  • When
    Saturday, October 25, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025

  Our fabulous in-person workshop will feature keynote speaker Catriona McPherson, along with:

  • YOUNG WRITERS' TRACK: Bryan Patrick Avery, on how to get started on your mystery; Dale Berry, comic book artist and graphic novelist; 916Ink instructor Dorothy Rice; and Sacramento young adult author Shea Robinson.

  Lunch will be provided, and you'll eat with the adult authors and publishing professionals.
  

  • Speakers in the adult sessions will include best-selling authors Simon Wood and Michelle Chouinard. 

  • Developmental editor and award-winning, multi-genre author Eileen Rendahl.
  • Literary agent and former marketing agency CEO Laurie McLean of Fuse Literary Agency.
  • A U.S. Army veteran and firearms expert, a former sheriff deputy/missing persons investigator and an emergency medicine physician—all discussing how to write realistic scenes.
    

  Face in a Book, an El Dorado Hills independent bookstore, will host an on-site bookstore at City Hall.
  

  Register now!

  Young Writers ages 12-20: only $20

  College Students $20 (student ID required)
  

  Capitol Crimes Members $80
  Non-members $95

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• Fa La La Holiday Party 2025

  • When
    Saturday, December 13, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Old Spaghetti Factory, 1625 Watt Ave., Sacramento, CA 95864

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  Capitol Crimes Face-to-Face Fa La La Holiday Party 2025

  Lunch, Book Exchange, and Merrymaking!

  
  

  Bring your whole self to our in-person holiday celebration!
  

  Show up with your best Festive Apparel: holiday sweater, t-shirt, head adornment or all of the aforementioned.

  Book exchange: please bring a new or gently used wrapped book for our traditional book exchange.

  There are three options for lunch. Cost is $35. Registration closes on Monday, December 8th and tickets are non-refundable.

  When you register, you'll choose from three pasta entree items (Sicilian meatball, mushroom, or chicken masala). The dinner will include a salad (Balsamic dressing), Spumoni, and choice of soft drink or iced tea.

  Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

  Old Spaghetti Factory

  1625 Watt Ave.

  Sacramento, CA 95864

  *Please note this is the Watt Ave. location (not the Hazel location).

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