Hot Off the Presses

I will have a table with copies of my books for sale at the Sacramento Book Festival on Sunday, April 19. I will also be a panelist! Find me in the Freedom Lounge @ 2:30-3:15 PM where we will be discussing Historical Fiction: Strong Women Throughout Time, with Shelley Blanton-Stroud (M), Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes, Claire M. Johnson, and Vanitha Sankaran.

SinC Fundraiser with the American Association for University Women: I was joined by authors Victoria Zackheim and D.M. Rowell. Check out the presentation. Passcode is as follows: k#Nj7g.j

The third book in the Fog City Noir series, The Crookedest Street in the World, will be published on June 2, 2026, by Level Best Books.

My historical novel on Pauline Pfeiffer’s marriage to Ernest Hemingway, For Thee, will be published on June 23, 2026, by Level Best Books.

I won the 2025 Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery for Fog City. Thank you to all who voted for me, and thanks to Janet Rudolph, the doyenne of all things mystery!

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