I am thrilled to announce my publication debut! “Francesca,” a short story, appears in the Sisters in Crime, Desert Sleuths Chapter, 2019 anthology SoWest: Ladykillers. The anthology, which features short stories from 22 authors, was unveiled at the group’s annual WriteNow! Conference on Friday, September 27. Special thanks go to …
If this was baseball, The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale would be a perfect 4-for-4 this past week (September 16-19). Four outstanding authors – Andrew Gross, Nevada Barr, Linwood Barclay, and Craig Johnson – signed new books on consecutive nights. Andrew Gross kicked things off Monday by discussing his latest stand-alone …
Sara Johnson appeared at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale on September 9 to discuss her debut novel, Molten Mud Murder. The book tells the story of Alexa Glock, a forensic odontologist, who finds herself in Rotorua, New Zealand, investigating a body found in a molten mud pit. The victim, a …
“A nod to Huckleberry Finn, Homer, and Charles Dickens,” is how William Kent Krueger described his newest book, This Tender Land, at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale on September 5. Krueger told a large crowd he had always wanted to write a modern version of Huckleberry Finn, and he finally …
Karin Slaughter appeared at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale on August 30 to discuss her most recent book in the Will Trent series, The Last Widow. The book pairs investigator Will Trent from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and medical examiner Sara Linton as they attempt to solve a deadly …
Steve Cavanagh discussed his new book, Thirteen, on Thursday, August 22, at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale. The book is the fourth in the Eddie Flynn series. Flynn, a defense lawyer, believes his client is innocent, but he’s fighting an uphill battle against “a mountain of evidence and a ruthless …
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (via Skype) discussed their new book, Old Bones, on Tuesday, August 20, at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale. The book, the first in a new series, tells the fictional story of the “Lost Camp” of the Donner Party, and the long-sought diary of one of …
C.J. Box and T. Jefferson Parker talked about their new books in front of a full house last night at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale. Box’s book, The Bitterroots, presents former police officer Cassie Dewell, now a private investigator, in the fourth book of the series. Cassie travels to Montana …
I attended a workshop on August 10, 2019, presented by award-winning author Glen Erik Hamilton. The Orange County Chapter of the California Writers Club hosted the workshop, titled First Class Ticket: Your Setting is Your Hook. Glen focused on the importance of setting for any story, regardless of genre. For …
The Poisoned Pen and owner Barbara Peters welcomed thriller writers Stephen Hunter and Jack Carr on July 29 to sign copies of their new books. Hunter’s book, Game of Snipers, is the latest in a long line of novels featuring sniper Bob Lee Swagger. True Believer is Carr’s second book …
