 Upcoming events
Tami Hoag (January 4 at 7:00pm) Tami Hoag will be at the Poisoned Pen on January 4th to promote her new book, Deeper Than the Dead. Come meet an author the Chicago Tribune called "one of the most intense suspense writers around."
Interested: cozyaz Added by Dutton. T. Jefferson Parker (January 12 at 7:00pm) A resident of Southern California and passionate about illegal gun flow between Mexico and the U.S., T. Jefferson Parker offers us a window into his world in his third book to feature the beloved character Charlie Hood. T. Jefferson Parker is the bestselling, two-time Edgar Award- winning author of sixteen ... (more)John Lescroart (January 16 at 2:00pm) John Lescroart is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty previous novels, including A Plague of Secrets, Betrayal, The Suspect and The Hunt Club. Meet him and hear him discuss his new book, Treasure Hunt.
Linda Fairstein (March 16 at 7:00pm) A critically acclaimed thriller writer, Fairstein's real life experience in the legal system has lead to the creation of some of the most compelling crime thrillers of our time. After rising through the courtroom ranks at a time when so few women were successful in law, she became a Manhattan prosecutor ... (more)Past eventsFive Arizona authors sign their books: (September 30 at 7:00pm) Five Arizona authors sign their books: Betsy Thornton, A Song for You; CC Harrison, Running from Strangers; Rebecca Cramer, High Stakes at San Xavier; Jeff Mariotte, River Runs Red, Marilyn McGrath, All You Know on Earth
The Rolling Darkness Review brings you scary stories, spooky music and sound effects. (September 30 at 7:00pm) The Rolling Darkness Review for Halloween brings you scary stories, spooky music and sound effects.
Clare O'Donohue (September 30 at 7:00pm) Twenty-six-year-old Nell Fitzgerald receives a handmade quilt as an engagement gift from her grandmother Eleanor on the same day her fiance calls off the wedding. Heartbroken, Nell flees New York City for her grandmother's home and quilt shop, Someday Quilts, in upstate Archers Rest. Along with the quilting ... (more)Archer Mayor (October 1 at 7:00pm) The Catch: Joe Gunther and his Vermont Bureau of Investigation power a long running, top notch policing series. Joe, now head of the VBI and exploring a new relationship with a woman maybe able to deal with him being a cop, is brought in when a fellow policeman is killed in the line of duty. Moving drugs ... (more)David Liss (October 2 at 7:00pm) The Edgar winner signs The Whiskey Rebels, a tale of 1790s Philadelphia
Archer Mayor (October 3 at 7:00pm) The Catch: Joe Gunther and his Vermont Bureau of Investigation power a long running, top notch policing series. Joe, now head of the VBI and exploring a new relationship with a woman maybe able to deal with him being a cop, is brought in when a fellow policeman is killed in the line of duty. Moving drugs ... (more)Dennis Lehane (October 3 at 7:00pm) The Given Day: An epic novel of the 1919 Boston policeman's strike and the year or so leading up to it including the end of the war and the influenza pandemic, and cast with the Coughlin Irish police dynasty and real characters like BoSox pitcher Babe Ruth, Governor Calvin Coolidge, WEB DuBois, and young ... (more)Dennis Lehane (October 3 at 7:00pm) The Given Day: An epic novel of the 1919 Boston policeman's strike and the year or so leading up to it including the end of the war and the influenza pandemic, and cast with the Coughlin Irish police dynasty and real characters like BoSox pitcher Babe Ruth, Governor Calvin Coolidge, WEB DuBois, and young ... (more) Tess Gerritsen - A Pot Luck Party (October 4 at 6:00pm) Keepsake: Madam X appears to be an Egyptian mummy. Linen wrapping of an age confirmed by carbon-14 dating. Leathery skin. Cranium evacuated. But when Boston's Crispin Museum transports Madam X to Pilgrim Hospital for the inevitable CT scan, Boston ME Dr. Maura Isles is on hand. The scan, and follow-up ... (more)Meet Author Pseudonymous Bosch (October 7 at 7:00pm) Bosch signs two books for kids: The Name of This Book Is Secret and If You're Reading This, It's Too Late What * Book signing When Oct 07, 2008 from 07:00 pm Where PP Scottsdale Contact Name Lorri Amsden Contact Email sales@poisonedpen.com Contact Phone 480 947-2974 Add event ... (more)Michael Connelly (October 15 at 12:00pm) The Brass Verdict: When Harry (Bosch) met Mickey (Haller). The author writes, "It all began with a story an attorney told me about a murder case in which the victim was a lawyer. Another attorney was brought in by the courts to take over the dead man’s practice. Problem was, the new attorney realized ... (more)Jonathan Carroll (October 16 at 7:00pm) Ghost in Love: A man falls in the snow, hits his head on a curb, and dies. But something strange occurs: the man doesn’t die, and the ghost that’s been sent to take his soul to the afterlife is flabbergasted. Going immediately to its boss, the ghost asks, what should I do now? The boss says, we don’t ... (more)Michael Genelin (October 18 at 1:00pm) Siren of the Water: Jana Matinova is a commander in the Slovak Criminal Police. With seven dead bodies on her hands and Bratislava clearly a conduit for criminals, she moves from the Ukraine to Strasbourg, from Vienna to Nice, in a hunt for a ruthless killer and the beautiful Russian he is determined ... (more)Aimee and David Thurlo (October 18 at 2:00pm) Coyote's Wife: Their 14th for Navajo Tribal Police officer Ella Clah, Coyote's Wife, starts with a vicious attack on Ervin Benally, the son-in-law of a key businesswoman, who stirred up the people with plans to install a satellite phone system that would allow the Navajos to communicate across miles ... (more)Terry Brooks signing Gypsy Morph (October 19 at 1:00pm) The Gypsy Morph wraps up the pulse-pounding events in Armageddon's Children and The Elves of Cintra where the Great Wars of which Allanon spoke to Shea Ohmsford in The Sword of Shannara have decimated society and a few lone survivors gather together to save humanity from itself. The author promises no ... (more)Leslie Klinger Signing The New Annotated Dracula (October 20 at 7:00pm) New Annotated Dracula: An incredibly cool, richly illustrated homage of 600+ pages to the Bram Stoker novel and the whole legend, daring to show it based on historical fact and exploring the many subtexts (masochism, necrophilia, homoerotic and even dentophilic) to the major psychological, economic, ... (more)Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry (October 22 at 7:00pm) signing their new Young Adult book Science Fair; also signing The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Dog; History of the Millennium (So Far)
The Rolling Darkness Review brings you scary stories, spooky music and sound effects. (October 25 at 2:00pm) The Rolling Darkness Review for Halloween brings you scary stories, spooky music and sound effects.
Alex Kava and Katherine Neville (October 26 at 1:00pm) Katherine Nevil and ALex Kava sign their new books Neville-The Fire: On the 20th anniversary of Neville's classic bestseller The Eight, here is chess whiz Alexandra Solarin, a chef, Cat Velis' only daughter, she arrives at mom's Colorado lodge to learn that Cat has vanished…. Kava-Exposed: FBI special ... (more)Eric Stone Signing Flight of the Hornbill (October 27 at 7:00pm) Eric Stone Signing Flight of the Hornbill
Alan Dean Foster Signing (November 1 at 5:30pm) Alan Dean Foster discusses and signs his new Commonwealth novel, Quofum.
Gregory Maguire signing (November 1 at 6:30pm) Gregory maguire discusses and signs his latest book.
AUTHOR SIGNING : BETTY WEBB (November 5 at 7:00pm) Signing The Anteater of Death, the start of a new series in a zoo. Anteater of Death: A rich man is found dead in a central California coast zoo alongside Lucy the giant anteater. Zookeeper Theodora Bentley, descendant of the zoo's wealthy patrons the Gunns, battles to clear a very pregnant Lucy's ... (more)AUTHOR SIGNING AND DISCUSSION (November 6 at 7:00pm) Signing Blue Blood 3: Revelations, third in her vampire series for young adults. Think Laurell K. Hamilton and Stephenie Meyer
AUTHOR SIGNING AND DISCUSSION : VINCE FLYNN (November 7 at 7:00pm) Extreme Measures: Mitch Rapp and Mike Nash may have met their match. The CIA has detected and intercepted two terrorist cells, but a third is feared to be on the loose. Led by a dangerous mastermind obsessed with becoming the leader of al-Qaeda, this determined and terrifying group is about to descend ... (more)AUTHOR SIGNING : MARC LECARD (November 11 at 7:00pm) Tiny Little Troubles: Here’s a zinger of a caper set in San Francisco and centered on a hotshot nanotech scientist about to launch a start-up. He’s got a babe of a wife, a brand-new kid, and a sex addiction that’s led him to high-priced hooker Aphrodite. One of her lowlife crowd learns about Aaron’s ... (more)AUTHOR SIGNING : ALAN JACOBSON (November 11 at 7:00pm) 7th Victim: Gifted profiler Karen Vail has a lot of personal and professional baggage. Tough, smart, funny, she took on her abusive ex and is thus on leave. Too bad—the Dead Eyes Killer can now torture more young women. It’s the 7th victim who holds the key to the serial killer’s mission. It's ... (more)AUTHOR SIGNING : LARRY KARP (November 12 at 7:00pm) King of Ragtime: By 1916, Scott Joplin is dying. He wants to see his musical drama Treemonisha confirm his place in America's musical pantheon. But Irving Berlin flatly denies ever seeing the manuscript. Hmmm. Irving has a dark side, true. Joplin's young piano student Martin Niederhoffer of The Ragtime ... (more)AUTHOR SIGNING : MICHAEL BOWEN (November 12 at 7:00pm) Shoot the Lawyer Twice: A “sex or swim” case on the Great Lakes escalates into a drama of piracy, burglary, theft, jury-tampering, forgery of an explosive papal document from World War II—and a clever murder solved by Milwaukee lawyer Rep Pennyworth and his clever English Professor wife Melissa ... (more)AUTHOR SIGNING : SHEILA LOWE (November 16 at 3:00pm) Forensic handwriting analyst Claudia Rose's first case is Poison Pen ($6.99) - how could we resist this title? In Written in Blood (Signet $6.99), the widow of a rich, older man, Paige Sorenson is younger than - and hated by - her step-children. And they're dead set on proving that she forged their ... (more)AUTHOR SIGNING : RUSSELL ONA (November 16 at 3:00pm) Russell's authorized two Midwestern historical mysteries with sleuth Sarah Kaufman, the head, unusually in this 1925 period, of the Toledo Women's Probate and Juvenile Courts. During a record heat wave, Sarah takes a month to visit her cousin Lena, the newest and most progressive member of the English ... (more)AUTHOR SIGNING : JEFFERY DEAVER (November 18 at 7:00pm) The Bodies Left Behind: A call to the cops from a vacation home on Wisconsin's isolated Lake Mondac is cut short. Off-duty deputy Bryan McKenzie leaves her family at the dinner table to check it out and walks straight into an atrocious murder—and the killer is still in the house….
AUTHOR SIGNING : Penman, Sharon Kay (with Diana Gabaldon and Dana Stabenow) (November 19 at 7:00pm) Devil's Brood, the final volume in her trilogy of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, centers on the implosion of a family. And because it is a royal family whose domains span the English Channel and whose alliances encompass the Christian world, that collapse will have dire consequences. This is a story ... (more)Interested: dkhiggin Added by baffleonious. TOME KIRKBRIDE : AUTHOR SIGNING (November 20 at 6:30pm) Gamadin: Word of Honor: Sixteen-year olds Harlowe Pylott and Matt Riverstone are bodysurfing the narliest waves of the new century when their fun is interrupted by a yacht capsizing off the Newport coast. After rescuing the famous movie star Simon Bolt and the half-alien socialite Leucadia Mars from ... (more)Star Trek Night (November 24 at 7:00pm) Steve Kelley discusses and signs Star Trek: Collectibles and the one-shot magazine The Unofficial Guide to Star Trek Collectibles.
CLIVE and DIRK CUSSLER: NATIONAL BOOK LAUNCH (November 25 at 5:00pm) Arctic Drift: The 20th Dirk Pitt. A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming… a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia… a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war… ... (more)DAVID MUENCH : BOOK SIGNING (December 2 at 7:00pm) The first in the new, fully re-designed state book series from Graphic Arts Books, Arizona offers breathtaking views of the state's most beloved trademarks such as red rock, desert sands, and wildflowers. World-renowned landscape photographer David Muench captures the beauty of the Grand Canyon, the ... (more)DAVID MORRELL : AUTHOR SIGNING (December 3 at 7:00pm) David Morrell on tour for The Spy Who Came for Christmas and Captain America. Spy Who Came for Christmas: Christmas Eve in Santa Fe brings revelers out on Canyon Road's gallery/boutique/restaurant row A desperate man all in black is holding a baby tight, pursued by former colleagues—members of the Russian mafia. Kagan runs past a mother and son abandoned home alone. This unlikely ... (more)MICHAEL BUCKLEY : AUTHOR SIGNING (December 4 at 7:00pm) Signing Once Upon a Crime and The Sisters Grimm mysteries for Ages 9-13
TIM MALEENY : AUTHOR SIGNING (December 6 at 6:00pm) Greasing the Piñata: With the third case for San Fran Pi Cape Weathers and his martial arts sidekick Sally, Maleeny moves into his first hardcovers. Consider the three bodies in the Mexican golf course pond inhabited by alligators—and of course there are plenty of predators ashore.
ROBIN BURCELL : AUTHOR SIGNING AND POT LUCK PARTY (December 6 at 6:00pm) Face of a Killer: “On the 20th anniversary of FBI forensic artist Sydney Fitzpatrick’s father’s murder, a rape victim describes an attacker who resembles Sydney's father’s killer, now on death row. Sydney interviews the convicted man; other clues turn up that lead Sydney to believe that he is ... (more)TALLEY MARCIA : AUTHOR SIGING (December 9 at 7:00pm) Dead Man Dancing: Hannah Ives recommends J&K Dance Studios to her sister. Ruth is determined to shine on her wedding day to Hutch. But when stunning Kay Giannotti floats across the floor to greet Hutch with a kiss, it's clear there's a history. Ruth's footwork is so dazzling Jay Gionnotti charms the ... (more)BETH KENDRICK : AUTHOR SIGNING (December 9 at 7:00pm) All you need is love? For the residents of swanky Mayfair Estates, a pre-nup is just another item on the wedding to-do checklist—but three friends get more than they bargained for when they promise to love, cherish…and sign on the dotted line.
JA Jance (January 5 at 7:00pm) JA Jance Signing Cruel Intent, 4th in her Ali Reynolds Sedona series. Edge of Evil; Web of Evil; Hand of Evil
JA Jance (January 5 at 7:00pm) JA Jance Signing Cruel Intent, 4th in her Ali Reynolds Sedona series. Edge of Evil; Web of Evil; Hand of Evil
Author Interview and Signing (January 6 at 7:00pm) Carol O’Connell’s most recent Mallory novel, Find Me, was one of the most highly praised suspense novels of the year. “A terrific find: a tightly wrapped, expert combination of suspense, mystery and show-stopping character” (Janet Maslin of The New York Times); “yet another example of the spot-on ... (more)Author Interview and Signing with Jan Burke (January 7 at 7:00pm) "In this outstanding supernatural thriller from bestseller Burke (Kidnapped), her first venture into paranormal territory, Tyler Hawthorne, a British officer wounded at Waterloo, receives a memento mori ring on the battlefield from "Messenger" Lucien Adrian deVille, Lord Varre. The ring grants the wearer ... (more)Josh Bazell (January 27 at 7:00pm) Josh Bazell signs his first novel.
Lois McMaster Bujold (January 30 at 7:00pm) Book Four in the Sharing Knife Series and begins with a Q&A session for her fans -- plenty of seating.
Janni Lee Simner reads Bones of Faerie (February 7 at 2:00pm) Janni Lee Simner reads, discusses and signs her new YA fantasy novel, Bones of Faerie.
Janni Lee Simner reads Bones of Faerie (February 7 at 2:00pm) Janni Lee Simner reads, discusses and signs her new YA fantasy novel, Bones of Faerie.
Janni Lee Simner promotes Bones of Faerie (February 7 at 2:00pm) Janni Lee Simner reads, discusses and signs her new YA fantasy novel, Bones of Faerie.
Janni Lee Simner promotes Bones of Faerie (February 7 at 2:00pm) Janni Lee Simner reads, discusses and signs her new YA fantasy novel, Bones of Faerie.
Janni Lee Simner promotes Bones of Faerie (February 7 at 2:00pm) Janni Lee Simner reads, discusses and signs her new YA fantasy novel, Bones of Faerie.
Janni Lee Simner reads Bones of Faerie (February 7 at 2:00pm) Janni Lee Simner reads and discusses her new YA fantasy, Bones of Faerie. Great for fans of Holly Black.
Author Interview and Signing (February 10 at 7:00pm)
Author Signing and Interview (February 13 at 7:00pm) In DEATH BOOKS A RETURN, scrappy Oklahoma librarian Juanita Wills is researching a history of her small town, Wyndham, when she comes across a 50-year-old unsolved murder. The victim was a black teenager from the nearby all-black town of Bryson's Corner, and his body was found on the track at Wyndham ... (more)Author Signing and Event (February 16 at 7:00pm) From Publishers Weekly At the start of bestseller Fairstein's entertaining 11th legal thriller to feature ADA Alexandra Cooper of Manhattan's Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit (after Killer Heat), Alex persuades librarian Tina Barr to go to the hospital after a burglar posing as a fireman assaults Tina at ... (more)Author Signing and Interview (February 17 at 7:00pm) In her 16th case, investigator Kate Shugak faces challenges from her men and from her female relatives—that moral center of the "Park" composed of four widowed "aunties" who are (they think) grooming Kate to assume her grandmother's role. along with the bad guys. In its Starred Review, PW writes: "A ... (more)Author Signing and Interview (February 19 at 7:00pm) Deputy Charlie Hood, knocked sideways by LA Outlaws ($10), asked for a beat from the LA Sheriff's Department patrolling the desert of Antelope Valley, though he commutes up from the city leaving his demons—and dead outlaws—in the rear view mirror. He's partnered with Terry Laws, aka Mr. Wonderful ... (more)Author Signing and Interview (February 21 at 2:00pm) Master gardener Paula Holliday thinks she's joining her reporter friend for a spa-oriented stay at a hotel about 70 miles up the road from her new business. A guy hits on her in the bar—and is subsequently found with a hole in his head. Paula thinks she must have one in hers to hang about the Titan ... (more)Author Signing and Interview (February 21 at 4:00pm) A beautifully designed story of soccer's best athlete begins in the midst of a game with the star about to score. “Pele! Pele! O Rei! Pele! The King!” shouts the roaring crowd. Brown's exuberant introduction transitions to a more sedate narrative that depicts the poor but hopeful upbringing of a ... (more)Author Signing and Interview (February 22 at 2:00pm) His memoir about how his earliest experiences in a remote Mexican clinic helped shape his career as an emergency physician and educator.
Author Signing and Interview (February 23 at 7:00pm) Help us celebrate Rozan's birthday. We're doing a cake and candles (she says please, not the real number); your part is the book. We left PI Bill Smith estranged from Lydia Chin. Lydia is now back in Chinatown with mom in their jointly occupied apartment (the stuff of drama there) and recovering from ... (more)Author Signing and Interview (February 24 at 7:00pm) It’s Christmas Eve, 1931. On the way to see a client, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a desperate war veteran blow himself up on a busy London street. On Christmas Day, the prime minister’s office receives a letter threatening a massive loss of life if certain demands are not met—and the writer mentions ... (more)Author Signing and Interview (February 25 at 7:00pm) On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens. the most famous and successful novelist in the world, hurtled into disaster. Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his ... (more)Nevada Barr (April 8 at 7:00pm) Nevada Barr reads and signs her latest Anna Pigeon novel, Borderline.
David Hewson (April 9 at 7:00pm) David Hewson discusses and signs his latest book in the Roman Cops series. This will include a visual program of some research pictures and other material.
Writer's Workshop with David Hewson (April 11 at 12:00pm) David Hewson. David Hewson will be conductiong a writer's workshop from 12-2PM at the store, the topic to be announced. There is a $10 fee, but no pre-registration is reuired.
Bryan Gruley (April 11 at 2:00pm) Bryan Gruley reads and signs his first book, Starvation Lake.
The Kellerman Family (April 13 at 7:30pm) The Kellerman family, Jonathan, Faye, Jesse, and Aliza discuss current and upcoming works.
Hannah Dennison (April 17 at 2:00pm) Join the PP staff and Hannah Dennison for afternoon tea and a discussion of Scoop, the new Vicky Hill mystery.
Kyle Mills (April 17 at 7:00pm) Kyle Mills reads and signs from his new book.
Diane Mott Davidson (April 18 at 2:00pm) Diane Mott Davidson reads and signs her new Goldy Schulz novel, Fatally Flaky.
The Higgins Clark Family (April 22 at 7:00pm) Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark will be signing their new novels.
Lisa Scottoline (April 23 at 7:00pm) Lisa Scottoline reads and signs her newest book, Look Again
Writer's Workshop (April 25 at 10:00am) Michael Stackpole. New York Times best-selling aut.hor Michael Stackpole conducts a writer's workshop.More details to follow. The fee is $35
Stuart Woods (April 27 at 7:00pm) Stuart Woods reads and signs his latest book, Loitering with Intent.
Jon Talton Webcast (April 28 at 7:00pm) Jon Talton is interviewed, reads and signs his new book, Pain Nurse. www.poisonedfiction.blogspot.com (Click the video player in the upper right hand corner)
Maria V. Snyder (April 29 at 2:00pm) Maria V. Snyder, author of Poison Study, signs the first book in a new fantasy series.
Robert Dugoni (April 29 at 7:00pm) Robert Dugoni reads and signs his new book, Wrongful Death.
Elizabeth Gunn and J.M. Hayes (May 2 at 2:00pm) Elizabeth Gunn and J.M. Hayes discuss their new mysteries, both set in Tucson.
Harley Jane Kozak (May 3 at 2:00pm) Harley Jane Kozak discusses and signs the new Wollie Shelley mystery.
Jane Cleland (May 7 at 7:00pm) Jane Cleland discusses and signs her new mystery novel.
Jane K Cleland signs Keepsakes (May 7 at 7:00pm) Jane K Cleland signs Keepsakes
Louise Ure and Laurie R King (May 9 at 2:00pm) Louise Ure signs Liar's Anonymous at 2 pm and Laurie R King signs The Language of Bees at 3 pm
Louise Ure Signs Liar's Anonymous at 2 pm Laurie R King signs The Language of Bees at 3 pm (May 9 at 2:00pm) Louise Ure Signs Liar's Anonymous at 2 pm Laurie R King signs The Language of Bees at 3 pm
Greg Rucka signs Walking Dead (May 12 at 7:00pm) Greg Rucka signs Walking Dead 7 pm
May 12 ,Greg Rucka signs Walking Dead (Bantam $25) (May 12 at 7:00pm) May 12 ,Greg Rucka signs Walking Dead (Bantam $25)
May 14 Iain Pears, signs Stone's Fall (Siegel & Grau $29). (May 14 at 7:00pm) May 14 Iain Pears, signs Stone's Fall (Siegel & Grau $29).
May 16 Workshop with Keith Kahla, Lindsey Davis (May 16 at 12:00pm) May 16 Workshop with Keith Kahla, Lindsey Davis A discussion with her editor in a kind of workshop from 12-2 followed by a program by Davis. It is inevitable that Barbara Peters, editor of Poisoned Pen Press, will chime in... Lindsey Davis will sign Alexandria (St Martin's $25)
Signing May 18 Tom Lowe signs A False Dawn (St Martins $24.95) (May 18 at 7:00pm) Signing May 18 Tom Lowe signs A False Dawn (St Martins $24.95)
May 19 John Sandford, signs Wicked Prey (Putnam $26.95) (May 19 at 7:00pm) May 19 John Sandford, signs Wicked Prey (Putnam $26.95)
May 20 Garry Disher and John Shannon (May 20 at 7:00pm) Garry Disher, signs Blood Moon (Soho $24), an Australian noir. John Shannon signs Palos Verde Blues (Pegasus $25)
May 21 George Pelecanos, signs The Way Home (Little Brown $25) (May 21 at 7:00pm) May 21 George Pelecanos, signs The Way Home (Little Brown $25)
une 2 Robert K Tanenbaum signs Capture (Pocket $26) (June 2 at 7:00pm) New - June 2 Robert K Tanenbaum signs Capture (Pocket $26)
June 3 Alan Bradley signs Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Bantam $23) (June 3 at 7:00pm) New - June 3 Alan Bradley signs Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Bantam $23), a fantastic first novel with a snarky young girl detective's voice that will delight all fans of British (and other) mystery
Wed. July 22: Daniel Silva (July 3 at 7:00pm) Daniel Silva . Daniel Silva signs The Defector (Putnam $27). Prizes. Food. Fun. We're starting our 20th anniversary celebration early to include authors like Silva and Jance (July 30) who have signed (nearly) all their books at The Poisoned Pen.
Wed. July 8: Brad Thor (July 8 at 7:00pm) brad thor signs The Apostle (Simon Schuster $28) in his first appearance at The Poisoned Pen. For those not familiar with bestseller Thor's work,we highly recommend his unusual thriller The Last Patriot ($10) due out in May.
Sat. July 11: Rhys Bowen 6 pm Potluck (July 11 at 6:00pm) Rhys Bowen sings A Royal Flush (Berkley $25) as part of our Summer Pot Luck series. Bring a dish, join the fun. Event location: http://www.poisonedpen.com/event-calendar/events.html
Mon. July 13: Greg Iles (July 13 at 7:00pm) Greg Iles on tour for The Devil's Punchbowl (Scribner ). Mon. July 13: Greg Iles signs The Devil's Punchbowl (Scribner $27)
Tues. July 14: Joe R Lansdale and Tim Maleeny (July 14 at 7:00pm) Tues. July 14: Joe R Lansdale and Tim Maleeny
Wed. July 15: David Morrell (July 15 at 7:00pm) Wed. July 15: David Morrell signs Shimmer
Thurs. July 16: Megan Abbott, Theresa Schwegel (July 16 at 7:00pm) Thurs. July 16: Megan Abbott, Theresa Schwegel sign Bury Me Deep and Last Known Address
Fri. July 17: Historical/ Priscilla Royal (July 17 at 7:00pm) Fri. July 17: Historical/ Priscilla Royal signs her new medieval mystery Chambers of Death (Poisoned Pen $25). Think Agatha Christie but with nifty twists.
Fri. July 17: Historical/ Priscilla Royal (July 17 at 7:00pm) Fri. July 17: Historical/ Priscilla Royal signs her new medieval mystery Chambers of Death (Poisoned Pen $25). Think Agatha Christie but with nifty twists.
Sat. July 18: David Liss 2 pm (July 18 at 2:00pm) Sat. July 18: David Liss 2 pm signs Devil's Company
Tues. July 28: Julie Kramer (July 28 at 7:00pm) Julie Kramer signs Missing Mark (Doubleday $24)
Wed. July 29: Chris Cavendar (Tim Myers) Pizza Party (July 29 at 7:00pm) Chris Cavendar aka Tim Myers starts a new cozy series tagging a small town North Carolina Pizza Parlor pair of sisters in A Slice of Murder (Kensington $22). He will appear at 3:00 pm at the Velma Teague library as well
Thurs. July 30: JA Jance (July 30 at 7:00pm) Thurs. July 30: JA Jance signs Fire and Ice (Morrow $25.95), a Beaumont and Brady case
Tuesday September 1: CSI PHOENIX (September 1 at 7:00pm) Dr Kathy Reichs 8 pm, Camille Kimball and Jack Ballentine. Doors open 6 pm at the Biltmore 7 pm, Dr Kathy Reichs 8 pm, Camille Kimball and Jack Ballentine, plus Cliff Jewell, the Homicide Detective in Kimball's Sudden Shot: The Phoenix Serial Shooter (Berkley $7.99). Free parking on site. Cash dessert bar. Free to all, but to get Dr. Reichs' book signed you ... (more)Event location: the Az Biltmore
September 5 , Gerald Elias signs Devil's Trill (St Martins $25), (September 5 at 5:00pm) September 5 , Gerald Elias signs Devil's Trill (St Martins $25), a debut set in the world of classical music. Violinist Elias, a Tucson virtuoso who performs with the Boston Symphony, presents a concert and book program.
September 9 William Kent Krueger signs Heaven's Keep (Atria $25) (September 9 at 7:00pm) September 9 William Kent Krueger signs Heaven's Keep (Atria $25)
September 10 Clive Cussler signs Spartan Gold (Putnam $27), (September 10 at 7:00pm) September 10 Clive Cussler signs Spartan Gold (Putnam $27), the start of a new series. The event is free but to get any books signed you must buy a copy of Spartan Gold from The Poisoned Pen. We expect to webcast the event at 7 pm PST for Cussler's global circle of fans.
September 11 David Ellis signs Hidden Man (September 11 at 7:00pm) September 11 David Ellis signs Hidden Man (Putnam $26). TGIF: come to the event, join the author and Barbara for drinks afterward at the Hotel Valley Ho
September 12 Adventure Saturday with authors Aaron Elkins and Suzanne Arruda (September 12 at 7:00pm) Aaron Elkins and Suzanne Arruda. September 12 Adventure Saturday with authors Aaron Elkins and Suzanne Arruda Join us for a light lunch before our author programs. Animals crackers from Suzanne Arruda. Oaxacan coffee from Aaron Elkins. Prizes and exotic travel talk. Elkins, signs Skull Duggery (Berkley $25), wherein Dr Gideon Oliver ... (more)September 15 Sheila Lowe and Lucy Lawrence (September 15 at 7:00pm) Sheila Lowe and Lucy Lawrence . September 15 Sheila Lowe and Lucy Lawrence Sheila Lowe, signs Dead Write (Signet $6.99) Lucy Lawrence signs Stuck on Murder (Berkley $6.99)
September 19 M. A. Harrigan signs 9800 Savage Road (September 19 at 7:00pm) September 19 M. A. Harrigan signs 9800 Savage Road (Forge $25), the first NSA novel written by a former NSA Agent. Harrigan lives in Phoenix
September 22 Diana Gabaldon signs Echo in the Bone (September 22 at 6:00pm) September 22 Diana Gabaldon Grand Ballroom, Arizona Biltmore 2400 E Missouri, Phoenix Diana Gabaldon signs Echo in the Bone (Delacorte $30), an Outlander novel. This will be the National Launch Party for the book. The event, cosponsored by the Arizona Biltmore, is free. Cash coffee and dessert bar. Free ... (more)Event location: the Az Biltmore
September 26 Camille Kimball signs Sudden Shot: (September 26 at 2:00pm) September 26 Camille Kimball signs Sudden Shot: The Phoenix Serial Shooter (Berkley $7.99) and gives a power point presentation on her book
September 26 Camille Kimball signs Sudden Shot: (September 26 at 2:00pm) September 26 Camille Kimball signs Sudden Shot:
September 26 Camille Kimball signs Sudden Shot: (September 26 at 2:00pm) September 26 Camille Kimball signs Sudden Shot:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 Ghoulie Gals: Sarah Langan, Alex Sokoloff, Sarah Pinborough, and Rhodi Hawk - A Halloween Night at the Scottsdale Library (October 9 at 6:00pm) Join Sarah Langan, Alex Sokoloff, Sarah Pinborough and Rhodi Hawk for a horrifically entertaining evening of ghoulish literary fun as these four authors talk about their horror novels. Copies of the authors' books will be also be available for sale after the program: galsby Alexandra Sokoloff: The Unseen ... (more)Event location: The Scottsdale Library
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Joanne Fluke Oct 2 pm (October 10 at 2:00pm) Fluke signs The Plum Pudding Murder (Kensington $24), so naturally we will serve some in a kind of Christmas prelude... We think the whole reason to eat the pudding is to slather on the hard sauce so we'll make some of it and pass out recipes. The Cookie Jar's busiest time of the year also happens to ... (more)TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 Michael Connelly with Reed Farrel Coleman NOON (October 13 at 12:00pm) Connelly Nine Dragons (Little Brown $28), a Harry Bosch novel, at a lunchtime mikekickoff for the Nine Dragons book tour. From the streets of L.A. to the shimmering skyline of Hong Kong, Harry Bosch must find his missing daughter. Harry Bosch is assigned a homicide call in South L.A. that takes him to ... (more) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 Joseph Kanon (October 14 at 7:00pm) Joseph Kanon. Kanon signs Stardust (Atria $28) kanon"Spectacular in every way...wonderfully imagined, wonderfully written, an urgent personal mystery set against the sweep of glamorous and sinister history. Joseph Kanon owns this corner of the literary landscape and it's a joy to see him reassert his title with such ... (more) | 
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