Tucson Festival of Books

High-Stakes Mysteries


Readers have come to expect crime, chaos and consequence from the authors in this session. How do they keep finding new ways to keep us turning the pages? Let’s find out!


Panelists
Matt Goldman

Matt Goldman is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and Emmy Award winning television writer. He has been nominated for the Shamus and Nero Awards. Matt's television writing credits include Seinfeld, Ellen, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency....

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Gregg Hurwitz

Gregg Hurwitz is The New York Times bestselling author of 26 thrillers, including the Orphan X series. His novels have won numerous literary awards and have been published in 33 languages. He currently serves as the co-president of International Thriller Writers....

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Linda Moore

Linda Moore is an author, traveler and recovering gallery owner. "Attribution," her debut novel won the 2023 National Indie Excellence Award in Literary Fiction, the Independent Publisher Book (IPPY) Awards Gold Medal, and a silver medal in the IBPA Ben Franklin Awards for General Fiction....

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Books:
The Murder Show
Matt Goldman
Mystery / Thrillers
Tor Publishing Group
April 2025
ISBN 9781250325723
304 pages
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Antihero
An Orphan X Novel
Gregg Hurwitz
Mystery / Thrillers
St. Martin's Publishing Group
February 2026
ISBN 9781250871770
416 pages
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Five Days in Bogotá
A Novel
Linda Moore
Mystery / Thrillers
She Writes Press
May 2024
ISBN 9781647426125
304 pages
The author will make this book available for sale at the Indie Author Pavilion during the Festival.