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The red herring society
Social EVENT, Friday july 24th
Stone Brewing in Liberty Station
2816 Historic Decatur Rd Unit 116, San Diego, CA 92106.
Come hang out with crime and mystery writers for a night of good stories, cold drinks and great conversation. this is the first social gathering of partners in crime: the red herring society. Meet new friends, make new contacts, and swap ideas with fellow fans of suspense and intrigue. Whether you write, read, or just love a good mystery, have some fun with us. Everyone is welcome!
this month’s feature:
gary phillips
join us:
Saturday, JUly 11th, 2026 at 11:30AM mission hills-hillcrest knox library
215 w. washington st, San Diego, CA 92103
Son of a mechanic and a librarian with roots in the Texas Hill Country and the Mississippi Delta, Gary Phillips has published novels, short stories and comics. He's edited several anthologies and worked in television. The Wall Street Journal named his book, One-Shot Harry, as one of the 25 best mysteries of the last 25 years. His novel, The Haul received received a starred review in Publishers Weekly.
Gary will be in conversation with our own Curtis Ippolito. The two will discuss the inspiration behind The Haul, its themes, and how he, according to Publishers Weekly, “conjures the pulpy grandeur of paperback crime novels from the 1960s and ’70s, then elevates it with sharp characterizations and a contemporary Robin Hood morality.”
The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. with light refreshments and time to mingle and network with fellow members. The presentation will begin at noon, and Gary will have books available for sale and signing afterward. Everyone, including non-members, is welcome.
If you are unable to attend in-person, this event will also be available to view on Zoom. Please note, the Zoom presentation will begin at 12:00 noon. To participate remotely, please register below. https://sistersincrime-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/hMiVHsmFSBGnIE9d2FOnLQTHE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 11:30 A.M. WITH LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AND TIME TO MINGLE AND NETWORK WITH FELLOW MEMBERS. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR THIS ENGAGING EVENT.
new releases
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Drew Jones is trying to scrap a life together. A long-time resident of San Diego County's foster care system, distrust, shock, and danger are all he's ever known. Now married, with a contracting business he's trying to get off the ground and a kid on the way, all he wants is enough for a down payment on a house and to know his family has the kind of security he could never have dreamed of.
But when his foster brother, Jake, a nomad van-lifer who never met a problem he couldn't run from, returns to town, the distrust, shock, and danger return with him.
After witnessing a convenience store robbery gone wrong, Drew assumes his foster brother has done what he's always done: run. But when cops begin poking around, followed by armed men threatening his family, Drew comes to understand what happened in that convenience store wasn't really random, and that his brother hasn't actually run.
Now, caught between his commitment to keep his growing family safe and his oldest bonds, Drew has to navigate a world he has no knowledge of, a world in which one false step could see his body washed up on one of San Diego's picturesque beaches, or lost forever beneath the waves.
In this shocking, mysterious, and deeply-felt novel, Anthony and Derringer Award-winning author Curtis Ippolito probes what, exactly, makes a family, and how much weight they can put on someone before they begin to sink.
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June 24, 2026
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Darkness. A Terrifying Whisper. The Click of a Lock. Forgotten Memories.
Locked in a Box, the dramatic and heart-pounding prequel to the award-winning debut novel, Artist, Lover, Forger, Thief, is now available for pre-order! Being Locked in a Box in the bowels of New York’s Metropolitan Opera House as a child is the terrifying memory psychologist and artist, Kate O’Dade, can no longer suppress, no matter how hard she tries. Kate must now navigate her own personal harrowing psychological labyrinth that will push her to the brink as she gets closer to the terrifying truth long-buried in the past.
The anniversary of her father’s death resurrects old fears and awakens missing fragments of her memory. One particular memory still causes her paralyzing fear: “Katie, Katie, you can’t hide from me.” The whisper as terrifying as the click of the box being locked, trapping her in utter darkness and panic. And the questions that have haunted her for decades: Who locked her in that box? Who killed her father? As her repressed memories slowly begin to coalesce, Kate begins her relentless pursuit of the truth, hoping that discovering those answers will free her from the locked box she’s been emotionally trapped in for a very long time. -
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