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Meet Our Host!
Bill Peschel is a former journalist who shares a Pulitzer Prize with the staff of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. He is also a mystery fan who runs the Wimsey Annotations at www.PlanetPeschel.com
Peschel was born in Warren, Ohio, grew up in Charlotte, N.C., and graduated with a B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He lives with his family and animal menagerie in Hershey, where the air really does smell like chocolate.

Bill Peschel
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the great authors our podcast has hosted.

Presents...
Welcome to Our Podcast!
Mechanicsburg Mystery Presents… is a monthly conversation with mystery and thriller authors hosted by author and publisher Bill Peschel.
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A Conversation with Andrea J. Johnson
Episode #46:
A Conversation with Andrea J. Johnson (November 12, 2025) The author of the
"Victoria Justice" series talks about she her small-town mystery series, her
heroines’ loving adoptive mother, and the inspiration for the Delaware
beach town where she sets her stories. Since she wrote three books on the
writing craft, we talk about her work teaching creative writing and
development editor.

Past Podcasts:
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