Tucson Festival of Books

One Shade Darker


If you like your stories like your chocolate, dark and rich, this is a session for you. Take a walk on the creepy, scary side with authors Kelley Armstrong, Ramona Emerson and Kate Alice Marshall. From a deadly blizzard to chilling secrets, these authors will keep you on the edge of your seat.


Panelists
Kelley Armstrong

Kelley Armstrong believes experience is the best teacher, though she’s been told this shouldn’t apply to writing her murder scenes. To craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery and fencing....

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Ramona Emerson

Ramona Emerson is a Diné writer and filmmaker who comes to the festival with a ghostly thriller, "Exposure." Her first novel, "Shutter," was longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award in fiction....

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Kate Alice Marshall

Kate Alice Marshall is the bestselling author of the thriller “A Killing Cold” and several more thrillers as well as mysteries and horror for kids. Her middle grade books include the “Secrets of Eden Eld” trilogy and “Extra Normal....


Books:
Cold as Hell
A Haven's Rock Novel
Kelley Armstrong
Mystery / Thrillers
St. Martin's Publishing Group
February 2025
ISBN 9781250351791
352 pages
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A Killing Cold
A Novel
Kate Alice Marshall
Mystery / Thrillers
Flatiron Books
February 2025
ISBN 9781250343055
304 pages
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Exposure
Ramona Emerson
Mystery / Thrillers
Soho Press
October 2024
ISBN 9781641294768
288 pages
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