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Rita Lakin

Rita Lakin worked for 25 years in tele­vi­sion as a free­lance writer, sto­ry edi­tor, staff writer, and pro­duc­er, the sub­ject of her new mem­oir. She also writes a series of com­e­dy detec­tive nov­els about a group of eccen­tric senior women solv­ing crime in Ft. Lauderdale.

Get­ting Old Can Kill You

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Go by the Country

Ear­li­er this week, Rita Lakin shared what inspired her com­e­dy mys­tery nov­els about 80-year-olds solv­ing crime in Flori­da. She is blog­ging here all week as part of the…
Rita Lakin
October 21, 2015
Essay

Get­ting Old Can Kill You

Rita Lakin brings her 25 years of expe­ri­ence work­ing in tele­vi­sion — the sub­ject of her mem­oir, The Only Woman in the Room: Episodes in My Life and Career as…
Rita Lakin
October 19, 2015
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The Only Woman in the Room: Episodes in My Life and Career as a Tele­vi­sion Writer
Rita Lakin

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