Tucson Festival of Books

Familiar Faces


Festival regulars J.A. Jance, C.J. Box and Elle Cosimano are three of the biggest names in modern mystery. In this session they will discuss the strategies they use to keep their stories fresh … and their readers coming back for more.


Panelists
C.J. Box

C. J. Box is the bestselling author of 31 novels, 26 of them in his signature Joe Pickett series. More than 20 million copies of his books have been sold, and his work has been translated into 26 different languages....

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Elle Cosimano

Elle Cosimano is a New York Times bestselling author, an International Thriller Award winner, and an Edgar Award nominee. Elle’s debut novel for adults, "Finlay Donovan Is Killing It," kicked off a witty, fast-paced contemporary mystery series which was one of the New York Public Library's Best Books of 2021....

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J.A. Jance

J.A. Jance is The New York Times bestselling author of more than 70 books. Born in South Dakota and raised in Bisbee, Arizona, she and her husband live in the Seattle area with their two long-haired dachshunds, Mary and Jojo....

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Books:
The Girl from Devil's Lake
A Brady Novel of Suspense
J.A. Jance
Mystery / Thrillers
HarperCollins Publishers
January 2025
ISBN 9780063252639
336 pages
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The Crossroads
C.J. Box
Mystery / Thrillers
Penguin Group
February 2026
ISBN 9780593851098
368 pages
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Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line
A Novel
Elle Cosimano
Mystery / Thrillers
St. Martin's Publishing Group
March 2026
ISBN 9781250337597
304 pages
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