It's been quite a year so far.

THE QUEEN OF PATPONG, the fourth Poke Rafferty thriller, was nominated for two major awards, the Edgar and the Macavity.

I finished and put online the second book in my ebook series of Junior Bender Mysteries, LITTLE ELVISES. This one was a lot of fun to write, and I hope it's also fun to read.

It was my pleasure to contribute a story to BANGKOK NOIR, a collection of stories set in the Big Mango – written by some remarkable storytellers, and for a great cause—taking care of Bangkok's poorest children.

And finally, moved by the ongoing tragedy in Japan, I edited an ebook collection of original short stories by twenty of our finest mystery writers. SHAKEN: STORIES FOR JAPAN went online for the Amazon Kindle on the three-month anniversary of the disaster. We're all proud to have made a small contribution to putting people's world, and their lives, where possible, back together.