Mystery Author and Movie Historian
James Romick- Narrator
Tony Piazza is a Central Coast mystery writer, film historian, presenter, and skilled storyteller. An author of five mystery novels, and the memoir, “Bullitt Points,” which is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic Steve McQueen movie “Bullitt.” He is also a contributing author to two anthologies and has done many interviews for television, radio, and the print and electronic media. Piazza worked regularly on many Hollywood movies and television shows filmed in San Francisco during the 1970’s, including “Magnum Force,” “Towering Inferno,” and “The Streets of San Francisco.” He now blogs regularly about his Hollywood experiences at authortonypiazza.com. Piazza is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and SLO NightWriters.
We had a great time performing a live presentation of “Mr. Short and Mr. Long” from an old radio show of Ellery Queen. Local mystery writers from the Central Coast chapter of Sisters in Crime took on the various roles to help a charity and reach out to the community. It was a great success, and we had fun doing it. I think you can gather that from the photos that follow, and a video of the entire performance below. Enjoy!
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Rehearsals of the cast of Ellery Queen
Night of performance. The room was packed!
Above, from left to right- our commercial spot lady: Susan Tuttle; The coal man and telegraph messenger: Mark Arnold; Nikki Porter: Lida Sideres; Inspector Queen: Rich Gamble; Ellery Queen: Tony Piazza; Narrator: Barbara Hodges; Velie: Victoria Heckman; Biggs: Susan Howe (not pictured).
Gamble (Queen), Piazza (Ellery), and Hodges (Narrator)
Sideres (Nikki) and Gamble (Queen)
Heckman ( Velie) and Howe (Biggs)
Tuttle (Commercial lady) and Arnold (Coal man, messenger boy)
The tale of a man who stepped outside, ducked back into his house to get an umbrella, and disappeared!
Match wits with Ellery Queen and determine whodunnit.
And now from the producers of Alka Seltzer and various other products, and The Central Coast Sister’s in Crime players presents to you that master crime solver, Ellery Queen in tonight’s challenging mystery. Turn out the lights and CLICK ON THE ARROW BELOW.
Brushing up on my ELLERY QUEEN. I’ll be voicing the famous sleuth for a live radio play broadcast on Saturday, August 27th. It’s for charity, and presented by the Central Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
I’ll be performing with a cast of fellow mystery writers (pictured above; left to right): Victoria Heckman, Lida Sideras, Susan Howe, Barbara Hodges, Tony Piazza, Susan Tuttle, and Rich Gamble. Not pictured is Dennis Young.
DOUBLE EVENT! Tomorrow, December 15th, “The Curse of the Crimson Dragon” will be the featured e-book on BookDaily. Watch for it!
Sunday, December 16th, I’ll be reading my short story “My Most Precious Gift” at an anthology event at Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main Street in Morro Bay. Time 1-3. There will be food, drink, readings, and signings. Hope to see you there!
Author Tony Piazza will be making a personal appearance at the 2014 Central Coast Writer’s Conference, September 19th and 20th. His books, “Anything Short of Murder”, “The Curse of the Crimson Dragon”, and “A Murder Amongst Angels” will be for sale at the Central Coast Sisters in Crime table. Two of his novels (Anything Short of Murder and The Curse of the Crimson Dragon) are now in their revised, 2nd editions, and can be personally autographed upon request. Look for him also on two panels: The Anti-hero panel and Writer’s organizations panel-of which he is a member of three: SLO NightWriters, Mystery Writer’s of America, and Chapter President (one of the few males) of the Central Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime.