The Philadelphia Quarry comes out in late July.

Here are book events I've signed on for so far.  Come see me if you're in the area.

Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, Aug. 11, 3 p.m.

Fountain Books, Richmond, Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m.

Chop Suey Books, Richmond,  Aug. 23, 6:30 p.m.

Griffin Bookstore,  Fredericksburg, Aug. 24, 2 p.m.

Richmond Public Library, downtown, Oct. 4, 7 p.m.

Cumberland Co. N.C., Public Library, downtown branch,  Oct. 8, 7 p.m.

James River Writers Conference., Richmond, Oct. 19-20

 Richmond Woman’s Club, Jan. 20, 2014

I'm also going to the Bouchercon mystery writers conference in Albany, N.Y., Sept. 20-22 and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association event in Somerset, N.J., where they'll announce the winner of the Hammett Prize.

And the first draft of Parker Field, the third Willie Black mystery, will be done by the end of this month.