LEFT COAST CRIME 2016 · 2016 Left Coast Crime 3 CONTENTS Schedule 5-25 Panelist listings 26-45...

LEFT COAST CRIME 2016

Phoenix, Arizona February 25-28Phoenix, Arizona February 25-28

2 The Great Cactus Caper

Welcome to The Great Cactus Caper...Left Coast Crime 2016!

2016 Left Coast Crime 3

CONTENTSSchedule 5-25

Panelist listings 26-45Signings 46-50

Hotel maps 51-52

NOTES TO HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF LCC

@ Book Signings follow each panel session in the Atrium. Author Discovery sessions do not have signings.@ Book Dealers are located in Cowboy Room. Hours: Thursday, 12 – 4:30 PM; Friday & Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sunday, 10 AM – 12:30 PM.@ Silent Auction is ongoing in the Cassidy Room, starting Thursday and continuing until 3 PM Saturday.@ Volunteers: If you’d like to help out, check in at the Volunteer Table in the Atrium.


@ Book Exchange: Please use the table marked Book Exchange to trade books and magazines.@ Promotions: Please use the table marked Promotions for bookmarks, postcards, and other publicity@ Hospitality is located in the Atrium near Cassidy and Ellis. Hours: Thursday 1 – 4 PM; Friday & Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM; Sunday 10 AM – 12 PM@ All interviews, breakfasts, and the banquet will be held in the Regency Ballroom on the first floor. Check the hotel maps on pages 51-52 for the locations of special events, panels and more.@ Don’t forget to vote! Your LCC Awards Ballot is included in your registration packet. Awards ballots must be deposited in ballot box near Volunteer table by 1:30 PM on Saturday.


Thursday, February 25

8-11 AM CurtisAuthor Branding Workshop with Deborah Lacy

9 AM – 4 PM Registration9 – 11 AM Phoenix BallroomAuthor Speed DatingPANELS START

12:00 PM Ellis E Homegrown: Arizona Authors Deborah J. Ledford [M]; Maegan Beaumont; Shelley Coriell; Dane McCaslin; Betty Webb

12:00 PM Ellis W Setting as Character Joel Goldman [M]; Shannon Baker; Christine Carbo; Sara J. Henry; S.K. Rizzolo; Dana Stabenow


Thursday12:00 PM Phoenix Murder on the Books: Mysteries involving booksLes Blatt [M]; Kristin Eckhardt; R. Franklin James; Mary Jane Maffini (Victoria Abbott); Erika Chase (Linda Wiken)

12:00 PM Remington 5 Shades of Violence: How much should you have in a mystery?David B. Schlosser [M]; Lisa Alber; Brett Battles; Glen Erik Hamilton; Lori Rader-Day

12:00 PM Russell Around the World with Murder, Thrills, and Conspiracy Theories Annette Rogers [M]; Annamaria Alfieri; Philip Donlay; Lene Kaaberbøl; Barry Lancet; Boyd Morrison

1:30 PM Curtis Big Fish in a Small Pond: Big-city sleuths tackle small-town murderDana Stabenow [M]; Martha Cooley; Robin (R.J.) Harlick; Frederick Ramsay; J.R. Ripley (Marie Celine)


1:30 PM Ellis E Collaboration: Art or Desperation?: Married couples and co-writers discuss their work and processWill Zeilinger [M]; Bette Golden Lamb; J. J. Lamb; Janet Elizabeth Lynn; Larry Mild; Rosemary Mild

1:30 PM Ellis W A Brief Dance With Death: Short mystery fictionSarah M. Chen [M]; Dale W. Berry; Mysti Berry; Stephen Buehler; M. H. Callway

1:30 PM Phoenix Security Clearance Required: Crime novels set in government agencies or the militaryArthur Kerns [M]; Allison Brennan; Matthew Quirk; L.J. Sellers; Anne A. Wilson

1:30 PM Remington Behind the Badge: Cops writing mysteriesEllen Kirschman [M]; Kathy Bennett; Larry Bersgaard; Timothy Moore; David Putnam

Thursday


Thursday1:30 PM Russell Get Your History With Mystery: What historicals add to the genreCharles Todd [M]; Michael J. Cooper; Jess Faraday; Sharan Newman; Ann Parker

3:00 PM Curtis Traditional: The Space Between Cozy and Thriller: What defines a traditional mystery?Catriona McPherson [M]; Carla Buckley; Terry Shames; Triss Stein; Nancy G. West

3:00 PM Ellis E The Other Dimension: Paranormal Mysteries Jo Perry [M]; Chris Holm; Eileen Magill; Margaret C. Morse; Kerry Schafer

3:00 PM Ellis W Murder on the RocksDeborah Lacy [M]; R.M. Cartmel; Nadine Nettmann; Carlene O’Neil; Johnny Shaw

3:00 PM Phoenix Juggling Multiple Series Kate Carlisle [M]; Ann Cleeves; Vicki Delany (Eva Gates); Gigi Pandian; Thomas Perry


3:00 PM Remington Classical Through Victorian Mysteries: Mysteries of the last millennium: the 1600s through 1800sNancy Herriman [M]; Jennifer Ashley (Ashley Gardner); Susanna Calkins; Charlotte Hinger; Francine Mathews (Stephanie Barron)

3:00 PM Russell Fans and Reviewers Talk Their Favorite Books Bill Fitzhugh [M]; Katrina Niidas Holm; Lesa Holstine; Dru Ann Love; Lucinda Surber

4:30 PM Regency AB Interview with American Guest of Honor Gregg Hurwitz Erica Ruth Neubauer [M]; Gregg Hurwitz

5:30 – 6:30 PM AtriumA Million Ways to Die in the Desert ReceptionWas it an accident, or murder? Desert Sleuths and Tucson Sisters in Crime Chapters welcome you to Left Coast Crime’s happy hour. Enjoy drinks, snacks and games.

Thursday


6:30 – 8 PM Regency Ballroom Opening Ceremonies and Welcome Reception

Friday, February 267:30 – 9 AM Regency CDContinental Breakfast featuring Debut WritersHosted by Mike Befeler9 AM – 4 PM RegistrationPANELS START9:30 AM Curtis Lefty Award Nominees: Best Humorous Novel Janet Rudolph [M]; Donna Andrews; Ellen Byron; Jess Lourey; Cindy Sample; Diane Vallere

Thursday/Friday


9:30 AM Ellis E Plot Digging: The Challenge of Research Leslie Blatt [M]; Hilary Davidson; Alan Russell; Jeri Westerson; Marty Wingate

9:30 AM Ellis W Jewish NoirChantelle Aimée Osman [M]; Michael J. Cooper; Travis Richardson; Kenneth Wishnia; Melissa Yi

9:30 AM Phoenix One Night Stand or a Long Affair? Writing series versus standalonesStephanie Gayle [M]; Jess Faraday; Gregg Hurwitz; W. L. Ripley; Tim Tigner

9:30 AM Regency Writing With… Partnering with a major author on an established brandBarbara Peters [M]; Robin Burcell; Lee Goldberg; Boyd Morrison; Phoef Sutton

9:30 AM Remington Genre Hopping: Authors writing multiple genresAnn Cleeves [M]; Chris Goff; Mette Ivie Harrison; Annette Mahon; Clea Simon

Friday


11:00 AM Curtis Lefty Award Nominees: Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Award Bill Gottfried [M]; Rhys Bowen; Susanna Calkins; Heather Haven; Jennifer Kincheloe; Laurie R. King

11:00 AM Ellis E Serving Up Murder: Culinary Mysteries Carlene O’Neil [M]; Leslie Budewitz; Ellie Alexander (Kate Dyer-Seeley); Kathy Aarons; Sharon Arthur Moore

11:00 AM Ellis W The Challenge of Much in a Little: The art of writing short storiesSusan Cummins Miller [M]; Sarah M. Chen; Dharma Kelleher; Rob Pierce; Holly West

11:00 AM Phoenix Cherchez La Femme, Women Overturning the Stereotype: Strong female sleuths as role modelsFrancine Mathews/Stephanie Barron [M]; Allison Brennan; Mark Coggins; Deborah Crombie; Tammy Kaehler

Friday


11:00 AM Remington Doctors of Death: Doctors involved in the science and investigation of deathMaryglenn McCombs [M]; John Burley; H.S. Clark; Aaron Elkins; Mary Anna Evans

1:30 PM Curtis Lefty Award Nominees: Best LCC Regional Novel Robert Rosenwald [M]; Matt Coyle; Gigi Pandian; Josh Stallings

1:30 PM Ellis E I Spy Annette Rogers [M]; Diana Chambers; Arthur Kerns; Jeff Layton; Ryan Quinn

1:30 PM Ellis W The Transition From Fan to Published Author Tina Whittle [M]; M. Evonne Dobson; Melissa Lenhardt; Leslie Karst; Carrie Stuart Parks; Lida Sideris

Friday


1:30 PM Phoenix A Funny Thing Happened…: Anecdotes, horror stories, and laughs from veteran crime writersSimon Wood [M]; Alice Duncan; Jess Lourey; Catriona McPherson; Johnny Shaw

1:30 PM Remington Historical: Turn of the 20th Century Ann Parker [M]; Tessa Arlen; Donis Casey; Annamaria Alfieri; Charles Todd

3:00 PM Curtis Lefty Award Nominees: Best Novel Outside LCC Region William Kent Krueger [M]; Lou Berney; Lisa Brackmann; Chris Holm; James Ziskin

3:00 PM Ellis E Mystery or Thriller—What’s the Difference?David Corbett [M]; Brett Battles; Ray Daniel; Timothy Hallinan; Jeff Markowitz; Nancy Cole Silverman

3:00 PM Ellis W Romance Under the GunJulie Mulhern [M]; Carey Baldwin; Marianne Harden; Cathy Perkins; Maria Grazia Swan

Friday


3:00 PM Phoenix Private Eyes Are Watching You Kelli Stanley [M]; Robert Downs; Ken Kuhlken; Darrell James; C.S. DeWildt (Chris)

3:00 PM Regency What’s So Funny About Murder? Brad Parks [M]; Melodie Campbell; John Clement; Carolyn Haines; Rochelle Staab

3:00 PM Remington Rock and Roll Is Not a Crime S.W. Lauden [M]; Craig Faustus Buck; Joe Clifford; Corey Lynn Fayman; Bill Fitzhugh

4:30 PM Regency AB Interview with International Guest of Honor Ann Cleeves Catriona McPherson [M]; Ann Cleeves

5:30 – 6:30 PM AtriumMeet the Canucks ReceptionEnjoy cocktails and Canadian-themed nibbles while hunting down your favorite Canadian authors to win prizes. Sponsored by Crime Writers of Canada.

Friday


9 – 11 PM Phoenix BallroomHave Your Cake and Murder Too Dessert Reception

Saturday, February 277:30 – 9 AM Regency CDDiscover Mystery Breakfast Hosted by Poisoned Pen Press. Enjoy a continental breakfast and hear about the wide variety of crime fiction published by Poisoned Pen Press.9 AM – 4 PM RegistrationPANELS START9:30 AM Curtis Before Technology Made it Simple: 1930-1970s Historicals Brian Thornton [M]; Kim Fay; Michael Kurland; Bruce W. Most; James Ziskin

Friday/Saturday


9:30 AM Ellis E An Unusual Job for a Sleuth: Protagonists with unique professionsHolly West [M]; Ray Daniel; Eloise Hill; Susan C Shea; Betty Webb; Mark Stevens

9:30 AM Ellis W The Science of Investigation Lynne Raimondo [M]; Aaron Elkins; Ian Hamilton; Sheila Lowe; Susan Cummins Miller

9:30 AM Phoenix Power to the Small Presses Warren C. Easley [M]; Kendel Lynn; Lee Goldberg; Matt Martz; Barbara Peters; Maggie Topkis3

9:30 AM Regency AB Mixing Media/ Print, Film, and TV: Authors who write in multiple media platformsEllen Byron [M]; Ann Cleeves; Gregg Hurwitz; Thomas Perry; John Shepphird

9:30 AM Remington Changing Lanes: What’s Involved in Genre Shifts Heather Haven [M]; L. C. Hayden; Darrell James; Rita Lakin; Cindy Sample

Saturday


11:00 AM Curtis Lawyers, Guns, and Mystery: Legal eagles investigating crimeJeffrey M. Siger [M]; Robert V. Dugoni; Warren C. Easley; Lee Goodman; Charles Rosenberg

11:00 AM Ellis E Four-Legged Sidekicks John Clement [M]; Janet Finsilver; Linda O. Johnston; J.R. Ripley (Marie Celine); Margaret Mizushima

11:00 AM Ellis W From Fact to Fiction: Journalists Writing Mysteries Gwen Florio [M]; Sarah Cain; Andrew E. Kaufman; Carla Norton; Brad Parks

11:00 AM Phoenix Two Sleuths are Better Than One: Fictional crime-solving duosRochelle Staab [M]; Anne Cleeland; Mary Anna Evans; Laurie R. King; Michael Robertson; Tina Whittle

Saturday


11:00 AM Regency AB Liars Panel Rhys Bowen [M]; Carolyn Haines; Parnell Hall; Gary Phillips; Kelli Stanley

11:00 AM Remington Main Street Murder: Cozy mysteries set along Main Street U.S.A.Jenn McKinlay [M]; Kate Carlisle; J.A. Hennrikus (Julianne Holmes); Cheryl Hollon; Jennifer McAndrews

1:30 PM Awards Ballots must be deposited in Ballot Box near Registration by 1:30

1:30 PM Curtis Murder is My Business/ The pros: cops as protagonistsRobin Burcell [M]; Matthew Iden; Janey Mack; Lisa Preston; Mar Preston

1:30 PM Ellis E The Making of a Cozy Murder: What defines a cozy?Dru Ann Love [M]; Ritter Ames; Donna Andrews; Carolyn Greene; Camille Minichino

1:30 PM Ellis W The Game of Murder: Sports in mysteriesRobert Rosenwald [M]; John Billheimer; Tammy Kaehler; W.L. Ripley; Bill Syken

Saturday


1:30 PM Phoenix Sleuthing on Both Sides of the Law: Bending society’s rules to solve crimesLori Rader-Day [M]; Carla Buckley; Agnete Friis; Mette Ivie Harrison; Alan Russell

1:30 PM Regency AB Fan Guest of Honor Chantelle Aimée Osman Presents The Match Game Chantelle Aimée Osman [M]; S.W. Lauden; Hilary Davidson; Glen Erik Hamilton; Lesa Holstine; Janet Rudolph

1:30 PM Remington Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Mysteries Susan McDuffie [M]; Sharan Newman; John Maddox Roberts; Priscilla J. Royal; Judith Starkston

3:00 PM Curtis The Thriller of It All Sarah Williams [M]; Michael Sears; Chevy Stevens; Ingrid Thoft; Mark Wheaton

Saturday


3:00 PM Ellis E The Psychology of Murder Steve Brewer [M]; Cathy Ace; Ellen Kirschman; Pat Morin; Dennis Palumbo

3:00 PM Ellis W Madcap Mysteries Diane Vallere [M]; Zoe Burke; Maia Chance; Marta Chausee; Kristen Kittscher

3:00 PM Phoenix Sex, Sex, Sex - Discuss: How much sex in mysteries is too much?Jess Lourey [M]; David Corbett; L.J. Sellers; Charles Todd (Caroline); Simon Wood

3:00 PM Remington Murder Most Cozy: Small-town cozy mysteriesLeslie Budewitz [M]; Kristi Abbott; Sherry Harris; Paige Shelton; Clea Simon

4:30 PM Regency ABInterview with Toastmaster Catriona McPherson Deborah Lacy [M]; Catriona McPherson

Saturday


Saturday/Sunday7 PM Regency BallroomLefty Awards Banquet

Sunday, February 289:30 AM CurtisHeroes with a Badge: Sleuths in law enforcementNeal Griffin [M]; Peg Brantley; Brenda Chapman; Tyler Dilts; Barbara Fradkin

9:30 AM Ellis E Did the Job, Wrote the Job: From real life to fictionTeresa Burrell [M]; Trudy Nan Boyce; Eileen Brady; John Burley; Andrew Case


9:30 AM Ellis W Murder on the Go: Mysteries with travel and transportation themesNancy G. West [M]; Stacy Allen; Mike Befeler; Janet Dawson; Patricia Gulley; Philip Reed

9:30 AM Phoenix Writing Other Cultures Paty Jager [M]; Shannon Baker; Timothy Hallinan; William Kent Krueger; Jeffrey M. Siger

9:30 AM Remington Arizona is My Beat: Arizona writers and settingsElizabeth Gunn [M]; Cindy Brown; C. C. Harrison; Jenn McKinlay; Jim Thane

9:30 AM Russell Cats, Badges, or Fedoras? Making the Case for Amateurs or Professionals Anne Cleeland [M]; Parnell Hall; Charlotte Hinger; Mary Jane Maffini (Victoria Abbott); Ingrid Thoft

Sunday


11:00 AM Curtis How to Get More Involved With Left Coast Crime Lucinda Surber [M]

11:00 AM Ellis E Anti-Heroes Matt Coyle [M]; Lou Berney; Steve Brewer; Jodi Compton; Elizabeth Little

11:00 AM Ellis W Teamwork: Writing With a Partner Charles Todd (Caroline) [M]; Agnete Friis; Lene Kaaberbøl; Rosemarie Keenan (Renee Patrick); Vince Keenan (Renee Patrick)

11:00 AM Phoenix Noir: Neither Tarnished Nor Afraid Gary Phillips [M]; Craig Faustus Buck; Christa Faust; Lisa Brackmann; Josh Stallings

11:00 AM Remington Writing Exotic Locations Terry Ambrose [M]; Frankie Bow; Barry Lancet; D.R. Ransdell; Susan Spann

Sunday


11:00 AM Russell Murder in the Great Outdoors Maegan Beaumont [M]; Christine Carbo; Vicki Delany (Eva Gates); Ellie Alexander (Kate Dyer-Seeley); Chris Goff

12:30 PM Phoenix Closing Panel: Interview with Guests of Honor Tammy Kaehler [M]; Ann Cleeves; Gregg Hurwitz; Catriona McPherson; Chantelle Aimée Osman

Sunday


Kathy Aarons Serving Up Murder: Culinary Mysteries Fri 11:00 AM Ellis E Kristi Abbott Murder Most Cozy Sat 3:00 PM Remington Cathy Ace The Psychology of Murder Sat 3:00 PM Ellis E Lisa Alber 5 Shades of Violence Thurs 12:00 PM Remington Ellie Alexander (Kate Dyer-Seeley) Serving Up Murder: Culinary Mysteries Fri 11:00 AM Ellis E Ellie Alexander (Kate Dyer-Seeley) Murder in the Great Outdoors Sun 11:00 AM Russell Annamaria Alfieri Historical: Turn of the 20th Century Fri 1:30 PM Remington Annamaria Alfieri Around the World with Murder, Thrills, and Conspiracy Theories Thurs 12:00 PM Russell Stacy Allen Murder on the Go Sun 9:30 AM Ellis W Terry Ambrose Writing Exotic Locations Sun 11:00 AM Remington Ritter Ames The Making of a Cozy Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis E Donna Andrews Lefty Award Nominees: Best Humorous Novel Fri 9:30 AM Curtis Donna Andrews The Making of a Cozy Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis E Tessa Arlen Historical: Turn of the 20th Century Fri 1:30 PM Remington Jennifer Ashley (Ashley Gardner) Classical Through Victorian Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Remington Shannon Baker Writing Other Cultures Sun 9:30 AM Phoenix Shannon Baker Setting as Character Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis W Carey Baldwin Romance Under the Gun Fri 3:00 PM Ellis W

Panelists Alphabetically


Brett Battles Mystery or Thriller—What’s the Difference? Fri 3:00 PM Ellis E Brett Battles 5 Shades of Violence Thurs 12:00 PM Remington Maegan Beaumont Murder in the Great Outdoors Sun 11:00 AM Russell Maegan Beaumont Homegrown: Arizona Authors Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis E Mike Befeler Murder on the Go Sun 9:30 AM Ellis W Kathy Bennett Behind the Badge Thurs 1:30 PM Remington Larry Bersgaard Behind the Badge Thurs 1:30 PM Remington Lou Berney Lefty Award Nominees: Best Novel Outside LCC Region Fri 3:00 PM Curtis Lou Berney Anti-Heroes Sun 11:00 AM Ellis E Dale W. Berry A Brief Dance With Death Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis W Mysti Berry A Brief Dance With Death Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis W John Billheimer The Game of Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis W Les Blatt Murder on the Books Thurs 12:00 PM Phoenix Leslie Blatt Plot Digging: The Challenge of Research Fri 9:30 AM Ellis E Frankie Bow Writing Exotic Locations Sun 11:00 AM Remington Rhys Bowen Lefty Award Nominees: Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Award Fri 11:00 AM Curtis Rhys Bowen Liars Panel Sat 11:00 AM Regency AB Trudy Nan Boyce Did the Job, Wrote the Job Sun 9:30 AM Ellis E Lisa Brackmann Lefty Award Nominees: Best Novel Outside LCC Region Fri 3:00 PM Curtis Lisa Brackmann Noir: Neither Tarnished Nor Afraid Sun 11:00 AM Phoenix


Eileen Brady Did the Job, Wrote the Job Sun 9:30 AM Ellis E Peg Brantley Heroes With a Badge Sun 9:30 AM Curtis Allison Brennan Cherchez La Femme, Women Overturning Stereotype Fri 11 AM Phoenix Allison Brennan Security Clearance Required Thurs 1:30 PM Phoenix Steve Brewer The Psychology of Murder Sat 3:00 PM Ellis E Steve Brewer Anti-Heroes Sun 11:00 AM Ellis E Cindy Brown Arizona is My Beat Sun 9:30 AM Remington Craig Faustus Buck Rock and Roll Is Not a Crime Fri 3:00 PM Remington Craig Faustus Buck Noir: Neither Tarnished Nor Afraid Sun 11:00 AM Phoenix Carla Buckley Sleuthing on Both Sides of the Law Sat 1:30 PM Phoenix Carla Buckley Traditional: The Space Between Cozy and Thriller Thurs 3:00 PM Curtis Leslie Budewitz Serving Up Murder: Culinary Mysteries Fri 11:00 AM Ellis E Leslie Budewitz Murder Most Cozy Sat 3:00 PM Remington Stephen Buehler A Brief Dance With Death Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis W Robin Burcell Writing With… Fri 9:30 AM Regency Robin Burcell Murder is My Business Sat 1:30 PM Curtis Zoe Burke Madcap Mysteries Sat 3:00 PM Ellis W John Burley Doctors of Death Fri 11:00 AM Remington John Burley Did the Job, Wrote the Job Sun 9:30 AM Teresa Burrell Did the Job, Wrote the Job Sun 9:30 AM Ellis E Ellen Byron Lefty Award Nominees: Best Humorous Novel Fri 9:30 AM Curtis Ellen Byron Mixing Media: Print, Film, and TV Sat 9:30 AM Regency


PanelistsSarah Cain From Fact to Fiction: Journalists Writing Mysteries Sat 11:00 AM Ellis W Susanna Calkins Lefty Award Nominees: Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Award Fri 11:00 AM Curtis Susanna Calkins Classical Through Victorian Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Remington Melodie Campbell What’s So Funny About Murder? Fri 3:00 PM Regency Christine Carbo Setting as Character Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis W Kate Carlisle Main Street Murder Sat 11:00 AM Remington Kate Carlisle Juggling Multiple Series Thurs 3:00 PM Phoenix R.M. Cartmel Murder on the Rocks Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis W Andrew Case Did the Job, Wrote the Job Sun 9:30 AM Ellis E Donis Casey Historical: Turn of the 20th Century Fri 1:30 PM Remington Diana Chambers I Spy Fri 1:30 PM Ellis EMaia Chance Madcap Mysteries Sat 3:00 PM Ellis W Brenda Chapman Heroes With a Badge Sun 9:30 AM Curtis Marta Chausee Madcap Mysteries Sat 3:00 PM Ellis W Sarah M. Chen The Challenge of Much in a Little Fri 11:00 AM Ellis W Sarah M. Chen A Brief Dance With Death Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis W H.S. Clark Doctors of Death Fri 11:00 AM Remington Anne Cleeland Two Sleuths are Better Than One Sat 11:00 AM Phoenix Anne Cleeland Cats, Badges, or Fedoras? Making the Case for Amateurs or Professionals Sun 9:30 AM Russell Ann Cleeves Genre Hopping Fri 9:30 AM Remington


Ann Cleeves Interview: International Guest of Honor Ann Cleeves Fri 4:30 PM Regency Ann Cleeves Mixing Media: Print, Film, and TV Sat 9:30 AM Regency Ann Cleeves Closing Panel: Interview with Guests of Honor Sun 12:30 PM Phoenix Ann Cleeves Juggling Multiple Series Thurs 3:00 PM Phoenix John Clement What’s So Funny About Murder? Fri 3:00 PM Regency John Clement Four-Legged Sidekicks Sat 11:00 AM Ellis E Joe Clifford Rock and Roll Is Not a Crime Fri 3:00 PM Remington Mark Coggins Cherchez La Femme, Women Overturning the Stereotype Fri 11:00 AM Phoenix Jodi Compton Anti-Heroes Sun 11:00 AM Ellis E Martha Cooley Big Fish in a Small Pond Thurs 1:30 PM Curtis Michael J. Cooper Jewish Noir Fri 9:30 AM Ellis W Michael J. Cooper Get Your History With Mystery: Thurs 1:30 PM Russell David Corbett Mystery or Thriller—What’s the Difference? Fri 3:00 PM Ellis E David Corbett Sex, Sex, Sex: Discuss Sat 3:00 PM Phoenix Shelley Coriell Homegrown: Arizona Authors Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis E Matt Coyle Lefty Award Nominees: Best LCC Regional Novel Fri 1:30 PM Curtis Matt Coyle Anti-Heroes Sun 11:00 AM Ellis E Deborah Crombie Cherchez La Femme, Women Overturning the Stereotype Fri 11:00 AM Phoenix Ray Daniel Mystery or Thriller—What’s the Difference? Fri 3:00 PM Ellis E Ray Daniel An Unusual Job for a Sleuth Sat 9:30 AM Ellis E


PanelistsHilary Davidson Plot Digging: The Challenge of Research Fri 9:30 AM Ellis E Hilary Davidson Fan Guest of Honor Chantelle Aimée Osman Presents The Match Game Sat 1:30 PM Regency Janet Dawson Murder on the Go Sun 9:30 AM Ellis W Vicki Delany (Eva Gates) Murder in the Great Outdoors Sun 11:00 AM Russell Vicki Delany (Eva Gates) Juggling Multiple Series Thurs 3:00 PM Phoenix C.S. DeWildt (Chris) Private Eyes Are Watching You Fri 3:00 PM Phoenix Tyler Dilts Heroes With a Badge Sun 9:30 AM Curtis M. Evonne Dobson The Transition From Fan to Published Author Fri 1:30 PM Ellis W Philip Donlay Around the World with Murder, Thrills, and Conspiracy Theories Thurs 12:00 PM Russell Robert Downs Private Eyes Are Watching You Fri 3:00 PM Phoenix Robert V. Dugoni Lawyers, Guns, and Mystery Sat 11:00 AM Curtis Alice Duncan A Funny Thing Happened… Fri 1:30 PM Phoenix Warren C. Easley Lawyers, Guns, and Mystery Sat 11:00 AM Curtis Warren C. Easley Power to the Small Presses Sat 9:30 AM Phoenix Kristin Eckhardt Murder on the Books Thurs 12:00 PM Phoenix Aaron Elkins Doctors of Death Fri 11:00 AM Remington Aaron Elkins The Science of Investigation Sat 9:30 AM Ellis W Mary Anna Evans Doctors of Death Fri 11:00 AM Remington Mary Anna Evans Two Sleuths are Better Than One Sat 11:00 AM Phoenix Jess Faraday One Night Stand or a Long Affair? Fri 9:30 AM Phoenix


Jess Faraday Get Your History With Mystery: Thurs 1:30 PM Russell Christa Faust Noir: Neither Tarnished Nor Afraid Sun 11:00 AM Phoenix Kim Fay Before Technology Made it Simple: 1930-1970s Historicals Sat 9:30 AM Curtis Corey Lynn Fayman Rock and Roll Is Not a Crime Fri 3:00 PM Remington Janet Finsilver Four-Legged Sidekicks Sat 11:00 AM Ellis E Bill Fitzhugh Rock and Roll Is Not a Crime Fri 3:00 PM Remington Bill Fitzhugh Fans and Reviewers Talk Their Favorite Books Thurs 3:00 PM Russell Kendel Lynn Power to the Small Presses Sat 9:30 AM Phoenix Gwen Florio From Fact to Fiction: Journalists Writing Mysteries Sat 11:00 AM Ellis W Barbara Fradkin Heroes With a Badge Sun 9:30 AM Curtis Agnete Friis Sleuthing on Both Sides of the Law Sat 1:30 PM Phoenix Agnete Friis Teamwork: Writing With a Partner Sun 11:00 AM Ellis W Stephanie Gayle One Night Stand or a Long Affair? Fri 9:30 AM Phoenix Stephanie Gayle Big Fish in a Small Pond Thurs 1:30 PM Curtis Chris Goff Genre Hopping Fri 9:30 AM Remington Chris Goff Murder in the Great Outdoors Sun 11:00 AM Russell Lee Goldberg Writing With… Fri 9:30 AM Regency Lee Goldberg Power to the Small Presses Sat 9:30 AM Phoenix Joel Goldman Setting as Character Thurs 11:00 AM Curtis Lee Goodman Lawyers, Guns, and Mystery Sat 11:00 AM Curtis Bill Gottfried Lefty Award Nominees: Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Award Fri 11:00 AM Curtis


Carolyn Greene The Making of a Cozy Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis E Patricia Gulley Murder on the Go Sun 9:30 AM Ellis W Neal Griffin Heroes With a Badge Sun 9:30 AM Curtis Elizabeth Gunn Arizona is My Beat Sun 9:30 AM Remington Carolyn Haines What’s So Funny About Murder? Fri 3:00 PM Regency Carolyn Haines Liar’s Panel Sat 11:00 AM Regency AB Parnell Hall Liars Panel Sat 11:00 AM Regency AB Parnell Hall Cats, Badges, or Fedoras? Making the Case for Amateurs or Professionals Sun 9:30 AM Russell Timothy Hallinan Writing Other Cultures Sun 9:30 AM Phoenix Timothy Hallinan Mystery or Thriller—What’s the Difference? Thurs 1:30 PM Phoenix Glen Erik Hamilton Fan Guest of Honor Chantelle Aimée Osman Presents The Match Game Sat 1:30 PM Regency Glen Erik Hamilton 5 Shades of Violence Thurs 12:00 PM Remington Ian Hamilton The Science of Investigation Sat 9:30 AM Ellis W Marianne Harden Romance Under the Gun Fri 3:00 PM Ellis W Robin (R.J.) Harlick Big Fish in a Small Pond Thurs 1:30 PM Curtis Sherry Harris Murder Most Cozy Sat 3:00 PM Remington M.H. Callway A Brief Dance With Death Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis W Mette Ivie Harrison Genre Hopping Fri 9:30 AM Remington Mette Ivie Harrison Sleuthing on Both Sides of the Law Sat 1:30 PM Phoenix

Panelists


Heather Haven Lefty Award Nominees: Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Award Fri 11:00 AM Curtis Heather Haven Changing Lanes: What’s Involved in Genre Shifts Sat 9:30 AM Remington L.C. Hayden Changing Lanes: What’s Involved in Genre Shifts Sat 9:30 AM Remington J.A. Hennrikus (Julianne Holmes) Main Street Murder Sat 11:00 AM Remington Sara J. Henry Setting as Character Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis W Nancy Herriman Classical Through Victorian Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Remington Eloise Hill An Unusual Job for a Sleuth Sat 9:30 AM Ellis E Charlotte Hinger Cats, Badges, or Fedoras? Making the Case for Amateurs or Professionals Sun 9:30 AM Russell Charlotte Hinger Classical Through Victorian Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Remington Cheryl Hollon Main Street Murder Sat 11:00 AM Remington Chris Holm Lefty Award Nominees: Best Novel Outside LCC Region Fri 3:00 PM Curtis Chris Holm The Other Dimension: Paranormal Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis E Katrina Niidas Holm Fans and Reviewers Talk Their Favorite Books Thurs 3:00 PM Russell Lesa Holstine Fan Guest of Honor Chantelle Aimée Osman Presents The Match Game Sat 1:30 PM Regency Lesa Holstine Fans and Reviewers Talk Their Favorite Books Thurs 3:00 PM Russell C.C. Harrison Arizona is My Beat Sun 9:30 AM Remington Gregg Hurwitz One Night Stand or a Long Affair? Fri 9:30 AM Phoenix Gregg Hurwitz Mixing Media: Print, Film, and TV Sat 9:30 AM Regency


Gregg Hurwitz Closing Panel: Interview with Guests of Honor Sun 12:30 PM Phoenix Gregg Hurwitz Interview with American Guest of Honor Gregg Hurwitz Thurs 4:30 PM Regency Matthew Iden Murder is My Business Sat 1:30 PM Curtis Paty Jager Writing Other Cultures Sun 9:30 AM Phoenix Darrell James Changing Lanes: What’s Involved in Genre Shifts Sat 9:30 AM Remington Darrell James Private Eyes Are Watching You Fri 3:00 PM Phoenix R. Franklin James Murder on the Books Thurs 12:00 PM Phoenix Linda O. Johnston Four-Legged Sidekicks Sat 11:00 AM Ellis E Lene Kaaberbøl Teamwork: Writing With a Partner Sun 11:00 AM Ellis W Lene Kaaberbøl Around the World with Murder, Thrills, and Conspiracy Theories Thurs 12:00 PM Russell Tammy Kaehler Cherchez La Femme, Women Overturning the Stereotype Fri 11:00 AM Phoenix Tammy Kaehler The Game of Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis W Tammy Kaehler Closing Panel: Interview with Guests of Honor Sun 12:30 PM Phoenix Leslie Karst The Transition From Fan to Published Author Fri 1:30 PM Ellis W Andrew E. Kaufman From Fact to Fiction: Journalists Writing Mysteries Sat 11:00 AM Ellis W Rosemarie Keenan (Renee Patrick) Teamwork: Writing With a Partner Sun 11:00 AM Ellis W Vince Keenan (Renee Patrick) Teamwork: Writing With a Partner Sun 11:00 AM Ellis W

Panelists


Dharma Kelleher The Challenge of Much in a Little Fri 11:00 AM Ellis W Arthur Kerns I Spy Fri 1:30 PM Ellis E Arthur Kerns Security Cleance Required Thurs 1:30 PM Phoenix Jennifer Kincheloe Lefty Award Nominees: Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Award Fri 11:00 AM Curtis Laurie R. King Lefty Award Nominees: Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Award Fri 11:00 AM Curtis Laurie R. King Two Sleuths are Better Than One Sat 11:00 AM Phoenix Dane McCaslin Homegrown: Arizona Authors Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis E Ellen Kirschman The Psychology of Murder Sat 3:00 PM Ellis E Ellen Kirschman Behind the Badge Thurs 1:30 PM Remington Kristen Kittscher Madcap Mysteries Sat 3:00 PM Ellis W William Kent Krueger Lefty Award Nominees: Best Novel Outside LCC Region Fri 3:00 PM Curtis William Kent Krueger Writing Other Cultures Sun 9:30 AM Phoenix Ken Kuhlken Private Eyes Are Watching You Fri 3:00 PM Phoenix Michael Kurland Before Technology Made it Simple: 1930-1970s Historicals Sat 9:30 AM Curtis Deborah Lacy Interview with Toastmaster Catriona McPherson Sat 4:30 PM RegencyDeborah Lacy Murder on the Rocks Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis W Rita Lakin Changing Lanes: What’s Involved in Genre Shifts Sat 9:30 AM Remington Bette Golden Lamb Collaboration: Art or Desperation? Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis E


J.J. Lamb Collaboration: Art or Desperation? Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis E Barry Lancet Writing Exotic Locations Sun 11:00 AM Remington Barry Lancet Around the World with Murder, Thrills, and Conspiracy Theories Thurs 12:00 PM Russell S.W. Lauden Rock and Roll Is Not a Crime Fri 3:00 PM Remington S.W. Lauden Fan Guest of Honor Chantelle Aimée Osman Presents The Match Game Sat 1:30 PM Regency Jeff Layton I Spy Fri 1:30 PM Ellis E Deborah J. Ledford Homegrown: Arizona Authors Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis E Melissa Lenhardt The Transition From Fan to Published Author Fri 1:30 PM Ellis W Elizabeth Little Anti-Heroes Sun 11:00 AM Ellis E Jess Lourey A Funny Thing Happened… Fri 1:30 PM Phoenix Jess Lourey Lefty Award Nominees: Best Humorous Novel Fri 9:30 AM Curtis Jess Lourey Sex, Sex, Sex: Discuss Sat 3:00 PM Phoenix Dru Ann Love The Making of a Cozy Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis E Dru Ann Love Fans and Reviewers Talk Their Favorite Books Thurs 3:00 PM Russell Sheila Lowe The Science of Investigation Sat 9:30 AM Ellis W Janet Elizabeth Lynn Collaboration: Art or Desperation? Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis E Janey Mack Murder is My Business Sat 1:30 PM Curtis Mary Jane Maffini (Victoria Abbott) Cats, Badges, or Fedoras? Making the Case for Amateurs or Professionals Sun 9:30 AM Russell Mary Jane Maffini (Victoria Abbott) Murder on the Books Thurs 12:00 PM Phoenix

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Eileen Magill The Other Dimension: Paranormal Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis E Annette Mahon Genre Hopping Fri 9:30 AM Remington Jeff Markowitz Mystery or Thriller—What’s the Difference? Fri 3:00 PM Ellis E Matt Martz Power to the Small Presses Sat 9:30 AM Phoenix Francine Mathews (Stephanie Barron) Cherchez La Femme, Women Overturning the Stereotype Fri 11:00 AM Phoenix Francine Mathews (Stephanie Barron) Classical Through Victorian Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Remington Jennifer McAndrews Main Street Murder Sat 11:00 AM Remington Susan McDuffie Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Mysteries Sat 1:30 PM Remington Jenn McKinlay Main Street Murder Sat 11:00 AM Remington Jenn McKinlay Arizona is My Beat Sun 9:30 AM Remington Catriona McPherson A Funny Thing Happened… Fri 1:30 PM Phoenix Catriona McPherson Interview with International Guest of Honor Ann Cleeves Fri 4:30 PM Regency Catriona McPherson Interview with Toastmaster Catriona McPherson Sat 4:30 PM Regency Catriona McPherson Closing Panel: Interview with Guests of Honor Sun 12:30 PM Phoenix Catriona McPherson Traditional: The Space Between Cozy and Thriller Thurs 3:00 PM Curtis J.R. Ripley (Marie Celine) Big Fish in a Small Pond Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis W


J.R. Ripley (Marie Celine) Four-Legged Sidekicks Sat 11:00 AM Ellis E Larry Mild Collaboration: Art or Desperation? Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis E Rosemary Mild Collaboration: Art or Desperation? Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis E Susan Cummins Miller The Challenge of Much in a Little Fri 11:00 AM Ellis W Susan Cummins Miller The Science of Investigation Sat 9:30 AM Ellis W Camille Minichino The Making of a Cozy Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis E Margaret Mizushima Four-Legged Sidekicks Sat 11:00 AM Ellis E Sharon Arthur Moore Serving Up Murder: Culinary Mysteries Fri 11:00 AM Ellis E Timothy Moore Behind the Badge Thurs 1:30 PM Remington Pat Morin The Psychology of Murder Sat 3:00 PM Ellis E Boyd Morrison Writing With… Fri 9:30 AM Regency Boyd Morrison Around the World with Murder, Thrills, and Conspiracy Theories Thurs 12:00 PM Russell Margaret C. Morse The Other Dimension: Paranormal Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis E Bruce W. Most Before Technology Made it Simple: 1930-1970s Historicals Sat 9:30 AM Curtis Julie Mulhern Romance Under the Gun Fri 3:00 PM Ellis W Nadine Nettmann Murder on the Rocks Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis W Erica Ruth Neubauer Interview with American Guest of Honor Gregg Hurwitz Thurs 4:30 PM Regency Sharan Newman Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Mysteries Sat 1:30 PM Remington Sharan Newman Get Your History With Mystery: Thurs 1:30 PM Russell

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Carla Norton From Fact to Fiction: Journalists Writing Mysteries Sat 11:00 AM Ellis W Carlene O’Neil Serving Up Murder: Culinary Mysteries Fri 11:00 AM Ellis E Carlene O’Neil Murder on the Rocks Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis W Chantelle Aimée Osman Jewish Noir Fri 9:30 AM Ellis W Chantelle Aimée Osman Fan Guest of Honor Chantelle Aimée Osman Presents The Match Game Sat 1:30 PM Regency Chantelle Aimée Osman Closing Panel: Interview with Guests of Honor Sun 12:30 PM Phoenix Dennis Palumbo The Psychology of Murder Sat 3:00 PM Ellis E Gigi Pandian Lefty Award Nominees: Best LCC Regional Novel Fri 1:30 PM Curtis Gigi Pandian Juggling Multiple Series Thurs 3:00 PM Phoenix Ann Parker Historical: Turn of the 20th Century Fri 1:30 PM Remington Ann Parker Different flavors of historical… Thurs 1:30 PM Russell Brad Parks What’s So Funny About Murder? Fri 3:00 PM Regency Brad Parks From Fact to Fiction: Journalists Writing Mysteries Sat 11:00 AM Ellis WCarrie Stuart Parks The Transition From Fan to Published Author Fri 1:30 PM Ellis W Cathy Perkins Romance Under the Gun Fri 3:00 PM Ellis W Jo Perry The Other Dimension: Paranormal Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis E Thomas Perry Mixing Media: Print, Film, and TV Sat 9:30 AM Regency Thomas Perry Juggling Multiple Series Thurs 3:00 PM Phoenix Barbara Peters Writing With… Fri 9:30 AM Regency Barbara Peters Power to the Small Presses Sat 9:30 AM Phoenix


Gary Phillips Liars Panel Sat 11:00 AM Regency AB Gary Phillips Noir: Neither Tarnished Nor Afraid Sun 11:00 AM Phoenix Rob Pierce The Challenge of Much in a Little Fri 11:00 AM Ellis W Lisa Preston Murder is My Business Sat 1:30 PM Curtis Mar Preston Murder is My Business Sat 1:30 PM Curtis David Putnam Behind the Badge Thurs 1:30 PM Remington Ryan Quinn I Spy Fri 1:30 PM Ellis E Matthew Quirk Security Clearance Required Thurs 1:30 PM Phoenix Lori Rader-Day Sleuthing on Both Sides of the Law Sat 1:30 PM Phoenix Lori Rader-Day 5 Shades of Violence Thurs 12:00 PM Remington Lynne Raimondo The Science of Investigation Sat 9:30 AM Ellis W Frederick Ramsay Big Fish in a Small Pond Thurs 1:30 PM Curtis D.R. Ransdell Writing Exotic Locations Sun 11:00 AM Remington Philip Reed Murder on the Go Sun 9:30 AM Ellis W Travis Richardson Jewish Noir Fri 9:30 AM Ellis W W.L. Ripley One Night Stand or a Long Affair? Fri 9:30 AM Phoenix W.L. Ripley The Game of Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis W S.K. Rizzolo Setting as Character Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis W John Maddox Roberts Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Mysteries Sat 1:30 PM Remington Michael Robertson Two Sleuths are Better Than One Sat 11:00 AM Phoenix Annette Rogers I Spy Fri 1:30 PM Ellis E

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Annette Rogers Around the World with Murder, Thrills, and Conspiracy Theories Thurs 12:00 PM Russell Charles Rosenberg Lawyers, Guns, and Mystery Sat 11:00 AM Curtis Robert Rosenwald Lefty Award Nominees: Best LCC Regional Novel Fri 1:30 PM Curtis Robert Rosenwald The Game of Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis W Priscilla J. Royal Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Mysteries Sat 1:30 PM Remington Janet Rudolph Lefty Award Nominees: Best Humorous Novel Fri 9:30 AM Curtis Janet Rudolph Fan Guest of Honor Chantelle Aimée Osman Presents The Match Game Sat 1:30 PM Regency Alan Russell Plot Digging: The Challenge of Research Fri 9:30 AM Ellis E Alan Russell Sleuthing on Both Sides of the Law Sat 1:30 PM Phoenix Cindy Sample Lefty Award Nominees: Best Humorous Novel Fri 9:30 AM Curtis Cindy Sample Changing Lanes: What’s Involved in Genre Shifts Sat 9:30 AM Remington Kerry Schafer The Other Dimension: Paranormal Mysteries Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis E David B. Schlosser 5 Shades of Violence Thurs 12:00 PM Remington Michael Sears The Thriller of It All Sat 3:00 PM Curtis L.J. Sellers Sex, Sex, Sex: Discuss Sat 3:00 PM Phoenix L.J. Sellers Security Clearance Required Thurs 1:30 PM Phoenix Terry Shames Traditional: The Space Between Cozy and Thriller Thurs 3:00 PM Curtis Johnny Shaw A Funny Thing Happened… Fri 1:30 PM Phoenix Johnny Shaw Murder on the Rocks Thurs 3:00 PM Ellis W Susan C. Shea An Unusual Job for a Sleuth Sat 9:30 AM Ellis E


Paige Shelton Murder Most Cozy Sat 3:00 PM Remington John Shepphird Mixing Media: Print, Film, and TV Sat 9:30 AM Regency Lida Sideris The Transition From Fan to Published Author Fri 1:30 PM Ellis W Jeffrey M. Siger Lawyers, Guns, and Mystery Sat 11:00 AM Curtis Jeffrey M. Siger Writing Other Cultures Sun 9:30 AM Phoenix Nancy Cole Silverman Mystery or Thriller—What’s the Difference? Fri 3:00 PM Ellis E Clea Simon Genre Hopping Fri 9:30 AM Remington Clea Simon Murder Most Cozy Sat 3:00 PM Remington Susan Spann Writing Exotic Locations Sun 11:00 AM Remington Rochelle Staab What’s So Funny About Murder? Fri 3:00 PM Regency Rochelle Staab Two Sleuths are Better Than One Sat 11:00 AM Phoenix Dana Stabenow Private Eyes Are Watching You Fri 3:00 PM Phoenix Dana Stabenow Murder in the Great Outdoors Sun 11:00 AM Russell Josh Stallings Lefty Award Nominees: Best LCC Regional Novel Fri 1:30 PM Curtis Josh Stallings Noir: Neither Tarnished Nor Afraid Sun 11:00 AM Phoenix Kelli Stanley Private Eyes Are Watching You Fri 3:00 PM Phoenix Kelli Stanley Liars Panel Sat 11:00 AM Regency AB Judith Starkston Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Mysteries Sat 1:30 PM Remington Triss Stein Traditional: The Space Between Cozy and Thriller Thurs 3:00 PM Curtis Chevy Stevens The Thriller of It All Sat 3:00 PM Curtis Mark Stevens An Unusual Job for a Sleuth Sat 9:30 AM Ellis ELucinda Surber Fans and Reviewers Talk Their Favorite Books Thurs 3:00 PM Russell

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Phoef Sutton Writing With… Fri 9:30 AM Regency Maria Grazia Swan Romance Under the Gun Fri 3:00 PM Ellis W Bill Syken The Game of Murder Sat 1:30 PM Ellis W Jim Thane Arizona is My Beat Sun 9:30 AM Remington Ingrid Thoft The Thriller of It All Sat 3:00 PM Curtis Ingrid Thoft Cats, Badges, or Fedoras? Making the Case for Amateurs or Professionals Sun 9:30 AM Russell Brian Thornton Before Technology Made it Simple: 1930-1970s Historicals Sat 9:30 AM Curtis Tim Tigner One Night Stand or a Long Affair? Fri 9:30 AM Phoenix Charles Todd (Caroline) Sex, Sex, Sex: Discuss Sat 3:00 PM Phoenix Charles Todd (Caroline) Teamwork: Writing With a Partner Sun 11:00 AM Ellis W Charles Todd Historical: Turn of the 20th Century Fri 1:30 PM Remington Charles Todd Get Your History With Mystery: Thurs 1:30 PM Russell Maggie Topkis Power to the Small Presses Sat 9:30 AM Phoenix Diane Vallere Lefty Award Nominees: Best Humorous Novel Fri 9:30 AM Curtis Diane Vallere Madcap Mysteries Sat 3:00 PM Ellis W Betty Webb Private Eyes Are Watching You Fri 3:00 PM Phoenix Betty Webb Homegrown: Arizona Authors Thurs 12:00 PM Ellis E Tracy Weber Murder Most Cozy Sat 3:00 PM Remington Holly West The Challenge of Much in a Little Fri 11:00 AM Ellis W Holly West An Unusual Job for a Sleuth Sat 9:30 AM Ellis E


Nancy G. West Murder on the Go Sun 9:30 AM Ellis W Nancy G. West Traditional: The Space Between Cozy and Thriller Thurs 3:00 PM Curtis Jeri Westerson Plot Digging: The Challenge of Research Fri 9:30 AM Ellis E Mark Wheaton The Thriller of It All Sat 3:00 PM Curtis Tina Whittle The Transition From Fan to Published Author Fri 1:30 PM Ellis W Tina Whittle Two Sleuths are Better Than One Sat 11:00 AM Phoenix Erika Chase Murder on the Books Thurs 12:00 PM Phoenix Sarah Williams The Thriller of It All Sat 3:00 PM Curtis Anne A. Wilson Security Clearance Required Thurs 1:30 PM Phoenix Marty Wingate Plot Digging: The Challenge of Research Fri 9:30 AM Ellis E Kenneth Wishnia Jewish Noir Fri 9:30 AM Ellis W Simon Wood A Funny Thing Happened… Fri 1:30 PM Phoenix Simon Wood Sex, Sex, Sex: Discuss Sat 3:00 PM Phoenix Melissa Yi Jewish Noir Fri 9:30 AM Ellis W Will Zeilinger Collaboration: Art or Desperation? Thurs 1:30 PM Ellis E James Ziskin Lefty Award Nominees: Best Novel Outside LCC Region Fri 3:00 PM Curtis James Ziskin Before Technology Made it Simple: 1930-1970s Historicals Sat 9:30 AM Curtis

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Signings by times

Thursday, 1:00 PM Lisa Alber; Annamaria Alfieri; Shannon Baker; Brett Battles; Maegan Beaumont; Les Blatt; Christine Carbo; Erika Chase (Linda Wiken); Shelley Coriell; Philip Donlay; Kristin Eckhardt; Glen Erik Hamilton; Sara J. Henry; R. Franklin James; Joel Goldman; Lene Kaaberbøl; Barry Lancet; Deborah J. Ledford; Mary Jane Maffini (Victoria Abbott); Dane McCaslin; Boyd Morrison; Lori Rader-Day; S.K. Rizzolo; Annette Rogers; David B. Schlosser; Dana Stabenow; Betty Webb

Thursday, 2:30 PM Kathy Bennett; Larry Bersgaard; Dale W. Berry; Mysti Berry; Allison Brennan; Stephen Buehler; M. H. Callway; Sarah M. Chen; Martha Cooley; Michael J. Cooper; Jess Faraday; Robin (R.J.) Harlick; Arthur Kerns; Ellen Kirschman; Bette Golden Lamb; J. J. Lamb; Janet Elizabeth Lynn; Larry Mild; Rosemary Mild; Timothy Moore; Sharan Newman; Ann Parker; David Putnam; Matthew Quirk; Frederick Ramsay; J.R. Ripley (Marie Celine); L.J. Sellers; Dana Stabenow; Charles Todd; Anne A. Wilson; Will Zeilinger

Thursday, 4:00 PM Jennifer Ashley (Ashley Gardner); Carla Buckley; Susanna Calkins; Kate Carlisle; R.M. Cartmel; Ann Cleeves; Vicki Delany (Eva Gates); Bill Fitzhugh; Nancy Herriman; Charlotte Hinger; Chris Holm; Katrina Niidas Holm; Lesa Holstine; Deborah Lacy; Dru Ann Love;


Signings

Eileen Magill; Francine Mathews (Stephanie Barron); Catriona McPherson; Margaret C. Morse; Nadine Nettmann; Carlene O'Neil; Gigi Pandian; Jo Perry; Thomas Perry; Kerry Schafer; Terry Shames; Johnny Shaw; Triss Stein; Lucinda Surber; Nancy G. West

Friday, 10:30 AM Donna Andrews; Leslie Blatt; Robin Burcell; Ellen Byron; Ann Cleeves; Michael J. Cooper; Hilary Davidson; Jess Faraday; Stephanie Gayle; Chris Goff; Lee Goldberg; Mette Ivie Harrison; Gregg Hurwitz; Jess Lourey; Annette Mahon; Boyd Morrison; Chantelle Aimee Osman; Barbara Peters; Travis Richardson; W.L. Ripley; Janet Rudolph; Alan Russell; Cindy Sample; Clea Simon; Phoef Sutton; Tim Tigner; Diane Vallere; Jeri Westerson; Marty Wingate; Kenneth Wishnia; Melissa Yi

Friday, 12:00 Kathy Aarons; Ellie Alexander (Kate Dyer-Seeley); Aileen Baron; Rhys Bowen; Allison Brennan; Leslie Budewitz; John Burley; Susanna Calkins; Sarah M. Chen; H.S. Clark; Mark Coggins; Deborah Crombie; Aaron Elkins; Mary Anna Evans; Bill Gottfried; Heather Haven; Tammy Kaehler; Dharma Kelleher; Jennifer Kincheloe; Laurie R. King; Francine Mathews (Stephanie Barron); Susan Cummins Miller; Sharon Arthur Moore; Carlene O'Neil; Rob Pierce; Holly West


Friday, 2:30 PM Annamaria Alfieri; Tessa Arlen; Donis Casey; Diana Chambers; Matt Coyle; M. Evonne Dobson; Alice Duncan; Leslie Karst; Arthur Kerns; Jeff Layton; Melissa Lenhardt; Jess Lourey; Catriona McPherson; Gigi Pandian; Ann Parker; Carrie Stuart Parks; Ryan Quinn; Annette Rogers; Robert Rosenwald; Johnny Shaw; Lida Sideris; Josh Stallings; Charles Todd; Tina Whittle; Simon Wood

Friday, 4:00 PM Carey Baldwin; Brett Battles; Lou Berney; Lisa Brackmann; Craig Faustus Buck; Melodie Campbell; John Clement; Joe Clifford; David Corbett; Ray Daniel; C.S. DeWildt (Chris); Robert Downs; Corey Lynn Fayman; Bill Fitzhugh; Carolyn Haines; Timothy Hallinan; Marianne Harden; Chris Holm; Darrell James; William Kent Krueger; Ken Kuhlken; S.W. Lauden; Jeff Markowitz; Julie Mulhern; Brad Parks; Cathy Perkins; Nancy Cole Silverman; Rochelle Staab; Kelli Stanley; Maria Grazia Swan; James Ziskin

Saturday, 10:30 AM Ellen Byron; Ann Cleeves; Ray Daniel; Warren C. Easley; Aaron Elkins; Kim Fay; Lee Goldberg; Ian Hamilton; Heather Haven; L.C. Hayden; Eloise Hill; Gregg Hurwitz; Darrell James; Michael Kurland; Rita Lakin; Sheila Lowe; Kendel Lynn; Matt Martz; Susan Cummins Miller; Bruce W. Most; Thomas Perry; Barbara Peters; Lynne Raimondo; Cindy Sample; Susan C. Shea; John Shepphird; Mark Stevens; Brian Thornton; Maggie Topkis; Betty Webb; Holly West; James Ziskin


SigningsSaturday, 12:00 Rhys Bowen; Sarah Cain; Kate Carlisle; Anne Cleeland; John Clement; Robert V. Dugoni; Warren C. Easley; Mary Anna Evans; Janet Finsilver; Gwen Florio; Lee Goodman; Carolyn Haines; Parnell Hall; J.A. Hennrikus (Julianne Holmes); Cheryl Hollon; Linda O. Johnston; Andrew E. Kaufman; Laurie R. King; Jennifer McAndrews; Jenn McKinlay; Margaret Mizushima; Carla Norton; Brad Parks; Gary Phillips; J.R. Ripley (Marie Celine); Michael Robertson; Charles Rosenberg; Jeffrey M. Siger; Rochelle Staab; Kelli Stanley; Tina Whittle

Saturday, 2:30 PM Ritter Ames; Donna Andrews; John Billheimer; Carla Buckley; Robin Burcell; Hilary Davidson; Agnete Friis; Carolyn Greene; Glen Erik Hamilton; Mette Ivie Harrison; Lesa Holstine; Matthew Iden; Tammy Kaehler; S.W. Lauden; Dru Ann Love; Janey Mack; Susan McDuffie; Camille Minichino; Sharan Newman; Chantelle Aimee Osman; Lisa Preston; Mar Preston; Lori Rader-Day; W.L. Ripley; John Maddox Roberts; Robert Rosenwald; Priscilla J. Royal; Janet Rudolph; Alan Russell; Judith Starkston; Bill Syken

Saturday, 4:00 PM Kristi Abbott; Cathy Ace; Steve Brewer; Leslie Budewitz; Zoe Burke; Maia Chance; Marta Chausee; David Corbett; Sherry Harris; Ellen Kirschman; Kristen Kittscher; Jess Lourey; Pat Morin; Dennis Palumbo; Michael Sears; L.J. Sellers; Paige Shelton; Clea Simon; Chevy Stevens; Ingrid Thoft; Charles Todd (Caroline); Diane Vallere; Mark Wheaton; Sarah Williams; Simon Wood


Sunday, 10:30 AM Stacy Allen; Shannon Baker; Mike Befeler; Trudy Nan Boyce; Eileen Brady; Peg Brantley; Cindy Brown; John Burley; Teresa Burrell; Andrew Case; Brenda Chapman; Anne Cleeland; Janet Dawson; Tyler Dilts; Barbara Fradkin; Neal Griffin; Elizabeth Gunn; Parnell Hall; Timothy Hallinan; C.C. Harrison; Charlotte Hinger; Paty Jager; William Kent Krueger; Mary Jane Maffini (Victoria Abbott); Jenn McKinlay; Philip Reed; Jeffrey M. Siger; Jim Thane; Ingrid Thoft; Nancy G. West

Sunday, 12:00 Ellie Alexander (Kate Dyer-Seeley); Terry Ambrose; Maegan Beaumont; Lou Berney; Frankie Bow; Lisa Brackmann; Steve Brewer; Craig Faustus Buck; Christine Carbo; Jodi Compton; Matt Coyle; Vicki Delany (Eva Gates); Christa Faust; Agnete Friis; Chris Goff; Lene Kaaberbøl; Rosemarie Keenan (Renee Patrick); Vince Keenan (Renee Patrick); Barry Lancet; Elizabeth Little; Gary Phillips; D.R. Ransdell; Susan Spann; Josh Stallings; Charles Todd (Caroline)


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