Get comfortable and enjoy our exciting new podcast with Joanna Schaffhausen! Joanna is the author of the award-winning Ellery Hathaway series and the Annalisa Vega mystery series, which has been twice nominated for the Sue Grafton Memorial Award at the Edgars.

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She has a PhD in psychology and previously worked at ABC News, writing for programs such as World News Tonight, Good Morning America, and 20/20. She is the current president of the New England chapter of Mystery Writers of America. Joanna lives in the Boston area with her husband, daughter, and an obstreperous basset hound named Winston. 

The Sisters in Crime Writers’ Podcast is a conversation about writing. Featuring SinC members, and hosted by executive director Julie Hennrikus, this podcast is about the writing journey, lessons learned, publishing journeys, and the importance of community.

Melinda Mullet, is a dual US/UK national. Formerly a lawyer specializing in communications, media and entertainment law she is now enjoying a second career as a mystery writer.Melinda is the author of the Whisky Business Mysteries, a six-part series of traditional mysteries set in and around a boutique single malt whisky distillery in Scotland. A standalone traditional mystery called A Ghostwriter’s Guide to Murder debuted in July 2025 and is set on a houseboat along the Regent’s Canal in London. Book seven in the Whisky Business series arrives November 2026.Melinda is a travel junkie and a life-long advocate for children’s literacy causes both domestic and international. When she is not in the UK, she lives just outside of Washington, DC with her whisky-collecting husband and two wild Covid canines named Bailey and Captain Jack.Find her at MelindaMullet.com or on Facebook and Insta at Melinda Mullet, Author. Website: MelindaMullet.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mulletmysteries/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melindamullet/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-mullet-b499564b/ Tranquil Tales from Death's Doorstep: https://www.tranquiltalesfromdeathsdoorstep.com Mentioned in the Podcast:The Novel Writers Podcast with Brianna Labuskes and Meredith Hambrock******About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/
  1. Melinda Mullet
  2. Victoria Gilbert
  3. Elle Hartford
  4. Raquel V. Reyes
  5. MJ Soni

Episodes are released Tuesday and they are available where you download podcasts, at https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/podcast, or right here on the SinC Blog.

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