Last Saturday I had an enjoyable afternoon signing books in the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime booths at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. It was an opportunity to speak with readers as well as author friends. Picture below is signing with Tori Eldridge and Sherri Leigh James.
Last Saturday I gave my presentation titled, Lessons Learned as an Author, to a book club I belong to in Lakewood, CA. I’m scheduled to give this presentation to Southwestern Manuscripters on Saturday, June 3 from 2 to 4 PM at the Palos Verdes Library Community Room, 701 Silver Spur Road, Palos Verdes, CA.
Today is the fourteenth anniversary of the release of my second book in the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series, Living with Your Kids Is Murder. In this humorous amateur sleuth novel, cantankerous octogenarian Paul Jacobson must solve two murders while struggling with the problems of his short-term memory loss. As Paul ends up suspiciously close to a bank robbery, kidnapping and drug bust, his granddaughter Jennifer helps him track down the real perpetrators. Paul juggles two girlfriends, experiences the quirks of old age romance and must find a way to stay alive when he confronts a murderer.
I’m available to give presentations to service
organizations, libraries and book clubs.
What others have to say about Living with Your Kids
Is Murder:
“It's hard to beat a team that includes a wisecracking old fart and a
straight-talking young sprout, and Befeler's second geezer-lit entry
delivers.”—Kirkus Review
“Cleverly plotted.” —Publishers Weekly
Living with Your Kids Is Murder was a finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery of 2009.
Living with Your Kids Is Murder is available in print, e-book and audio book editions:
e-book box set first four books of Paul Jacobson series: Box Set: Retirement Homes Are Murder, Living with Your Kids Is Murder, Senior Moments Are Murder, Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder (Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series Book 1) - Kindle edition by Befeler, Mike. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
On Saturday April 22, I’ll be at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the USC Campus signing books from 2-3 PM in the Mystery Writers of America booth 363 and from 4-6 PM in the Sisters in Crime booth 360.
The writers critique group I’ve joined has now started. We’ve sent our first submission to other members and will meet next week to discuss our works. There are four of us, two of whom I’ve known before. I look forward to the comments from the other writers.
After a successful Left Coast Crime Conference in Tucson, I’m ready for my next mystery conference for mystery fans and authors: Bouchercon 2023 in San Diego August 30 – September 3. This is a large conference with typically 1500 – 2000 attendees. This will be the fourth time I’ve attended a Bouchercon Conference, and I’ll be able to drive there from the LA area.
Last week’s Left Coast Crime Conference in Tucson was a great success. Approximately 500 mystery writers and fans gathered to hear panels, discuss mystery novels and chat. I participated in the Author Speed Dating during which I traveled from table to table with fellow mystery author Alan Orloff. We each gave the attendees at 18 tables a pitch about our latest mystery novels.
I hosted the Meet the New Authors Breakfast where each debut
author gave a one-minute pitch on the most important thing readers should know
about their new mystery novel.
