Tucson Festival of Books

Villains We Love to Hate


What makes a good villain? What makes us loathe some characters and love others? Today we'll ask three people who know: J.A. Jance, Phillip Margolin and Kyle Mills. Who are their favorite bad guys? Let's ask.


Panelists
J.A. Jance

A graduate of Bisbee High and the University of Arizona. J.A. Jance taught English at Pueblo High in Tucson before trying her hand as a novelist. It proved to be a good idea. Jance will debut her 80th book, "Overkill," at this year's Tucson Festival of Books....

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Phillip Margolin

Phillip Margollin, bestselling author, continues the Lockwood legal thriller series with "Betrayal" and the stand alone thriller "An Insignificant Case." All of his more than 25 books have been bestsellers....

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Kyle Mills

Kyle Mills is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of 23 political thrillers, including 11 under his own brand, three for Robert Ludlum, and nine in Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp universe....

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Books:
OverKill
J.A. Jance
Mystery / Thrillers
Simon & Schuster
April 2025
ISBN 9781668035788
Hardcover, 320 pages
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An Insignificant Case
A Thriller
Phillip Margolin
Mystery / Thrillers
St. Martin's Publishing Group
November 2024
ISBN 9781250885821
304 pages
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Code Red
A Mitch Rapp Novel by Kyle Mills
Kyle Mills
Mystery / Thrillers
Simon and Schuster
September 2024
ISBN 9781982165000
400 pages
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