Upcoming Events

"Board Stiff" Signing, St. Louis Public Central Library, St. Louis, MO
5/9/2013 / 7:00 to 8:00 PM
1301 Olive Street - St. Louis - MO 63101
	This is my first visit to the newly renovated Central Library downtown and I'm signing in the lovely Center for the Reader, where all the fiction is housed. This is a relaxed event, where I'll be able to talk to you personally and sign books. Big Sleep Books will be selling copies of my new hardcover, "Board Stiff." For information call (314) 539-0327.
Talk and Signing at the Festus Public Library, Festus, MO
5/10/2013 / 1 PM
222 N. Mill Street - Festus - MO 63028
	The Festus Public Library is one of my favorite places to visit. It's fun to talk to real readers. I can't wait to tell you about "Board Stiff," my new Dead-End Job mystery. Stop by for a good talk, a good time, and good cookies, courtesy of the Friends of the Library. Relax on a Friday afternoon and do your Mother's Day shopping. Mom would appreciate an autographed copy of "Board Stiff." It's like buying her a day at the beach. And give yourself a copy, too. You deserve it. For more information, call the Festus library at 636-937-2017.
Talk and Book Signing Benefit for The St. Louis ALS Association, St. Louis, MO
5/10/2013 / 5:30 to 7:00 PM
University of Missouri-St. Louis - St. Louis - MO 63121
	ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, has hit so many talented people from David Niven, to bluesman Lead Belly, to General Maxwell Taylor. It's my privilege to be an ALS Community Partner and give a benefit signing for The St. Louis Regional Chapter of ALS. For every copy of "Board Stiff" sold by ALS or at the event, I'll donate 40% of the cover price -- $9.58 -- to the local ALS chapter. Can't make the event? Order your signed mystery in advance from Diana Wunning, and for $3, she'll mail your copy. All proceeds go to local ALS patient services. My talk and signing are at the J.C. Penney Conference Center at UMSL, One University Drive, in Room 92. It's ADA accessible and signs will be posted to guide you. Do your Mother's Day shopping for a good cause. To reserve a seat and your books, contact ALS at 314-432-7257 or call Diana Wunning, 314-725-4832, or e-mail wunning@sbcglobal.net
"Board Stiff" Signing at Barnes & Noble Ladue, St. Louis, MO
5/11/2013 / 11 AM 3 PM
8871 Ladue Road - Ladue - MO 63124
	What's more fun than St. Louis in the spring? I'll be back at Barnes & Noble Ladue, looking forward to talking to my friends about my new Helen Hawthorne Dead-End Job mystery. Buy your Mom a slice of summer. I'll autograph her copy of "Board Stiff," and yours, too. Where else can you get a personalized Mother's Day gift for under $25? Can't make the event? Call the store and order your copy, then pick it up at your convenience. For information, or to order your copy of "Board Stiff," call the store at (314) 862-6280 and tell them how you want your novel autographed. That's (314) 862-6280.
Mother's Day Signing for "Board Stiff," Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO
5/12/2013 / 4 PM
399 N. Euclid Ave. - St. Louis - MO 63108
	It's Mother's Day. The presents are unwrapped and brunch is over. What now? Come on over to Left Bank Books in the Central West End for one more treat that afternoon. I'll deliver a funny talk and you can buy "Board Stiff," the ultimate beach book. You and Mom deserve a few laughs. Left Bank is one of the city's premier independent bookstores. You're sure to find a good read. For more information, call (314) 367-6731.
Talk and Signing at Well Read Books, Fort Lauderdale, FL
5/17/2013 / 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
1374 S. 17th Street - Fort Lauderdale - FL 33316
	"Board Stiff" gets a warm welcome from Well Read Books. I'll be speaking and signing "Board Stiff" Friday night at this Fort Lauderdale bookstore and art gallery. Donna Merganhagen has a huge selection in this fascinating local store. Well Read is near the 17th Street Causeway. For information and directions call 954-467-8878.
"Board Stiff" Talk and Signing at Murder on the Beach Bookstore, Delray Beach, FL
5/14/2015 to 5/14/2013 / 7:00 PM
273 NE 2nd Avenue - Delray Beach - FL 33444
	"Board Stiff," my twelfth Dead-End Job mystery, is a novel of sun, sand and secrets, and I'm looking forward to telling you all about it at Murder on the Beach. Thursday night is the perfect time to visit Delray Beach. Do a little shopping, have a nice dinner, and then stop by for my talk and signing at South Florida's largest mystery bookstore. There will be mini cupcakes, too. Can't make the event but want an autographed copy of "Board Stiff"? Call the store at 561-279-7790.