Lori Armstrong

If you live in the LA area, I will be signing books at Saturday’s Giant Book Fair at the 2011 RT Booklovers Convention — where you can meet 400 authors from 11 am- 2pm!

Here are the official details:

You can buy your $5 ticket at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel on the Lobby Level on Saturday. We suggest that you arrive at 10:30 am in order to take advantage of the entire book fair.

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel

404 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Here’s the line up of all the great authors who are hosting the morning Mystery Chix and Dix mixer in LA:

It’s no mystery why this Mystery Mixer is a perennial fav at RT! Join us for free food, free books and other giveaway goodies. Your favorite mystery and suspense writers, including “Monk” and “Diagnosis Murder” novelist/screenwriter Lee Goldberg, will unveil their latest and future thrill-rides and whodunnits.

Hosts: Lori G. Armstrong (aka Lorelei James), Brett Battles, Allison Brennan, Robert Gregory Browne, Carole Nelson Douglas, Lee Goldberg, Sue Ann Jaffarian, Rick Mofina, Rhys Bowen, Brenda Novak, D.P. Lyle

After that, I’m participating in a panel — Private Dicks, Dames and Immortal Words

“Don’t worry about the story’s goofiness. A sensible one would have had us all in the cooler.” (The Maltese Falcon, 1941)

Classic Hollywood noir has given us memorable characters and you can do the same in your writing! Today’s masters of mystery will clue you in on how to create villains, victims and detectives with undying appeal.

Captain: Carole Nelson Douglas

Panelists: Lori Armstrong (aka Lorelei James), Brett Battles, Lee Goldberg, Sue Ann Jaffarian, William Link

I’ll be in sunny LA all this week kicking up my bootheels participating in panels, reader events, parties and all that fun stuff that makes up the always fabulous Romantic Times Convention. Plus, I’ll get to meet with my Samhain editor, hang out with mystery writer friends I only see once a year, chat with fans, pick up my Lorelei James reviewer’s choice award for BRANDED AS TROUBLE, and check out the contestants for Mr. Romance 2011…

Lest you think it’s all fun and drinking games…okay, I cannot lie. It is all fun and drinking games

Don’t ask how many pairs of boots I packed

I’m talking about musicians covering other artists songs today over at Murder She Writes. Stop over and see my list of the greatest covers and see if it matches yours

Greatest Covers Blog at Murder She Writes

The marvelous Julia Spencer-Fleming agreed to guest blog at Murder She Writes and she’s giving away FOUR ARCS of her upcoming release — ONE WAS A SOLDIER — check it out!

Julia Spencer-Fleming blog post on Murder She Writes and giveaway

I’m back home from my book tour and will be signing copies of MERCY KILL at my home store, Borders!

Borders Books & Music — Saturday January 29th — 2:00 – 4:00

Borders
2130 N. Haines Ave
Rapid City SD 57701

It’s nerve-racking waiting for reviews, so it’s always a huge relief when the book gets a glowing review, like this one:

MERCY KILL Review Minneapolis Star/Tribune

Cool, huh? Check out this one:

MERCY KILL Review Houston Chronicle

And this one:

MERCY KILL Review Bookloons

And this one:

MERCY KILL Review BellaOnLine

And a recommendation from Crimespree Magazine:

MERCY KILL is a mystery B&N pick

With the publishing industry in such flux, it is great to have good news

I’m back from the two week book tour and trying to play catch up…so I’m posting a couple of interviews about the book — in case you’re interested:

RAPID CITY JOURNAL interview

MITCHELL DAILY REPUBLIC interview

Bookcase in Wayzata — Tuesday January 25th — 7:00 – 8:30

Bookcase in Wayzata
607 East Lake Street
Wayzata MN 55391

Ooh, guess who’s gonna be on TV in the Twin Cities? ME!

Check it out — a live interview on KARE 11 on Monday morning the 24th of Jan at 11:35 a.m.

Then another appearance:

Once Upon A Crime — Monday January 24th — 7:00 – 8:30

Once Upon A Crime
604 W. 26th Street
Minneapolis MN 55405