Jeri Howard—and Janet Dawson—Return!
Yes, Janet's Oakland PI is back for another case, this one involving her grandmother's brief sojourn in Hollywood.
Young and pretty, Jerusha Layne spent five years in Tinseltown, working as an extra and bit player in the movies, hoping for stardom. But she found love instead, marrying Ted Howard in 1942, after Pearl Harbor changed everything.
But was there another reason Jerusha left town, involving an actor's unsolved murder? And how does this decades-old crime connect with movie memorabilia and modern-day murders?
You can bet Jeri Howard will uncover the answers to all the questions, in Bit Player, now available from Perseverance Press.
Janet and other Perseverance Press authors have a new blog, Get It Write.
E-Book News
Jeri Howard's back! Backlist, that is. Kindred Crimes, Till The Old Men Die, Take a Number, Don't Turn Your Back on the Ocean, Nobody's Child, A Credible Threat, Witness to Evil, Where the Bodies are Buried and A Killing at the Track are now available as e-books for Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.
Short Stories
Short stories, we've got short stories! Now available for Kindle and Nook, four of Janet's short stories, including three Jeri Howard tales—"Slayer Statute," "Blue Eyes," and "Little Red Corvette." The fourth story is about a pack rat—of the human variety. Check it out!
Also available is Casebook. Together in one volume—four short stories featuring Jeri Howard: "Slayer Statute," "Blue Eyes," "Candles on the Corner" and "Little Red Corvette." Buy it for Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.
You can also download a Jeri Howard short story, "Candles on the Corner," as a free PDF!
Appearances & Interviews
Friday, February 24
Bullets Across the Bay Reception
The Morrison Library (located inside of Doe Library on the UC Berkeley campus)
With Mark Coggins, Diana Orgain, Sheldon Siegel and Simon Wood
6-8 PM
Saturday, March 3
Authors on the Move:
Sacramento's Premier Literary Event
Featuring keynote speakers John Lescroart and Lisa Lutz, and 45 local and regional authors
5-10 PM
March 29-April 1
Left Coast Crime
Sacramento, CA
Read Janet's post "Old Gold" at Ronald Tierney's Life, Death and Fog blog.
Read Janet's guest blog at Mystery Fanfare.
Read an article from the East Bay Express about Janet's "Mysterious Women" library panel with Camille Minichino and Ann Parker.
Read an interview with Janet from the University of California's Link e-newsletter.
Reviews
"Delightful... Jeri has to wonder if someone is willing to commit murder in the present-day over two golden era movie posters. In flashbacks, Dawson does a fine job bringing WWII-era Los Angeles to life."
—Publishers Weekly
"The local background is fun, Jeri is a believable character and the story of old Hollywood is engrossing."
—Roberta Alexander, Oakland Tribune
"Jeri remains at the top of her game in this marvelous story..."
—Poisoned Pen Book News
"... a masterful, compelling tale rippling from the golden age of Hollywood to today. Rich in period detail—and a classic movie lover's dream—it deserves a starring role on every mystery-lover's shelf."
—Kelli Stanley, author of City of Dragons
"Jeri Howard fans will cheer at this latest entry to a beloved series. Dawson expertly weaves a twisty mystery stretching from Hollywood's golden years to the present day and its mania for movie memorabilia. Highly recommended!"
—Ann Parker, author of the Silver Rush historical mystery series