Readers who take the time to let us know how they feel are the best readers. This is what keeps us going. Check out the new Dark Yonder to see what Andrew is talking about! amazon.com/Dark-Yonder-Is…

You don't wanna miss this book!

Happy to see so many Polis Books friends found a new home Datura Books -- there's some great titles in here for you to check out. publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

Someone running for the highest office in the land should not shy away from answering questions. This is a norm. The replies celebrating this flack's response are incredibly concerning. These are politicians, not sports teams. You don't need to blindly back their every move.

BIG NEWS: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has broken federal labor law so viciously for so long that the NLRB has filed for an injunction that, if granted, would go a long way toward holding the Block family accountable and returning a caliber of news to Pittsburgh this community deserves.

Hey, three years since I got on national television for ... going to a protest my editors didn't want to staff on a Saturday and witnessing a stabbing involving a counter demonstration of conspiracy theorists. Yay? Hindsight 20/20: This was actually research for the new novel?

Me slowly trying to put together the last big action sequence in the Russell Avery series ... no pressure. You've only been in this guy's head for eight years. #amwriting

California’s journalists did not ask for this.

How many novels do you have to write and publish before you stop going insane every time you have to write the ending to a novel?

After the closure of Polis Books , I had some thoughts on how to survive the death of your indie publisher CrimeReads -- thanks to Heather Levy (pre-order THIS VIOLENT HEART!), Kellye Garrett & Patricia Smith for chatting with me about how to scrape yourself off the pavement. crimereads.com/what-to-do-whe…

To clarify: She was held on answer on six of the charges. The judge tossed out the counts involving Deputy Does 3 and 5, leaving 1,2,4,7,8 and 9. Back in court on 9/3.

This is not a deal. It's capitulation. Any legislator who campaigns off this later saying they tried to save local journalism is lying to you.

State Bar accuses L.A. lawyer of misleading inmates and their desperate families -- a case first exposed by Harriet Ryan latimes.com/california/sto…

14 Months. 1 Publisher Collapse. 16 Weeks wondering if the books would ever find a new home. But today I got to type "-30-" First draft of the last Russell Avery novel is complete. Now, the surgery begins... #amwriting

Took the year off from #Bouchercon2024 to focus on the kid, but hoping everyone has a safe, productive convention (and a chaotic, hangover-fueled BarCon). Looking forward to seeing you all in New Orleans in '25.

Didn't go to #Bouchercon this year but thanks to some bday drinks, have the Sunday hangover in spirit with everyone limping to the airport in Nashville today.

And thus concludes the latest episode of "Los Angeles city officials not understanding even the most basic tenets of the Constitution."

My writing playlists are versatile, jump between genres and moods, designed to level shift. My editing playlists are basically just this: open.spotify.com/album/6NeicP84…