Michael Craft

Michael Craft is the author of 20 novels, four of which were finalists for Lambda Literary Awards. The first installment of his Dante & Jazz series, Desert Getaway, was a 2023 MWA Edgars nominee for the Lilian Jackson Braun Award. The second installment, Desert Deadline, was a Gold Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, as was his 2019 mystery, ChoirMaster. His first novel, Rehearsing (1993), was honored by the Society of Midland Authors as a finalist for its 1994 Adult Fiction Award. 

Craft grew up in Illinois and spent his middle years in Wisconsin,
which inspired the fictitious setting of many of his books. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles, and now lives in Rancho Mirage, California, near Palm Springs, which is the setting of his recent Dante & Jazz mystery series. In 2017, Michael Craft’s professional papers were acquired by the Special Collections Department of the Rivera Library at the University of California, Riverside. Visit the author’s website at www.michaelcraft.com.

Dante & Jazz mysteries
• Desert Reunion, 2024
• Desert Deadline, 2023
• Desert Getaway, 2022

Mister Puss mysteries
• HomeComing, 2020
• ChoirMaster, 2019
• FlabberGassed, 2018

Stand-alone novels
• Inside Dumont: A Novel in Stories, 2016
• The MacGuffin: A Mystery, 2011
• Rehearsing: A Novel, 1993

Mark Manning mysteries

• Bitch Slap, 2004
• Hot Spot, 2002
• Boy Toy, 2001
• Name Games, 2000
• Body Language, 1999
• Eye Contact, 1998
• Flight Dreams, 1997

Claire Gray mysteries
• Desert Summer, 2005
• Desert Spring, 2004
• Desert Winter, 2003
• Desert Autumn, 2001