Tucson Festival of Books

Thrills, Chills and Laughs


Finlay Donovan creator Elle Cosimano, Reed Farrel Coleman and Alissa Lee will compare notes about writing page-turning suspense, building tension and tension breaking humor.


Panelists
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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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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Alissa Lee

A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Alissa Lee is a writer and lawyer. she grew up in New Jersey and lives in the San Francisco Bay area. "With Friends Like These," a heady mix of dark academia, spiraling stakes and tangled loyalties, is her first novel....

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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
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The Final Score
Six Short Novels
Don Winslow
Mystery / Thrillers
HarperCollins Publishers
January 2026
ISBN 9780063450424
304 pages
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With Friends Like These
A Novel
Alissa Lee
Mystery / Thrillers
Atria/Emily Bestler Books
November 2025
ISBN 9781668094006
240 pages
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