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The Tucson Festival Of Books 2026, March 14-15

3/12/2026

Come to the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend to find new books and listen to talks by your favorite authors! I'll be dividing my time between the Arizona Mystery Writers booth and the Sisters in Crime Booth. Stop by to say hi!

Saturday
Booth 272 (Arizona Mystery Writers) 9-11
Booth 426 (Sisters in Crime) 11:30-1:30
Booth 272 (Arizona Mystery Writers) 2 -5

Sunday
Booth 272 (Arizona Mystery Writers) 12-1:30 pm
Booth 426 (Sisters in Crime) 1:30-3:30
Booth 272 (Arizona Mystery Writers) 3:30 (approx) -5

The cezanne chihuahua is ready for you!

11/17/2025

My French coast pet art mystery is finally out! You always think you're almost done.... and then you wind up writing several more versions, checking in the beta readers, fixing small details no one will notice--and finally, ta da!

My protagonist is an art instructor happy to spend the summer on the coast of France until . . . . Right. He runs into a few problems. And since the junior detective knows nothing about art, Remy has to fill him in!

To learn more, try the book blurb!

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BookFest Book Awards

10/30/2025

At the BookFest Book Awards, OLIVE ENVY won a second-place literary award!

DERVLA ALARMS THE NANAS earned a third-place award for mystery.

Enter your own book here!

So West: Danger Awaits!

10/18/2025

My story "Horse Play" made it into the new Desert Sleuths Anthology, Danger Awaits!

After an apartment owner dies mysteriously, the manager, who is afraid for his own life, hires Kique to find out what really happened.

Below: From the fun book launch Claire Murray arranged at Poisoned Pen Press.

olive envy now available!

7/18/2025

OLIVE ENVY was just released! Gina Campanello travels to Italy to work on her Italian. No problem, right? But her roommate is terrible, and her apartment is so small it's claustrophobic! As she roams Orvieto, she meets a shopkeeper with a garden. Great place to study--except that she can't study! Instead, she learns to experience and appreciate Italy the hard way!

Mariachi meddler audio launch!

6/9/2025

MARIACHI MEDDLER is about to hit the audio market, but the amazing thing is that Chris Ciulla over at Leonardo Audio convinced Philip Anthony-Rodriguez to narrate it for us! The popular actor was last seen on a few episodes of THE LINCOLN LAWYER. That's pretty hot company for Andy Veracruz to be in with!

the 63rd International Carillon Festival

5/31/2025

I spent a wonderful weekend at the International Carillon Festival. I had a chance to meet all the carillonneurs, hear great concerts, and give a presentation! If you missed it--no worries! You can hear the videos on Youtube and find photos on my webpage.

Book reading at the carillon festival!

5/8/2025

Upcoming event!

Make time to attend the International Carillon Festival during Memorial Day Weekend!

Thursday, May 22nd
Friday, May 23rd
Saturday, May 24th
Sunday, May 25th

Carillon concerts will begin at 6:30 and 7:20, but the festival is more than just bell music. Other local musicians will perform as well. I’ve been invited to do a book reading to speak about my novels on Saturday, May 24, 5:30-6pm

The whole event is free, so please stop by!

Here's the full schedule.https://carillon-rees.org/event/carillon-festival/

Kique's story wins first place!

3/1/2025

"Two Ways to Tuesday" won first place in the Arizona Mystery Writer's short story contest for 2024. The story covers yet another adventure enjoyed by Kique, Andy Veracruz's frequent sidekick in the Andy Veracruz Mysteries.

In this story, Kique travels to Seattle to settle a score for a friend. His methods might be unorthodox, but will they work?

Read the whole story from the Arizona Mystery Writer's website.
Find out about DIZZY IN DURANGO, where Kique makes his first appearance, here.

Dervla alarms the nanas makes the first cut!

11/6/2024

That is, for the Chanticleer Mystery & Mayhem Long List for Cozy & Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!

If you haven't read DERVLA ALARMS THE NANAS yet, now is a great time!