August 2025

is pleased to announce that his second Beachtown Detectve Agency Mystery, The Case of the Beguiling Brooch, is now available as an audiobook from Amazon or Audible.

reports that her new book, MURDER PAYS A CALL, is now available for pre-order. Book #1 in the Keri Armstrong Cozy Mysteries, this title is already garnering rave reviews. Get your copy here – https://books2read.com/MurderPaysACall

will speak on “Adding Conflict to Your Writing” via Zoom with the Triangle Chapter of Sisters in Crime on Saturday, August 9th at 1:30 p.m. (EST). Free registration for the program is open to anyone at https://sistersincrime-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/zX5vrzQRQDikUDzkCDqP1w#/registration . Debra will also be attending Killer Nashville from August 21-24. Speaking on “Pivoting When Life Doesn’t Go the Way You Planned,” she will be the conference’s Sunday keynote speaker.

will be attending Bouchercon 2025 in fabulous New Orleans! Meanwhile, she’s hard at work crafting a brand-new historical mystery series set in the thrilling world of mid-century aviation.

continues working on Carot Cats 2.

writing as Valona Jones, is in final edits of book 5 of 5 of A Magic Candle Shop Mysteries. FLAMED OUT is slated for an October release.

will be attending the Killer Nashville mystery conference August 21st-24th. She’ll appear on several panels and will be the Keynote Speaker at the Saturday evening banquet and awards ceremony. Speaking of awards, SORRY, KNOT SORRY, the 13th book in her Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery Series, has been nominated for Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Award for Best Comedy.