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.

This Month Is the Nineteenth Anniversary of My First Published Novel

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.

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.

Mike is available to give presentations to service organizations, libraries and book groups.     Retirement Homes Are Murder is available in print, e-book and audio book editions: Print: Amazon.com: Retirement Homes are Murder (1) (Paul Jacobson Geezer-Lit Mystery): 9781893035850: Befeler, Mike: Books e-book: Retirement Homes Are Murder (Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series Book 1) - Kindle edition by Befeler, Mike. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. 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. Audio book: Amazon.com: Retirement Homes Are Murder: Paul Jacobsen Series, Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition): Mike Befeler, Jerry Sciarrio, Books In Motion: Audible Books & Originals http://www.mikebefeler.com

 

The Holiday Adventures of Sure Luck Holmes

Here’s a blurb about my upcoming second book in the Sure Luck Holmes middle grade mystery series. Sure Luck Holmes and Johanna Watson team up to solve mysteries relating to end of the year holidays in the fictional Southern California town of Londonberry.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Begotten

Here’s a blurb about my upcoming novel, Begotten: Grizzly murders of rapists by a serial killer decades apart test Detective Arlin Jamison’s perseverance to track down the killer as he uncovers the secret of both his and the murderer’s heredity.

Two Upcoming Novels

I have two manuscripts in final editing with my publisher. One is the second book in the middle grade Sure Luck Holmes series and the other is an adult mystery titled Begotten. Stay tuned for more information.

Holiday Season

 Tis the season. After a good Thanksgiving gathering, we’re moving into the pre-Christmas period. I put up two lighted globes on our porch, and we’ll get the Christmas tree trimmed this week.

Happy Thanksgiving

 Our family doesn’t always gather on Thursday. With two of our kids and three of our grandkids close by, we let them choose the best day for everyone to get together. This year it will be Saturday.