Barbara Nickless (she/her)

Barbara Nickless is the Wall Street Journal and No. 1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of seven award-winning novels. Her Sydney Parnell series has been optioned for television. Barbara lives at the base of a 14,000-foot mountain where she loves to hike, snowshoe, and venture through tunnels deep underground. Recent travels—while conducting research for a novel—involved taking cover from rocket fire and being grilled at military checkpoints. Her new book is "The Drowning Game."

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Awards: Colorado Author Award (twice)

The Mysteries Behind Series Mysteries

Whether you prefer to follow characters through multiple books or you’re a one-and-done type of reader, you will enjoy meeting these four authors. In this session, we will learn what goes into a decision to write series mysteries.

Campus Store (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: J. A. Jance, Beth Morrison, Boyd Morrison, Barbara Nickless
Moderator: Jennifer Dornbush

Smarter Than the Bad Guys

From Sherlock Holmes on, we love a brilliant sleuth. Chasing clues and fitting the pieces together takes a lot of brain power. These authors have given us investigators to cheer for and think about.

Koffler Room 204 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: David McCloskey, Megan Miranda, Barbara Nickless
Moderator: John McMahon

Workshop: Crafting the Murder Book

Case files, called the “murder books,” are used by detectives to gather information on investigation. We’ll develop our own murder book for writing killer fiction. Our case file will include tools for developing the structure, creating characters, planting clues, red herrings, and more.

Integrated Learning Center Room 119 (Seats 60)  
Sun, Mar 16, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelist: Barbara Nickless

Books:

The Drowning Game

Mystery / Thrillers
Amazon Publishing
November 2024
ISBN 9781662510014
379 pages

Play of Shadows

Mystery / Thrillers
Amazon Publishing
November 2023
ISBN 9781662509988
447 pages