Noir at the Bar: Twin Cities

Last night the New Hope Cinema Grill hosted the second Noir at the Bar event ever held in the Twin Cities. After the wonderful reception the first event received from the crime fiction loving Minnesota crowd, a second event was less of a question of “if” and more...

DOOMED…The Tour

Doomed…The Tour. SPOILER ALERT!! I went to the pajama party with very cool bedtime stories and everyone was tossing around balls and pussy like it was nothing. (I wish I could take credit for the quote, but it was all Ruth Jordan.) We were, however, in our pajamas...

My Five Faces of Bouchercon

When I was first asked to write about my experience with Bouchercon 2013, my first thought was: “Oh, this could get complicated.” Instead of a review or a critique of the convention, I decided to give a personal glimpse into it. As I thought about it, there were...

THE ROAD WARRIOR

Like Conway Sax, my series protagonist, there’s no place I’d rather be than behind the wheel of my truck, chewing up Interstate miles. So when Shotgun Lullaby, my latest book, came out, I fueled up and set out on a 12-day, 4000-mile trip that took me from Boston to...