Sad News
SAD NEWS
by James Lincoln Warren
I first learned from Dr. Larry Gandle at Bouchercon that Elaine Flinn, one of my all time favorite people, had been diagnosed with lung cancer that had metastasized to her brain. Today, our mutual friend Paul Guyot informed me that Elaine passed away this weekend.
Sorry to hear of the loss as well as the death of Tony Hillerman.
Damn, Damn, Damn. I met her at the first Thrillerfest in Phoenix. She was huge fun and so full of life. This is unbelievable.
I met Elaine through work on ThrillerFest. She was great fun, always ready to push some other author’s work rather than her own, just an all-around great person. The community of mystery writers has lost a bright light. Evil E, RIP.