BOOKSHELF
Mystery writer cooks up plots
Jerrilyn Farmer is a mystery writer who also loves food, and has combined those interests in her seven mystery novels about Los Angeles caterer Madeline Bean.
In 2005, Bean visited Hawaii in "The Flaming Luau of Death" (Harper Collins). This time the author visits, for a round of free presentations at public libraries, "Delicious Murders: Mystery Writing 101," covering the basics of writing your own mystery.
Her schedule:
Sunday: 2 p.m., Kaneohe
Monday: 6:30 p.m., Mililani
Tuesday: Noon, Hawaii State Library and 6:30 p.m., Kapolei
Next Wednesday: 2 p.m., Waikiki-Kapahulu
July 12: 6:30 p.m., McCully-Moiliili