coming events & a special note

Hi there! I've written both fiction and nonfiction, which gives me a chance to meet all kinds of readers. Please scroll down for coming events, plus info about my fundraising campaign for kidnapping survivor Colleen Stan.

2/20 Amelia Island Book Festival, Author Expo/Reader Extravaganza, “Hitchcock-like Suspense,” 3:00 p.m., Amelia Island, FL

2/25-28 Left Coast Crime, The Great Cactus Caper Mystery Conference, “From Fact to Fiction, Journalists Writing Mysteries,” Sat. 11:00 a.m., Phoenix, AZ

3/2 Florida Library Association Annual Conference, “Mystery Writers Breakfast,” 7:30-9:30, and “Mystery Writers Panel,” 10:30-12:00, Daytona Beach, FL

* Besides signing novels, I’ll be giving away as many free copies of Perfect Victim as I can in order to promote the crowdfunding campaign I’ve launched for kidnapping survivor Colleen Stan. With each book, I’ll ask for a donation via the GoFundMe.com campaign, titled “Help Colleen Raise Her Grandson.” (Huge thanks to all generous souls who join me in lending her a helping hand!)

Here’s the link: https://www.gofundme.com/pq9tms84

P.S. I had a wonderful time visiting Goddard College in January. I gave a reading from What Doesn’t Kill Her, and the next day led a workshop on “The Arc of the Novel.” It was a treat to return to Goddard’s Vermont campus, where I received my MFA degree in 2009, and I was thrilled to see many of my favorite faculty members. (I love that place!)