Award-winning author Vinnie Hansen lives in Santa Cruz, California, the iconic seaside town serving as the backdrop for her writing, whether as the actual town in her Carol Sabala series, or thinly disguised as Playa Maria in her suspense novels.

Her latest suspense novel, Crime Writer, is now available! “Replete with heart-stopping moments, action, and unexpected realizations, Crime Writer is a winner.”–D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review. Vinnie just finished a Partners in Crime Tour where Crime Writer picked up a bunch of 5-star reviews. Next up is her reading at the Sisters in Crime Fall Showcase, November 8th, at Orinda Books–a great way to hear snippets of new releases from this talented group of authors. One can attend for free via Zoom. Register here.

Crime Writer is a companion book to One Gun, a finalist for Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Award for Best Contemporary Novel. Read the coverage from the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Buy on Amazon.

If you enjoy audio stories, check out the free podcast of her story “Perfect Partner,” originally published in the anthology Hook, Line, & Sinker. Another freebie, published earlier this year, is “Justice Served” at Tough.

All of Vinnie’s books can be purchased locally at Bookshop Santa Cruz.

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“Hansen presents her readers with a tight, fast-paced mystery…. In Sabala, Hansen has created a likable sleuth whose many problems readers may readily identify with….”
—The Bloomsbury Review