April 2025
June Gillam is excited to announce Fallen Kings: Unholy Secrets is now available as an audiobook! In exchange for an honest review, she is offering a free audiobook to the first five (5) people who respond. Please CONTACT her for your free audiobook code here.
Linda S. Gunther – One of my short stories featuring a broken-hearted female private detective (Zee Fritzgerald) was published on March 15 in the literary magazine called Synchronized Chaos. My short story is titled “Gitchie Goo.” Here is the link that takes the reader directly to the short story.
Dwight Holing – The Thunder Head, the ninth book in my Nick Drake Mystery Series, will be released on April 24. A murder. A land grab. A town on fire. Teaming up to solve a grisly murder thrusts Fish & Wildlife Ranger Nick Drake and Harney County Sheriff Pudge Warbler into the middle of a vicious battle between developers and ranchers over a beautiful valley. Find it here.
Leslie Karst – Waters of Destruction, book two in my Orchid Isle Mysteries, will release on April 1.
“Immerse yourself in Hawaiian lore and savor the portrayal of the stunning landscapes while enjoying the entertaining mystery.” Kirkus Reviews
James L’Etoile – On April 5, I will join the Published Writers of Rossmoor in Walnut Creek for a talk about What Writers Really Need to Know about Prison. What happens behind bars can be a character goldmine—if you know where to look.
On April 30 and May 1, I will attend the 79th annual Edgar Awards to celebrate our NorCal chapter nominees, Audrey Lee (Best First Novel), Michelle Chouinard (Mary Higgins Clark Award), and Rhys Bowen (Mary Higgins Clark Award).
Margaret Lucke – I will be making a presentation on “Writing Effective Dialogue: How to Give Your Characters Their Say” to the Town Square Writers in Vacaville, CA, on Tuesday, April 8, from 1-3 PM. The meeting will be on Zoom. Anyone interested in attending is invited to email me for the Zoom link and details: margaret@margaretlucke.com.
Rob Osler – Still stunned that my Quozy mystery, Cirque du Slay, won the best humorous novel at the just-concluded LCC.
Also, I’ve been invited to participate in a historical mystery panel, speaking about my USA Today Best Selling novel, The Case of the Missing Maid, at the LA Times Book Festival.
Gigi Pandian – The fourth book in my Secret Staircase mystery series, The Library Game, was published March 18, 2025, from Minotaur Books. There’s a body in the library—and everyone is a suspect.
Domenic Stansberry – My new novel, The Lizard, will launch at City Lights Bookstore on May 29, at 7 PM. In conversation with Peter Maravelis.
A couple of my other books are being re-issued simultaneously—so we will be talk about those, as well, about exploring criminal consciousness—and also about Molotov Editions, the studio imprint I started a while back, after I ran out the string in NYC and went rogue. I’ll post a reminder next LineUp, in case anyone has interest.