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Detective and noir fiction are major influences in my work. Ed McBain, Raymond Chandler, and Elmore Leonard are favorites, as are Ruth Rendell and Agatha Christie.
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Background
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Claire Applewhite is a graduate of St. Louis University, where she earned an AB in Communications and an MBA, Finance, and completed the Mercantile Leadership Program for Women. A past participant in the Writers Institute at Washington University, she is a contributing writer for House of Style magazine and an online reporter for Patch.com.
A radio interview is available at http://bit.ly/hhVC8Y.
In 2009, she organized Claire du Noir, LLC. Please visit www.Claireapplewhite.com. for details.
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Birth Place
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Accomplishments
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Claire is the President of the Missouri Writers Guild, a Board member of Midwest Chapter, Mystery Writers of America, and a member of the St. Louis Metropolitan Press Club, St. Louis Writers Guild, Greater St. Louis Chapter of Sisters in Crime, Ozark Writers League and Mystery Writers of America.
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Additional Information
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Published works by L&L Dreamspell: The Wrong Side of Memphis and Moonlight Becomes You So (2009), Crazy For You (2010), St. Louis Hustle (2011), Candy Cadillac (2011) and Tennessee Plates will be released fall, 2012.
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Favorite Links
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www.Claireapplewhite.com.
Missouri Writers Guild
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