LEFT COAST CRIME

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	Judy Clemens & Gene I thought I'd never meet her TILL THE COWS COME HOME, but at Monterey I did.

	Registration Desk Another view. Noemi Levine, (we missed the next person's name), Eva Volin, & Vallery Feldman.

	Toby Gottfried, Gene, & Janet Rudolph Co-host, writer, & publicity chairman.

	Quilt which was auctioned off in aid of the sea otters. You can't see them from here, but the blue squares contain otters.

	Bill Gottfried, co-host, and the volunteers working on registration for the next LCC at El Paso and the forthcoming Toronto Bouchercon.

	Part of the Book Room. Wish we had taken more views.

	Twist Phelan (author of FAMILY CLAIMS), & Lee Child (prize-winning author of the Jack Reacher novels).

	Panel: The Reader's Viewpoint. Cynthia Nye (not in photo), Lee Moffat, Maggie Mason (moderator), June Moffat, and who's that lurking behind a good book?

	Gene signing books after panel.

	Gene and L.C. Hayden chatting toward the end of signings.

	Gene signing a book for a fan, Jean Utley.

	Panel: Sisters in Crime Writers Track: Research: Stephen Booth (author of the English Peak District mysteries), Lauren Haney (author of Egyptian mysteries), Cara Black (author of the Parisian Aimee Leduc mysteries & moderator), Lyn Hamilton (author of archeological mysteries), & Tony Broadbent (author of London mysteries).

	Jerry Healy - conducting Healy's Court.

	Marilyn Meredith and her husband. She writes the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mysteries.

	Panel: Familiar Ground: Pros and Cons of Writing What you Know. Peter Speigelman (author of BLACK MAPS), Dana Cameron (author of archaeological mysteries), Susan Lynn Kingsbury (moderator, and author of the coming ON A BEAUTIFUL BEACH SOMEWHERE), Lynn Fulton (author of RESULTING IN DEATH), & L.M. Lawson (author of GREEN FLASH).

	Gene and Adrian Muller discussing the merits of a popular controversial novel.

	Gene with Robert Rosenwald, of Poisoned Pen Press, discussing the gentle art (or is it science?) of editing.

	Panel: What's Hot and What's Not. Meredith Phillips (of Perseverance Press), Kimberley Cameron (literary agent & moderator), & Michael Seidman (editor). (Win Blevins & John Cunningham not shown.

	Another view of the What's Hot, What's Not panel -- see above.

	Charles O'Brien, author of MUTE WITNESS, at his signing.

	Gene with ancient Rome SPQR author John Maddox Roberts in the book room.

	Gene with Jen Semon of Poisoned Pen Press.

	Richard Barre, writer (Shamus Award winner) and publisher.

	Don Bruns, writer, musician, and songwriter.

	Part of the hospitality room. Carola Dunn (facing; author of the Daisy Dalrymple series) talking to hostess Janet Appel.

	Walter Moseley (sans chapeau) speaking as Guest of Honor at the Awards Luncheon.

	Bill and Toby Gottfried receiving a special award at the Luncheon.

	Rhys Bowen and Gene sharing a light moment.

	Robin Burcell's daughter, Robin herself (real-life police officer & author of the Insp. Kate Gillespie novels) & Ginger Stratton.

	Gene, Jen Semon, and Adrian Muller having a drink in the bar following Adrian's panel.

	Charles & Elvy O'Brien, Gene, and Carl Brookins (author of the Michael Tanner sailing series) at the party given by Robert Rosenwald & his wife Barbara Peters. No, Gene is not sleeping.

	Ginger Stratton (lower left) and the backs of prominent guests at the above party.

	A view from the Doubletree Hotel balcony.

	Another view from a hotel window.

	The harbor.

	View of the hotel from the harbor.

	Setting out apparently on a Scuba diving expedition.

	Same as above.

	Whatja catch?

	Don't go to Monterey for the sun, but it's not lacking in natural beauty. What a setting for a mystery!

	From the Hotel Doubletree.

	Pacific House Museum located in the plaza just outside the Hotel Doubletree.

	A lovely pedestrian mall - part of the plaza outside the Hotel Doubletree.