Three Really Fun Upcoming Events

You’ve all heard of pop-up restaurants. Come and experience pop-up readers. Many of the authors in Fault Lines, the first anthology from the NorCal Sisters in Crime, will be giving flash readings at Borderlands Books: Sunday, April 28, 3 pmBorderlands Books866 Valencia StreetSan Francisco, CA The Bay Area Book Festival, May 4 & 5 in … Read more

Exciting News

After months of anticipation, SANTA CRUZ NOIR will finally launch at Bookshop Santa Cruz, Tuesday, June 19th, at 7pm. Or, buy it now. Kirkus Review gave this nice shout out to my story in SANTA CRUZ NOIR: “Though many of these stories are more interested in evoking a voice or mood than pursuing a plot … Read more

SANTA CRUZ NOIR is here!

Here it is, folks! Ready for pre-order. I’m so excited to have my story, MISCALCULATION, in one of Akashic Books’ famous noir series anthologies. The book launch will be JUNE 10th at Skylight Books in Los Angeles. I may or may not be at that event, but I will definitely be at the Bookshop Santa Cruz reading … Read more

Sleuthing Women II: 10 Mystery Novellas

Smoked Meat, the novella prequel to my Carol Sabala series, was a bargain at 99 cents. Now you can get it, and nine other mystery novellas, for the same price! I’m proud to have my novella included in Sleuthing Women II: 10 Mystery Novellas, a follow-up to the popular collection, Sleuthing Women: 10 First-in-Series Mysteries. … Read more

Sleuthing Women

Whoot! The big day has arrived just in time for all those spring birthdays and Mother’s Day. Sleuthing Women has gone live on Amazon and Kobo. Look at the company I’m keeping! I’m so honored. Sleuthing Women: 10 First-in-Series Mysteriesis a collection of 10 full-length mysteries featuring murder and assorted mayhem by 10 critically acclaimed, award-winning, … Read more

Destination: Mystery!

Whoot!  Destination: Mystery! is now available. Check out my story Critical Mass, set in Santa Cruz and featuring a cameo appearance by Laurie R. King. To what would you resort to procure a New York agent for a book? That is the question for protagonist May Knight. Read it and weep. Or laugh. Also, if … Read more

More Exciting News!

1. To celebrate the new version of One Tough Cookie from misterio press, I have a giveaway this week at Goodreads. 2. I just received my contract from Darkhouse Books for my story, Critical Mass, to appear in the upcoming anthology, Destination: Mystery! Isn’t this a great cover? Especially for my story set in Santa … Read more