

Events
April 27
The Edgars Awards Banquet
New York City
April 28-30
Malice Domestic
Bethesda, Maryland
May 2, 7:00 p.m. CT
Sisters in Crime Tornado Alley Chapter
(Virtual)
June 8
Writer’s Block Bookstore
(Virtual)
June 10, 3:00 p.m. CT
Circle Books with Julia Bryan Thomas
Oklahoma City
About
Mary Anna Evans is an award-winning author, a writing professor, and she holds degrees in physics and engineering, a background that, as it turns out, is ideal for writing her new series, the Justine Byrne series. Set in WWII-era New Orleans, the first book, The Physicists’ Daughter, introduces Justine Byrne, whom Mary Anna describes as “a little bit Rosie-the-Riveter and a little bit Bletchley Park codebreaker.” When Justine, the daughter of two physicists who taught her things girls weren’t expected to know in 1944, realizes that her boss isn’t telling her the truth about the work she does in her factory job, she draws on the legacy of her unconventional upbringing to keep her division running and protect her coworkers, her country, and herself from a war that is suddenly very close to home. The second book, The Traitor Beside Her, is coming this June.
