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Maria DiRico

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Born

New York, The United States

Website

https://www.ellenbyron.com/catering-hall-mysteries

Genre

Mystery, Humor and Comedy

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Maria DiRico (the pen name of award-winning author Ellen Byron) was born in Queens, New York, and raised in Queens and Westchester County. She is first-generation Italian American on her mother’s side. On her father’s side, her grandfather was a low-level Jewish mobster who disappeared in 1933 under mysterious circumstances. While growing up in Queens, Maria/Ellen's cousins ran the Astoria Manor and Grand Bay Marina catering halls.

As Ellen Byron, her Cajun Country Mysteries have won multiple Agatha award and Lefty awards. BAYOU BOOK THIEF, the first book in her Vintage Cookbook Mysteries, has been nominated for Agatha and Lefty awards as well. Ellen is an award-winning playwright, and non-award-winning TV writer of comedies like WINGS, JUS ...more

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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Maria DiRico Sarah took a break from typing on her computer and used a business card as a toothpick to extract an annoying chunk of bacon from her teeth. She had n…moreSarah took a break from typing on her computer and used a business card as a toothpick to extract an annoying chunk of bacon from her teeth. She had no idea someone was watching her every move through the computer's camera.

Okay, it's a silly horror story. But that's how I roll!(less)

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Maria DiRico What happened to my grandfather. He was a low-level mobster who disappeared in 1933. And it's already a plot for a book I have out on submission!…moreWhat happened to my grandfather. He was a low-level mobster who disappeared in 1933. And it's already a plot for a book I have out on submission!(less)

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Average rating: 4.05 · 3,842 ratings · 902 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Here Comes the Body (Catering Hall Mystery #1) 3.95 avg rating — 1,387 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long Island Iced Tina (Catering Hall Mystery #2) 4.18 avg rating — 824 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder (Catering Hall Mystery, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 793 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Parties and a Funeral (Catering Hall Mystery #4) 4.05 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witless Protection Program (Catering Hall Mystery #5) 4.06 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Catering Hall Mystery (5 books)
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January 2021 Cozy Mystery Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Cozy Mystery selection would you like to read in January?

Here Comes the Body (Catering Hall Mystery #1) by Maria DiRico

13 votes, 43.3%

Murder at an Irish Wedding (Irish Village Mystery #2) by Carlene O'Connor

12 votes, 40.0%

Last Writes (A Jaine Austen Mystery #2) by Laura Levine

5 votes, 16.7%

30 total votes

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