Live @ MTM: Joy Ann Ribar in Conversation with Tracey S. Phillips

Professor Bay Browning has more snake problems than the Garden of Eden in this twisted mystery. The English Literature instructor is busy preparing for a new semester when a serial killer, known as Medusa, bites her quiet life in the behind. A wild ride ensues when Bay and her grifter sister, Cass, assist a perturbed Detective Downing with the investigation. What else can the sisters do, once they become Medusa's targets? Will the slithering trail of mythology, art history, and family secrets help them catch a killer before she turns them to stone?

Frankie's plans for her daughter Sophie's wedding are anything but spring breezes and blossoms. An unexpected hot spell ushers in a wave of mysterious deaths, at a time when Whitman County is missing its coroner. Garrett, who is also Frankie's beau, is called away to Duluth to assist his former partner with a string of homicides. When Sophie becomes an AWOL bride, Frankie jumps into action to find her and lands in the middle of a spreading health crisis. Overcome by the blues, Frankie questions the future of romance – both Sophie's and her own. You're invited to save the date for Deep Wedded Blues.

Joy Ann Ribar is an RV author, writing on the road wherever her husband and their Winnebago View wanders. Joy's cocktail of careers includes news reporter, paralegal, English educator, and aquaponics greenhouse technician, all of which prove useful in penning mysteries. She loves to bake, read, do wine research, and explore nature. Joy's writing is inspired by Wisconsin's four distinct seasons, natural beauty, and kind-hearted, but sometimes quirky, people.Joy holds a BA in Journalism from UW-Madison and an MS in Education from UW-Oshkosh. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Blackbird Writers, and Wisconsin Writers Association. See more at JoyRibar.com. Signup for her newsletter for updates and free recipes.

Tracey has played the piano since age three and in a past life, she attended Berklee College of Music. She considers herself a serial artist who is an avid gardener, musician, piano teacher, artist, and author. She writes psychological thrillers and romantic suspense. Her debut, BEST KEPT SECRETS (Crooked Lane Books, 2019) won a Hugh Holton Award in 2018. She is a two-time finalist for the Claymore Award for best unpublished novel in '22, and '23. She has published 2 short stories and one was a finalist for Writers' Digest Genre Fiction awards. She is the current president of Wisconsin Sisters in Crime. In 2020 she created Blackbird Writers, a community of like-minded authors willing to help promote each other and share their love of stories with readers. She is an empty nester living in Wisconsin with her husband.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Mystery to Me, 1863 Monroe Street, Madison, United States