Tucson Festival of Books | Mariah Fredericks

Mariah Fredericks

Mariah Fredericks is the author of the Jane Prescott mystery series, set in 1910s New York, and has twice been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in history and was the head copywriter for Book of the Month Club. Her historical standalone, "The Lindbergh Nanny," was nominated for the 2023 Anthony and Agatha, as well as the Macavity Sue Feder Memorial Award. Her latest historical mystery, "The Girl in the Green Dress," was released last September.

Awards: I have been nominated for the Edgar and the Macavity.

Scheduled events:

Misfits, Meddlers and Murder

Authors Margot Douaihy, Mariah Fredericks, and Joshua Moehling have come to the festival with characters who surprise us, delight us, and take us down unexpected roads. How do they begin developing the characters who live in their books?

UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250)

Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)

Panelists: Margot Douaihy, Mariah Fredericks, Joshua Moehling
Moderator: Pamela Schuster
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter, UA Campus Store

Deadly Crimes in Different Times

Naomi Hirahara, Mariah Fredericks and Sujata Massey have come to the festival with novels that spin historic fiction into edge-of-your-seat mysteries. Whodunit? And when?

The Commons Room 105 (Seats 217, Wheelchair accessible)

Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)

Panelists: Mariah Fredericks, Naomi Hirahara, Sujata Massey
Moderator: Ellen Byron
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of City of Tucson, Visit Tucson, Hilary Hamlin

Books:

The Girl in the Green Dress

A Mystery Featuring Zelda Fitzgerald
Mystery / Thrillers
St. Martin's Publishing Group
September 2025
ISBN 9781250367518
336 pages
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The Wharton Plot

A Novel
Mystery / Thrillers
St. Martin's Publishing Group
March 2025
ISBN 9781250371355
304 pages
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