Well, this is the first official blog post for Bouchercon 2015 in Raleigh, North Carolina. We're happy to welcome you to one of America's fastest-growing and most highly recommended cities in which to work and live. Raleigh is a short two-hour drive from the coast, and our conference hotel is in the heart of the thriving downtown district.

We have officially named Edgar-winner Tom Franklin as our American Guest of Honor and Lori Armstrong and Sean Doolittle as Toastmasters. Registration is now available.

We encourage you to register early as the cost will increase closer to the conference dates and as our early budget for planning depends entirely on registrations like yours. So check out the link over on the left and register early.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us. Thanks so much for visiting. We look forward to seeing you in Raleigh!