 Bob
and Gary Phillips at the Mystery Writers of America, Southern California
birthday bash honoring Anthony Boucher's memory, put together at the
Mystery Book Store in Westwood, CA, by members Paula Woods and James
Lincoln Warren. Gary is author of the popular Ivan Monk series, as if you
didn't know that already... |
 Gregg
Andrew Hurwitz popped onto the Los Angeles Times bestsellers list at #1
with his second novel, Minutes to Burn...something Bob did last year with
his second novel, The James Dean Affair. |
 That's
the estimable Norman Bogner, whose long and distinguished writing career
includes the current fiction thriller The Deadliest Art. He and Bob share
the same publisher, Forge Books.) |
 Gathering
in for a group shot (from left) Tom Nolan, author of last year's
well-received biography of Ross MacDonald and editor of the current
collection of three newly-discovered MaDonald short stories, Strangers in
Town; Bob; Kent Braithwaite, author of the best-selling The Wonderland
Murders ; Paula L. Woods, whose turn it was to sign, and sign she did her
current bestseller, Stormy Weather; and Dan Barton, whose
recently-released latest is Heckler. |