I’m pleased to announce that today is publication day for the U.S. trade paperback of HARD TWISTED, the Depression-era true-crime novel that the London Sunday Times called a “taut and intriguing thriller,” and that the L.A. Times called “a gritty, gripping read, and one that begs to be put on film.”  Which explains why I spent most of yesterday doing radio interviews, first with Utah Public Radio host Tom Williams, then with Authors on the Air host Stephen Campbell, and I hope you’ll take a moment and check them out.  Tomorrow (Wednesday) I’m off to Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM for a 6:00 p.m. event with author David Edgerly Gates, whose work appears in the newly-released BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF 2013.  I’ll be signing HARD TWISTED, and David will be signing BAMS 2013, and if you’re in the neighborhood, we hope you’ll stop by and say hello.  Also, for those in the southwestern Colorado area, I’ll be interviewed by host Tom Yoder on NPR affilliate KSJD-FM on Friday, November 1 at 8:30 a.m.  Hope you’ll listen in!

For those who missed it,  below is my August 28 interview with host Pam Stack on her Authors on the Air Radio Network. It includes call-ins from authors Leila Meacham, Deborah Coonts, and David Edgerly Gates, some flagrant name-dropping (David Morrell, Craig Johnson, Tony Hillerman), and a few yucks. All in all, a fun way to spend an hour!

Over at The Strand magazine, I discuss the real-life inspirations for my latest novel, GREEN-EYED LADY.

Check out my guest spot at Jen’s Book Thoughts, with five for fun on Friday. Have a read!