Mystery and Intrigue Book Signing

In case the printing is too small, the event is this Saturday, July 26 from 1 to 4 at the Clovis Book Barn on Clovis Ave., Clovis CA. (You did get that it's Clovis, right? I'm smiling, of course.)
Featuring several highly acclaimed local authors who specialize in tales of mystery and intrigue – including Tim Desmond, Marilyn Meredith, Garner Scott Odell, and Gary Wayne Walker – we’ll have an afternoon of discussion, reading, book signing, mingling and refreshments. The event is free and open to the public, so stop by, beat the heat, and enjoy the festivities! Clovis Book Barn, 640 Clovis Ave., Clovis CA.

Meet the Authors!

“The Doc” by Timothy Desmond

Retired high school science teacher Tim Desmond is an artist and author in Fresno. He has been writing since the 1970s and his first novel, For Thou Art With Me, published 2006, is a World War II love and war story. He was raised in Madera and on a rural California grain ranch. His scholarship to attend California College of Arts and Crafts, in Oakland, was the first art scholarship in the history of Madera. His influences were Heinz Kusel and Bob Trestrail. Later he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University Fresno, with a major in zoology, and has since taught at various middle school, high schools, and colleges throughout the Central Valley. The Doc is his second novel.

“Murder in the Worst Degree” by Marilyn Meredith

Marilyn Meredith is the author of over thirty-five published novels, including the award winning Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series, the latest Spirit Shapes from Mundania Press. Writing as F. M. Meredith, her latest Rocky Bluff P.D. crime novel is Murder in the Worst Degree from Oak Tree Press. Marilyn is a member of three chapters of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and on the board of the Public Safety Writers of America. She lives in the foothills of the Sierra.

“Emerald” by Garner Scott Odell

Garner Scott Odell, retired after fifty years as a clergyman, therapist, and chaplain on cruise ships. He and his wife have traveled over a million ocean miles to 175 countries, and now turns his passion to writing. After writing a successful historical novel, Sir David: The Life and Loves of a Welsh Knight, his written pages now open to thrillers surrounding the lust and intrigue that surround beautiful “rocks”. The first novel in this series, Emerald, is just off the presses. Garner lives in California with his wife Grace, also a published writer, surrounded far and wide with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. In between pounding away on his computer he eats Hagen Daz ice cream, prunes his roses and thinks up more chaos to commit to print.

“Vengeance Is Mine” by Gary Wayne Walker

Gary Wayne Walker was born in Los Angeles in 1941; the third of three sons, Gary grew up in North Hollywood where he attended public schools through the eighth grade. Following the death of his father in 1955, Gary was awarded a competitive four-year scholarship to Black-Foxe Military Institute in Hollywood, from which he graduated with honors in 1959. In 1963, he graduated from Occidental College with a BA degree in political science. Now retired in Fresno and writing full-time, Gary is a member of the Valley Writers and Artists Association. Gary’s debut novel, Vengeance Is Mine, has been available on Amazon.com since July, 2013 as a trade paperback and Kindle download. He is currently writing a sequel, Vengeance Unbound, which is scheduled for publication in November,