NOIR AT A BAR
Crime, suspense and a touch of murder.
A perfect evening. If YOU aren't the one being murdered.
OUR NEXT EVENTS
Noir at a Bar - Live in Person
A benefit for the Oxford Public Library
Thursday, November 6, 2025
6:30 pm until the last body drops
Octoraro Hotel (OTE)
2 South Third Street, Oxford PA
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Local authors present their short fiction
designed to scare, shock, and delight you.
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Tickets $30 include meal and entertainment​
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Presented in conjunction with
The Main Line Writers Group
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MEET THE AUTHOR/READERS WHO WILL HEADLINE AT
NOIR AT A BAR OXFORD - NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Our authors are all local. Some are established writers having published multiple books. Others are presenting their first public work. Some work at it full time and for others, it's their passionate hobby.
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Chris Bauer
Chris Bauer writes thrillers, in series and as standalones. He’s a subject matter expert in none of the following, although his fictional characters are: firearms, crime scene cleaning, Hawaiian mobsters, law enforcement, fugitive recovery, NASA, or the Supreme Court, nor does he have six fingers on either hand.
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Jennifer Conley
Jen Conley is the author of the Anthony Award-winning YA novel, "Seven Ways to Get Rid of Harry" and the Anthony Award-nominated short story collection, "Cannibals: Stories from the Edge of the Pine Barrens." She lives in Brick Township, New Jersey.
Vince Dowdle
​Vince is the author of two books at opposite ends of the literary spectrum. The Philadelphia Sampler of Photographs Past and Present shows what the titles states while Big Change Gonna Come is a comic fantasy.
Peter Muller
Profile to come
Jay "Knuckles" Kennedy
Jay is a reader, not a writer, but Gary has naked pictures of his cats so occasionally he can be coerced into embarrassing himself at Noir events. Like this one.
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Jay serves on the board of the Library.
Gary Zenker
By day, Gary uncovers the mysteries of marketing for his clients and, according to one client, "kicks ass."
By night, he writes flash fiction and publishes books on a variety of topics, including two co-written with his then pre-teen son Seth and a volume on using leadership skills to create successful Meetup groups.
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Gary is the founder/facilitator of the Main Line Writers Group and also founded and ran the Wilmington/ Chadds Ford Writers Group for thirteen years. His flash fiction stories appear in a variety of print and online anthologies.
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Tony Knighton
Tony Knighton is an American crime fiction author known for his lean, suspenseful writing style. He is a thirty-eight-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, which has influenced his writing and given him a unique perspective on the darker aspects of urban life.
Tony has written a collection, and three novels, the last, A Night at the Shore, all published by Brash Books. In addition to his books, he’s had short stories published in various crime fiction anthologies and magazines, further establishing himself as a respected voice in the genre.
Lanny Larcenese
Lanny Larcinese has published a memoir and four crime novels. He is currently shopping a fifth crime novel and underway with a sixth, titled Bungalow Nights, an opus about the demise of a once-great American city—Detroit—Jimmy Hoffa, racism, and urban politics.
Lanny lives in Philadelphia’s University City where he writes, remains active in the writing community, and leads a happy bachelor life.
Mike Clarke
Mike has lived in Oxford, PA since 2000. After 40 years in the paint business, he retired and now occupies his time with writing pursuits and other activities. He blogs on pop culture.
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Kimberly Leahy
Kimberley is a former professor of Communication and is represented by Cindy Bullard of the Birch Literary Agency. Cindy is shopping Kimberley’s debut novel, Human Ballast, which has garnered interest from the Amazon book club imprint, Lake Union Publishing.
Kimberley currently works for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as their Lead Instructional Designer where she writes and delivers compliance training. She has been an active part of the Philadelphia writing community for 10 years
James McCrone
James McCrone’s stories pose questions about the nature of power, the choices we make and the lessons we don’t learn. He’s the author of the thriller trilogy Faithless Elector, Dark Network and Emergency Powers, about stealing the presidency and setting up a puppet government; and Bastard Verdict, where a looming second referendum on Scottish Independence threatens to expose irregularities in the first.
He’s the current president of the Delaware Valley Sisters in Crime chapter, a member of Mystery Writers of America, and the Int’l Assoc. of Crime Writers. He lives in Philadelphia. You can learn more at his website: <<JamesMcCrone.com>>
Joel Turner
Joel E. Turner’s novel, WILDWOOD EXIT, a noir tale set at the Jersey Shore, was published by Level Best Books in 2025. Amy Rosenberg of the Philadelphia Inquirer called it “a quirky sand-in-your-shoes crime novel with a romantic heart”.
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Joel's fiction has appeared in US and UK journals including Ambit, 3AM Magazine, New Millennium Writings, Mobius, Proof, The Medulla Review, Red Fez, Literary Yard, The Eunoia Review and The Write Launch. His dystopian novella “The Fisheye Incident” appeared as a serial in Ambit in 2000. Visit joeleturnerauthor.com for samples/links to his work and posts about books, film and music. His Soul music pieces have been featured on the UK-based Soul Source website, a major platform for news and writing on the Northern Soul scene.
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Paul Popeil
Paul Popiel’s newest short stories are in Soul Scream Antholozine: Monstrous Hearts, and Where Legends Walk. His slasher horror novel, 13 Acres of Hell, is available on Amazon as well as Barnes and Noble.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
All the readers have great stories. Plan to show up and bring some friends.
That wouldn't kill you, would it?
