Local mystery writer Michael Craft will discuss his two latest books, "Desert Getaway" and "Desert Deadline" — both set in the Coachella Valley — on Thursday, Oct. 19. This prolific writer has been at ...

Writing mysteries is no easy task, especially in modern times. With news bits and fragmented stories vying for everybody’s attention on social media apps, picking up an actual book may seem somewhat ...

Reading Craft's fourth and possibly final Claire Gray mystery (after 2004's Desert Spring) is like attending an enjoyable play in which you already know the ending-satisfying, but no surprises. Claire ...

In Michael Craft's well-crafted Desert Spring: A Claire Gray Mystery, the third in this lighthearted series after 2003's Desert Winter, 54-year-old Broadway director Claire, now the head of the Desert ...