Brett is a New York Times–bestselling and Barry Award–winning author of over forty-five novels, including the Jonathan Quinn series (The Taken, 2024), the Project Eden series, and the time-bending Rewinder series. He is the author of Smolder, the latest Stuart Woods’ Stone Barrington novel (2024) and Teddy Fay novels. He’s also the coauthor, with Robert Gregory Browne, of the Alexandra Poe series. He lives and writes in Ventura County, California. brettbattles.com

Eric has been hailed as “the new maestro of noir” by Ken Bruen, and “The 21st century’s answer to Jim Thompson” by LitReactor. He has written more than thirty novels including The Last Few Miles of Road, Rumrunners, There and Back, and The Devil Doesn’t Want Me. His 100+ short stories have been featured in over thirty anthologies, and he has been nominated for a International Thriller Writers’ award, a Shamus, a Derringer, and three Anthony awards. ericbeetner.com

Mike is the author of twenty books including Last Gasp Motel; Old Detectives Home; Paradise Court; Back Wing, Front Wing; Death of a Scam Artist; Mystery of the Dinner Playhouse; Unstuff Your Stuff; The Tesla Legacy; The Best Chicken Thief in All of Europe; and the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery series. He was twice a finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery and has two books under contract to be published in 2024. mikebefeler.com

Leif is best known as a yacht designer and builder of fast and beautiful sailboats that have won a slew of major regattas and prestigious awards. He has spent years racing and cruising, logging thousands of miles at sea and visiting many countries. His novel, Voyage to Crusoe, was inspired by some of the wild situations and interesting characters he encountered in his travels. Follow him on his blog: www.cruisingboatdesigns.blogspot.com and his website: www.leifbeiley.com

Baron is the winner of the Silver Falchion Award (Hard Latitudes); Killer Nashville Readers’ Choice Award (South California Purples); and Best Book of the Year (Fistful of Rain). He’s been nominated for the Nero Award, the Lefty, the Foreword Indie, the Claymore, and the Pacific Northwest’s Spotted Owl Awards. Baron’s writing has been hailed as “The real deal” by Publishers Weekly; “Fast Paced and Engaging” by Booklist; and “Solid, fluent and thrilling” by Kirkus. partnersincrimetours.com

Bruce is the author of the Porter Beck Mystery Series and two other books, all of which received critical acclaim from his tennis partners and the occasional neighborhood book club. Prior to becoming a writer, Bruce worked in various intelligence-gathering capacities for U.N.C.L.E., SPECTRE, SMERSH, and UPS. He lives and writes from Nevada where he also runs a nonprofit group dedicated to ending the contamination of chocolate with peanut butter.  bruceborgos.com

Lance has been an Air Force intelligence officer, information technology manager, computer-game artist, set designer, Jeopardy! contestant, and is now an emergency management specialist. He’s trained in architectural rendering, terrorist incident response, and maritime archaeology. He’s the author of the DeWitt Agency Files series of international art-crime novels: The Collection, Stealing Ghosts, and Chasing Clay; the DeWitt Agency Adventures series of action/adventure novels: Zrada and Engaño; the international thriller Doha 12; and the near-future thriller South. wombatgroup.com

Matt is the author of the bestselling Rick Cahill crime series, including Odyssey's End. He knew he wanted to be a crime writer at age twelve when his father gave him Raymond Chandler’s The Simple Art of Murder. His books have won the Anthony, Shamus, Lefty, Ben Franklin Silver, Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Silver, and San Diego Book Awards. Matt was named the Mystery Writer of the Year by the San Diego Writers Festival for 2021. mattcoylebooks.com

Kemper is the host of the All About Agatha podcast and the USA Today–bestselling author of The Busy Body: A Witty Literary Mystery with a Stunning Twist, which was a January 2024 Library Reads Pick, a February 2024 Indie Next Pick, and a Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book. He is also the author of A Decent Proposal and is a member of PEN America and Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his family in Los Angeles. kemperdonovan.com

Nicholas worked as a newspaper reporter before embarking on a career in public relations and communication management. His love of long-distance walking in the US and England prompted him to create his Walk Through England series of mystery novels, set on group walks in the English countryside, including A Deadly Walk in Devon. Nick co-wrote the feature film Perfect Match, featured at the Chicago and Montreal film festivals. He lives in Pasadena with his husband Bert. nicholasgeorgeauthor.com.

Paddy is a journalist, broadcaster, and former British Royal Marines officer. When not writing novels, he works as a contributing editor and reporter for NPRs Planet Money. He is the author of two historical thrillers in the Lawless New York series, featuring Marshal Justy Flanagan: The Devil’s Half Mile and Hudson’s Kill (Tor/Forge). He is also the author of Man vs Markets: Economics Explained, Plain and Simple, which uses humor to explain how Wall Street works. paddyhirsch.com

Frederick is flattered that many readers scour Caribbean maps for St. Lazarus, the imagined island setting of the Archie Cavendish mysteries, convinced it must be a real place. Frederick is excited to share the newest Archie Cavendish story, The Man Who Had It Coming, at Men of Mystery this year. Frederick and his wife live in California and are proud parents to a one-eyed cat who thinks he is a dog. frederickjamesmysteries.com

Leslie is the New York Times–bestselling editor of the Edgar-winning New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s. He currently edits the Library of Congress Crime Classics series with fifteen volumes to date, and, with Laurie R. King, has edited five anthologies of Sherlock Holmes–inspired short stories. Klinger is a director and former president of the Southern California chapter of the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Malibu, California. lesliesklinger.com

James uses his twenty-nine years behind bars as an influence in his award-winning novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is a former associate warden in a maximum-security prison, a hostage negotiator, and director of California’s state parole system. His novels have been shortlisted or awarded the Lefty, Anthony, Silver Falchion, and the Public Safety Writers Award. Face of Greed and Served Cold are his most recent novels. Look for River of Lies in 2025. jamesletoile.com

Jon is a four-time Emmy© nominated actor, a newly minted bestselling author with his book Hollywood Hustle released in Spring 2024, a twice-produced screenwriter, an award-winning filmmaker, and a sometimes-drummer. By most accounts, he is also a pretty nice guy. He lives mainly in Los Angeles, which is what he mostly writes about: The good people, the bad people, the business of show, and the experience of living in sunny, glittery, seductive, corrupt LA. Though having been seen in studio movies, independent films and literally thousands of hours of TV, he is probably best known for his lauded portrayal of twins "Dr. Kevin Collins" and "Ryan Chamberlain" on ABC-TV’s General Hospital. His films have been screened at festivals all over the country, and his writing has won recognition at several prose and screenplay competitions.

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Tim is the bestselling author of the award-winning Cape Weathers mysteries and the comedic thriller Jump, which Publishers Weekly calls “a perfectly blended cocktail of escapism.” His latest is Hanging the Devil, a global art heist praised by Library Journal for its “relentlessly fast-paced plot and delightful dry humor” in a starred review. The Irish Times declares, “If comic crime fiction is your thing, Maleeny delivers in spades.” timmaleeny.com

John David is the coauthor of nine New York Times and national bestsellers. His debut thriller, Steel Fear (with former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb), was nominated for a Barry Award and praised by Lee Child as “an instant classic, maybe an instant legend.” The third thriller in the series, Blind Fear, was released in the summer of 2023. Mann also leads a coaching program for writers, Writing Mastery Mentorship. johndavidmann.com johndavidmann.com

Ralph is a New York Times–bestselling author, award-winning playwright, and host of the popular podcast Heroes Behind Headlines. His books have been published in over 20 languages and include Jawbreaker, Inside SEAL Team Six, The Walk-In, Plunging into Haiti (winner of the Douglas Dillon Prize for American Diplomacy), Zero Footprint, Left of Boom, Ghost, and his latest novel Saigon, which is based on his childhood living in Vietnam in the mid-1960s. ralphpezzulloauthor.com

Dave is a best-selling author. During his career in law enforcement, he worked in narcotics, violent crimes, criminal intelligence, hostage rescue, SWAT, and internal affairs. He is the recipient of many awards and commendations for heroism. The Diabolical is the eleventh novel in the acclaimed and best-selling Bruno Johnson Crime Series, which includes The Ruthless and The Sinister. Putnam lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Mary. davidputnambooks.com

Kwei writes the Darko Dawson and Emma Djan Investigations series set in Ghana, where Kwei was born to a Ghanaian father and Black American mother. The Missing American was nominated for 2021 Edgar Award for Best First PI Novel and Edgar Allan Poe Best Novel. Sleep Well, My Lady won the 2021 Shamus Award and was nominated for a 2022 Edgar for Best Novel. Kwei’s latest Emma Djan novel, The Whitewashed Tombs, releases in September 2024. kweiquartey.com

Frederick is the author of Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement, selected as the 2022 Independent Authors Network Book of the Year, and Saint Bloodbath, a true crime story about the murders of six people in 2008–2009. After a thirty-two-year career in law enforcement in Southern California, Frederick retired into writing. He currently resides in Riverside County with his wife, Carolyn, and children, Lauren and Desmond. frederickdreynolds.com

Robert is a lawyer and author of the legal dramas Corrupt Practices, Reckless Disregard, The Bomb Maker’s Son, and We, The Jury (Blackstone 2018), a USA Today bestseller and a Suspense magazine 2018 Book of the Year. With James Patterson, he wrote The Family Lawyer, the title story of the New York Times–bestselling short story collection. His next novel, The Out of Town Lawyer (Blackstone), was released in June 2024. His next novel, A True Verdict, will release in 2025. robertrotstein.com

SJ was born in the Bronx and now lives in lower Manhattan. She’s a graduate of Oberlin College and was a practicing architect. Her nineteen novels and 80+ short stories have won multiple awards, including the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, Macavity, and Japanese Maltese Falcon. She’s received Life Achievement Awards from the Private Eye Writers of America and the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Her stories have appeared in many “Best Of” collections, and she’s edited three anthologies. She’s been an invited speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland; Guest of Honor at Left Coast Crime; Toastmaster at Bouchercon; a presenter at the Shanghai Literary Festival; a Master Artist at the Atlantic Center for the Arts; and a Writer-in-Residence at the Wisconsin Writers’ Association and at Singapore Management University. SJ teaches and lectures widely, including an annual summer workshop in Assisi, Italy. www.artworkshopintl.com. Her newest books are The Mayors of New York and The Murder of Mr. Ma. www.sjrozan.net

Stephen is the LA Times–bestselling author of the Hayden Glass mysteries, Beat and Boulevard, the latter recently made into a short film. He has been a judge for the Thriller Awards, the Edgars, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery-Thriller. His book Hollywood Versus the Author is a compilation of essays by authors who sold their rights to Hollywood. Stormy Weather is a collection of essays, short stories, and poetry. He lives in Palos Verdes and teaches film studies at Emerson College. stephenjayswartz.com

Adam is the award-winning author of the international spy thriller Landslide and his latest novel, The Underhanded, released in April 2024. Before taking up the pen, Adam spent twenty-five years in national security as a US Marine and then as a paramilitary officer with the CIA, having served in Central Asia, East Africa, and Europe. Adam now resides in Southern California and writes as much as he can. adamsikes.com

Daniel’s Pacific Coast Highway Mystery series’ title, The Last Songbird, has been described by T. Jefferson Parker as “rock noir at its best—half Warren Zevon and half Raymond Chandler.” For his new book, Cinnamon Girl, NYT bestseller Reed Farrell Coleman notes: “Evocative, nostalgic, haunting, twisty, and true . . . everything there is to love about ‘a classic PI novel’ and more.” Daniel’s work has also appeared in the LA Times, UK Guardian, Jewish Journal, Billboard, and California Magazine. danielweizmann.com