Books by Debra H. Goldstein
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Noir at the Bar – Elaine’s Literary Salon – June 5, 2026 – 6-9 p.m.
Debra will be a featured reader (reading a very special new short story) Elaine’s Restaurant, 208 Queen Street – Alexandria, ...
Short Con – June 6, 2026
Debra will be attending the one-day premiere short story conference – 7:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. – Elaine’s Restaurant, 208 Queen ...
Sisters in Crime Worldwide – SINC into Great Writing – October 10, 2026
Debra will be hosting this year’s SinC Virtual Writing Conference. Check back for featured authors.
It’s Not Always a Mystery…
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Will They or Won’t They? By Maddie Day/Edith Maxwell
By Debra Goldstein | | Blogpost, Women Writers
Thanks so much, Debra for having me back to your blog. My next Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, Murder at Cape Costumers, releases August 26th. It’s the seventh in the series of stories that take place in fictional Westham on upper Cape Cod. Bike shop owner Mac Almeida and her Cozy Capers book group sometimes […]
Reading the World by Miranda James
By Debra Goldstein | | Blogpost
I discovered juvenile mystery series when I was ten or eleven. My introduction to them was The Secret of Shadow Ranch by Carolyn Keene. I was immediately entranced. I eagerly looked for more Nancy Drew books, and I discovered many other series like the Hardy Boys, the Dana Girls, Judy Bolton, Biff Brewster, and another […]
The Joy of the Amateur Sleuth by Valerie (V.M.) Burns
By Debra Goldstein | | Blogpost, Women Writers
Cozy mysteries almost always feature an amateur sleuth. These individuals aren’t trained members of law enforcement and aren’t getting paid to solve mysteries and bring down evil doers. Critics of the genre often disparage the use of amateurs to solve crime as “unrealistic.” But is it? I would argue that the most important skill needed […]






