Tucson Festival of Books

Thrills, Chills and Laughs


Finlay Donovan creator Elle Cosimano and Reed Farrel Coleman will compare notes about writing page-turning suspense, building tension, and tension-breaking humor. (Unfortunately, Alissa Lee will not be able to take part in this session as originally planned.)


Panelists
Reed Farrel Coleman

Reed Farrel Coleman is The New York Times-bestselling author of 31 novels, including the Nick Ryan and Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone series. In addition to his acclaimed characters, Moe Prager and Gus Murphy, he has written the stand-alone novel "Gun Church" and collaborated on the novel "Tower....

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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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Books:
Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line
A Novel
Elle Cosimano
Mystery / Thrillers
St. Martin's Publishing Group
March 2026
ISBN 9781250337597
304 pages

The Final Score
Six Short Novels
Don Winslow
Mystery / Thrillers
HarperCollins Publishers
January 2026
ISBN 9780063450424
304 pages