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  • Thrilled to be today’s guest on Off the Cuff with one of the best crime writers of our generation, Dietrich Kalteis. We chatted about my latest Barker Mysteries novella, Monterey Lies, and writing stuff in general! Read it here!

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  • Thank you to Punk Noir Magazine for giving a home to Sam the Thug’s return! Be sure to read my tale of put-downs and exclamation marks online now. Sam would appreciate it! Read it free here!

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  • Thank you to Punk Noir Magazine and Stephen J. Golds for ranking “Murder & Mayhem in Tucson” as one of their top 21 picks for 2021! If you haven’t checked out Punk Noir yet, be sure to take a look at their content here! Read the full Top 21 of 21 here! And click here

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  • There are two writers I look forward to reading every year: Stephen King and Dietrich Kalteis. Like King, Dietrich is a writer readers can count on to produce compelling stories on a regular basis. His intense latest thriller, like many of his prior novels, takes us back to an era when life wasn’t as peachy.

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  • Thanks to KOLD News and Tucson Local Media for featuring my latest nonfiction book, “Murder & Mayhem in Tucson.” And also thank you to Barnes and Noble at the Foothills Mall for having me over for a book signing last week. Look below for a few pics and click here to read the story on

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  • What happens when Sam the Thug meets Madam Halo in San Francisco’s Haight Street on Halloween? Find out in “The Palm Reader of Haight Street: A Halloween Tale” – up now from the fine folks at Punk Noir Magazine. Read the story free here and happy Halloween!

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  • “Murder & Mayhem in Tucson” is now available online everywhere and throughout the southwest. Featuring true crime and tragedies that helped shape the history of Arizona’s second-largest city, MMT is a thrilling addition to anyone’s nonfiction library! Special thanks to author Tom Pitts for writing the foreword. Buy from Antigone Books here. Barnes and Noble

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  • I’ll be at the Barnes & Noble Booksellers west side mall location for a book signing event on Saturday, October 9th, from 1-3 p.m. Copies of my latest book, “Murder & Mayhem in Tucson,” will be on hand for the event! Hope to see you there! Look here for details on the event. The store

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  • To celebrate the two year anniversary of Sam the Thug’s first short story appearance on Shotgun Honey dot com, I thought I’d do a quick reading of the story. Check it out below or read the story here.

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