William G. Tapply Online

Breaking News: Vicki's most recent novel THE GRIEF SHOP has won the 2007 Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence for Best Mainstream Mystery/Suspense Novel from RWA's Kiss of Death Chapter. We are all very proud. Tally Whyte's latest novel, THE BONE MAN, came out in September.

Stay Tuned for Information about 2008 Sessions!
The Writers' Studio at Chickadee Farm, run by Bill and his wife, Vicki Stiefel, mentors and nurtures writers. We provide manuscript critiques, online writing groups, and weekend workshops here at our rural retreat in the heart of New Hampshire’s Monadnock region. For more details or go to www.writersstudio.net.

Mentoring Service Now Available
Aspiring novelists and mystery writers: Bill will read and provide constructive criticism and publishing advice for your manuscripts. Send inquiries to the webmaster with "Mentoring" in the subject line of your email.

Brady's 23rd Novel
One-Way Ticket

Out now!

Third Strike

a novel by Philip R. Craig & William G. Tapply

Available December 2007!

16 Jan 08: A quick note to say that Bill reads and truly appreciates all of your guestbook messages, but that he may not be able to respond to each of them individually as he would like to. Stay tuned for a Winter newsletter in the coming weeks.

4 Nov 07 : An excerpt from One-Way Ticket has been added, as well as reviews for it and Third Strike.

29 Jun 07 :We've added a permanent link to "The Phil 'n' Bill Show" on our links page.

08 May 07: We are greatly saddened by news of Philip R. Craig's passing. Bill offers a remembrance.

13 Mar 07: Have a look at Joe Cornwall's terrific review of Trout Eyes.

30 Jan 07: We've updated our Links section with a new one. It is to midcurrent.com, which is a great site for anyone interested in fly fishing (and currently is featuring Gray Ghost).

Event	Date	Location	Details
Discussion of mystery writing with Vicki Stiefel	Wednesday 7 Nov 2007 7:00 PM	Peterborough (NH) Town Library	Contact Gail Sawyer at rs1939659@msn.com for more information.
A talk and book signing.	Wednesday 28 Nov 2007 7:00 PM	The Poisoned Pen Bookstore Phoenix, AZ	For more information, visit www.poisonedpen.com.
Book signing at Books & More bookstore.	Wednesday 5 Dec 2007 7:00 PM	Books & More 10 Home Depot Dr Plymouth, MA	Contact Jay Phillips at 508-732-9944 or visit www.plymouthbookstore.com.
Discussing Gray Ghost at the Portland Public Library Brown Bag Lecture Series.	Wednesday 9 Jan 2008 12:00 PM	Portland Public Library 5 Monument Square Portland, ME	Vistit this site for more information on the series: http://www.portlandlibrary.com/programs/brownbag.htm
Bill will be the Guest of Honor at the 6th Annual "Murder in the Magic City" conference.	Saturday 9 Feb 2008	Homewood Library Birmingham, AL	For details, contact Margaret Fenton (phone 205-424-7896), or visit www.murderinthemagiccity.com


THE ELEMENTS OF MYSTERY FICTION New, expanded edition.	GRAY GHOST Stoney Calhoun's 2nd novel, available now . Read an excerpt!	TROUT EYES A collection of reflections and essays on fly fishing.	OUT COLD Brady's 22st case.

New from Vicki Stiefel:

The Dead Stone was published as a paperback original by Leisure in March 2005. Vicki, its author and Bill's wife, has received critical acclaim for her first book, Body Parts, published the spring of 2004. The Grief Shop, the third in the series, came out in August 2006. The Bone Man became available in September 2007.

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