Heading off to Thrillerfest in NYC

Photobooth Simon Toyne & me. I'm heading off to Thrillerfest in NYC, where I'll be Thursday through Sunday (hanging out, but not on any panels) - maybe see some of you there!

I'll be at FanFest on Friday night as the guest of the wonderful Simon Toyne, a UK author I met at 2011 Bouchercon - where I gave him a copy of LEARNING TO SWIM, which his young son soon thereafter appropriated to represent a lake with his train set - as the hardcover of LTS features a woman floating in a very blue lake. He's a great fellow and of course I've devoured his SANCTUS trilogy, as you should as well.

Looking forward to seeing Simon as well as many great friends - it's my suspicion that the crime writing community, I suspect, is unparalleled in its camaraderie.  Hope some of you make it to Thrillerfest and go hear Simon - he's on a panel at 10:30 am Saturday, along with Gayle Lynds, Karna Small Bodman, Carla Neggers, Brenda Novak, Kate White, and our friend Daniel Palmer.