20 debut mystery authors each gave a one-minute pitch about the most important thing to know about their mystery novel to a room of mystery readers.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Left Coast Crime Conference
At the Left Coast Crime Conference this month in San Francisco, I will be participating in a number of events. I’ll be presenting at the Author Speed Dating; on a panel titled A Fresh New View: Younger Perspectives with Lee Matthew Goldberg, Annabelle Oh, Linda Joy Singleton and Gay Toltl Kinman; and moderating the Meet the New Authors Breakfast.
Thursday, January 15, 2026
This Month Is the Nineteenth Anniversary of My First Published Novel
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This
month is the nineteenth anniversary of the release of Mike Befeler’s first
published mystery novel, Retirement Homes Are Murder. Imagine
yourself waking up in a retirement home, not remembering anything from the
day before and being accused of murder. Or consider a male Miss Marple
enmeshed in a light-hearted Memento. |
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When crotchety octogenarian Paul
Jacobson discovers a body wedged in a retirement home trash chute, he must
become an amateur sleuth to clear himself as a murder suspect while
struggling with the problems of his short-term memory loss and being stuck
living with a bunch of old people. As Paul’s snooping gets him in
trouble with the local police and the retirement home administration, he
meets eccentric residents, develops a new friendship, experiences the quirks
of old age romance and must face his biggest fear in order to escape from a
murderer intent upon a repeat performance. |
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Mike is available to give presentations
to service organizations, libraries and book groups.
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