Many of my mystery novels feature older characters and are affectionately called geezer-lit mysteries. Even in these, I often have grandkids who play a role in the story. My latest book, The Adventures of Sure Luck Holmes, features a fifth-grade amateur detective with many of the Sherlock Holmes tropes.
I will be on the Senior Sleuth Panel at the Left Coast Crime Conference in Denver.
Day & time: Saturday March 15, 10:15 AM -
11:00 AM
Moderator: Elizabeth Crowens
Panelists:
Mike Befeler
Janet
Finsilver
Julie A.
Hennrikus
Ellen
Kirschman
I enjoy participating in library events. I will be on a panel at the Agoura Hills Library on Saturday May 17 at 1 PM, and I will be speaking at the Villa Park Library in Orange County, CA, at 2 PM on Saturday May 24.
It’s often said to write about what you know. It’s also important to write about something that interests you. I played competitive tennis as a boy and in college, but over time with aging joints I converted over to pickleball with its smaller court. The combination of my interest in racquet/paddle sports and mystery novels led me to the publication of my pickleball mystery, Paradise Court. It is set in Maui where the protagonist makes two discoveries: a pickleball court and a dead body. Things go down hill from there.
