Tuesday, October 9: NEW YORK, NY 7:00 p.m. -- Partners & Crime, 44 Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY 10011 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Wednesday, October 10: WASHINGTON, DC 12:00 p.m. -- Mystery Books, 1715 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009 -- Booksigning.

Wednesday, October 10: WASHINGTON, DC 7:30 p.m. -- Borders Books and Music, 5871 Crossroads Center way, Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Thursday, October 11: CHICAGO, IL 7:30 p.m. -- Barbara's, 1350 North Wells, Chicago, IL 60610 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Saturday, October 13: PITTSBURGH, PA 11:30 a.m. --Mystery Lovers Bookshop, 514 Alleghany River Blvd, Oakmont, PA 15139 Ð Booksigning.

Sunday, October 14: LOS ANGELES, CA 12:00 p.m. -- Mysteries to Die For, 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Monday, October 15: LOS ANGELES, CA 7:30 p.m. -- Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Tuesday, October 16: PHOENIX, AZ 7:00 p.m. -- The Phoenix Public Library/Poisoned Pen Bookstore, 1221 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004 -- Talk/Q&A and book signing.

Wednesday, October 17: SAN FRANCISCO, CA 12:30 p.m. -- Stacey's, 581 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Wednesday, October 17: SAN FRANCISCO, CA 7:30 p.m. -- Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera, CA 94925 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Thursday, October 18: SEATTLE, WA 7:00 p.m. -- Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way, NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Friday, October 19: PORTLAND, OR 7:30 p.m. -- 23rd Avenue Books, 1015 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97210 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Tuesday, November 13: PORTLAND, OR 7:00 p.m. -- Borders Books & Music, Mohawk Building, 708 SW Third, Portland, OR 97204 Ð Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Thursday, November 15: HOUSTON, TX 6:00 p.m. -- Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnett Street, Houston, TX 77005 -- Talk/Q&A and booksigning.

Monday, November 19: JACKSON, MS 5:30 p.m. -- Lemuria, 202 Banner Hall, Jackson, MS 39206 Ð Booksigning.