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name: Shawn Reilly Simmons
about: Shawn Reilly Simmons is the author of The Red Carpet Catering Mysteries featuring Penelope Sutherland, an on-set movie caterer, and of several short stories appearing in various anthologies including "The Prodigy" which appears in the CWA Anthology Mystery Tour, and "Burnt Orange" in Passport to Murder, the 2017 Bouchercon Anthology.Her short story "The Last Word" which appears in Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short Story published in 2019. Shawn was born in Indiana, grew up in Florida, and began her professional career in New York City as a sales executive after graduating from the University of Maryland with a BA in English. Since then Shawn has worked as a book store manager, fiction e Shawn Reilly Simmons is the author of The Red Carpet Catering Mysteries featuring Penelope Sutherland, an on-set movie caterer, and of several short stories appearing in various anthologies including "The Prodigy" which appears in the CWA Anthology Mystery Tour, and "Burnt Orange" in Passport to Murder, the 2017 Bouchercon Anthology.Her short story "The Last Word" which appears in Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short Story published in 2019. Shawn was born in Indiana, grew up in Florida, and began her professional career in New York City as a sales executive after graduating from the University of Maryland with a BA in English. Since then Shawn has worked as a book store manager, fiction editor, convention organizer, wine rep and movie set caterer. She serves on the Board of Malice Domestic, is a member of the Dames of Detection, and an editor &amp; co-publisher at Level Best Books. Shawn is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the Crime Writers' Association in the UK.Cooking behind the scenes on movie sets perfectly combined two of her great loves, movies and food, and provides the inspiration for the Red Carpet Catering series.The Red Carpet Catering Mysteries:Murder on a Silver Platter #1Murder on the Half Shell #2Murder on a Designer Diet #3Murder is the Main Course #4Murder on the Rocks #5Murder With All the Trimmings #6Murder on the Chopping Block #7 ...more