News & Events
News
BREAKING NEWS: I will be writing two more mysteries for Severn House to be published in 2026 and 2027! Stay tuned for more information.
The audio book of DEEDS LEFT UNDONE, the 13th Virginia Wine Country mystery, is moving to a new recording company: Tantor Audio, a division of Recorded Books. Please keep checking for more information.
The trade paperback edition of DODGE AND BURN is now available in the UK and US .
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Learn more about my writing process on the ENDPAPERS blog. from Paperblanks, publisher of beautiful journals.
Read my story and recommendations for the best Russian spy novels in CrimeReads.
Watch my television interview on the writing life with host Rose Martin of Write Around the Corner, which aired on Blue Ridge PBS stations, with bonus interviews on Blue Ridge PBS Passport. You can also watch online. Write Around the Corner features monthly interviews with Virginia authors or authors who write about Virginia. (The show was taped at Slater Run Vineyards in Upperville, VA in April, 2024).
Events
8/18-8/22/25: Chautauqua Writers’ Center Workshops, Chautauqua, NY. I’ll be teaching a workshop called Writing Your Mystery Novel: Howdunnit during Week 9 of the summer series at the beautiful Chautauqua Institution in New York from August 18-22. You will be able to sign up for this class (limited to 12) on April 28.
9/3-9/7/25 Bouchercon World Mystery Conference, Blood on the Bayeau, New Orleans, LA. More information to come.
9/19-9/21/2025 Creatures, Crime, and Creativity Conference, Columbia, MD. I am invited as a local guest of honor. Click on the link to register and for more information.
10/23-10/25/2025 Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference, Washington, D.C., Hosted by the Chautauqua Institution, American University, and Mahogany Books. I’ll be on a panel called How to Tell the Page-Turning Story: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, and Historical Fiction, on Friday, October 24 from 3:30-5pm. Click on this link to register for this intensive 3-day workshop and conference.
