John with Buster Keaton

August 2024

August 28-September 1
Bouchercon Conference
Gaylord Opryland Resort
Nashville, Tenn

March 2024

March 9, 11:00 am
Second Annual Hitchcock Festival
Hitchcock and the Censors Presentation
Scotts Valley Community Theater
251 B Kings Village Road
Scotts Valley, CA

March 16, 1:00 pm
Strangers on a Train Discussion
Scotts Valley Community Library
251 Kings Village Road
Scotts Valley, CA

September 2023

August 30-September 3
Bouchercon Conference
Marriott Marquis Hotel
San Diego, CA

May 2023

Saturday, May 6
MWA NorCal Booth
Bay Area Book Festival
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park
Berkeley, CA

March 2023

Left Coast Crime Conference
March 16-19
Hilton El Conquistador Resort
Tucson, AZ

October 2022

Sunday, October 23
2:00 pm
Taylor Books
226 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301

Saturday, October 22
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tamarack Marketplace Bookstore
1 Tamarack Place
Beckley, WV 25801

Friday, October 21
3:30 pm
West Virginia Book Festival
Charleston Convention Center
Room 204-5
Charleston WV

September 2022

September 8-11
Bouchercon Conference
Hilton Minneapolis Hotel
1001 Marquette Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN

August 2022

Saturday, August 27
2:00 pm
Burlingame Public Library
480 Primrose Road
Burlingame, CA 94010

May 2022

Saturday, May 7
MWA Norcal Booth
Bay Area Book Festival
Martin Luther King Jr.
Civic Center Park
Berkeley, CA

April 2022

April 7-10
Left Coast Crime Conference
Clyde Hotel
330 Tijeras Avenue NW
Albuquerque, NM

April 2020

Wednesday, April 29th
6:30 pm
Edgar Nominee Reception
Housing Works Bookstore
126 Crosby Street
New York, NY 10012

March 2020

March 12-15, 2020
Left Coast Crime Conference
Marriott Mission Valley Hotel
San Diego, CA 92108

Tuesday, March 10th
7:00 pm Poisoned Pen Bookstore
4014 N. Goldwater, #101
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

February 2020

Wednesday, February 19
Time: 6:30 PM
Menlo Park Library
800 Alma Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025

January 2020

Monday, January 13
Time: 6:30 PM
University Club
1135 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

December 2019

Wednesday, December 11
Time: 6:30 PM
Recycle Books
275 E. Campbell Ave.
Campbell, CA 95008

November 2019

Thursday, November 7
Times: 12:15 PM and 7:00 PM
Swarthmore Inn and Bookstore
43 Chester Road
Swarthmore PA 19081

Tuesday, November 5
Time: 6:30 pm
Murder by the Book
2342 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX, 77005

October 31-November 3
Bouchercon Conference
Hyatt Regency Dallas
300 Reunion Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75207

October 2019

Thursday, October 24
Time: 7:00 pm
Ladera Recreation Center
150 Andeta Way
Portola Valley, CA 94028

Panel Discussion
Wednesday, October 23
Time: 7 pm
Redwood City Library
1044 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA

Sunday, October 13
Time: 2:00 pm
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
5943 Balboa Ave #100
San Diego, CA 92111

Saturday, October 12
Time: 2:00 pm
Book Carnival
348 S. Tustin Street
Orange, CA 92866

September 2019

Saturday, September 28
Time: 2:00 pm
One More Page Bookstore
2200 N. Westmoreland Street #101
Arlington, VA 22213

Tuesday, September 24
Time: 6:00 pm
University of Kentucky
Gatton Student Center #331
160 Ave. of Champions
Lexington, KY 40508

Monday, September 23
Time: 6:30 pm
Cabell County Library
455 Ninth Street
Huntington, WV, 25701

Sunday, September 22
Time: 1:00 pm
Loganberry Books
13015 Larchmere Boulevard
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120

Thursday, September 19
Time: 7:00 pm
Coventry Village Branch Library
1925 Coventry Road

Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
Monday, September 9
Time:  7:00 pm
Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022

Thursday, September 5
Time:  7:00 pm
Green Apple Books
506 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

March 2019

March 28-31
Left Coast Crime Conference
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
655 Burrard St.
Vancouver, British Columbia

With fellow author Sheila Banning at the Los Altos Library

March 2018

March 22-25
Left Coast Crime Conference
Nugget Casino Resort
Reno, Nevada

{With wife Carolyn (left) and fans
at Partners & Crime Bookstore in New York City}


October 2017

October 12-15
Bouchercon Conference
Sheraton Centre Hotel
Toronto, Ontario

April 2017

April 27
Edgar Awards Dinner
Grand Hyatt Hotel
New York, NY

Signing at Aunt Agatha’s Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan
(Signing at Aunt Agatha’s Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan)

September 2016

September 15-18
Bouchercon Conference
New Orleans Marriott Hotel
New Orleans, LA

February 2016

February 23-26
Left Coast Crime Conference
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Phoenix, AZ

(John’s name tag appears to be hitting on fellow mystery author Harley Jane Kozak at a recent Left Coast Crime Conference.)

November 2015

Saturday, November 14th
9 am to 4 pm
Men of Mystery Luncheon
Irvine Marriott Hotel
18000 Von Karman Avenue
Irvine, CA 92612

October 2015

October 8th to 11th
Bouchercon Conference
Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
421 S. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27501

{With authors Ron Franscell (left) and John Lescroart (center)
at Mendocino Writer’s Workshop}

May 2015

Saturday, May 2
9:00 am
Authors’ Alley
Malice Domestic Conference
Hyatt Hotel
Bethesda, MD

Tuesday, May 12
6:00 pm book discussion (DISMAL MOUNTAIN)
7:15 pm author appearance
RECYCLE BOOKS
275 East Campbell Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008