Tucson Festival of Books

California Killers


It may never rain in California, but murder is always in the forecast. Join these bestselling mystery authors who set their books on the Left Coast where even when the sun shines it can get dark.


Panelists
Robert Crais

Robert Crais is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels, 20 of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his deadly ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. Before writing novels, Crais spent several years writing scripts for such major television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice, Quincy, Baretta, and L....

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T. Jefferson Parker

T. Jefferson Parker is the author of 29 novels including "The Rescue" and "California Girl," both of which won the Edgar Award for best mystery. His latest book "Desperation Reef" was released in 2024....

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Gary Phillips

Gary Phillips has published various novels, comics, short stories and edited several anthologies including "South Central Noir" and the award-winning "The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir....

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Books:
The Big Empty
Robert Crais
Mystery / Thrillers
Penguin Publishing Group
January 2025
ISBN 9780525535768
400 pages
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Desperation Reef
A Novel
T. Jefferson Parker
Mystery / Thrillers
Tor Publishing Group
July 2024
ISBN 9781250907882
320 pages
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Ash Dark as Night
Gary Phillips
Mystery / Thrillers
Soho Press
April 2024
ISBN 9781641294744
312 pages
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