​Thrills & Thrillers in New York City
- 6-22 AND 6-24!

Yep, Hugh Jackman

R.L. Stine

Gregg Hurwitz

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New York City, June 2024

Mark Greaney

Louise Penny

Thank you to bookstores for events and/or promotions! Examples:

• Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, Forest Park, IL (Chicago)
• Pageturners Bookstore, Indianola, Iowa
• Pella Books, Pella, Iowa
• Barbara's Books, Chicago
• ​Burlington By the Book, Burlington, Iowa
• Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Jordan Creek Mall, West Des Moines, Iowa
• ​And many more...

See the "Events/Calendar" tab for information about upcoming events!

Book Launch Parties Are Part of the Fun!

With longtime friend Tim Coffey, Mason City, at the Book Launch Party for Performing Murder on October 14, 2021.

With son Luke LeValley, at the Book Launch Party for Cry from an Unknown Grave and The Third Side of Murder, on June 21, 2021.

Speaking to the annual meeting of the Iowa Newspaper Association in February 2020.

Signing books at the Barnes & Noble in Plymouth Meeting, PA (yes, that really is the name of a city). Had a fantastic day and sold out of almost everything!

​Thanks to Everyone for Your Interest and Support!

​        The launch of my fourth novel, Performing Murder was held in Des Moines October 14, 2022.  Many family members, friends and fans of the Tony Harrington series of mystery/thrillers attended.
     Special thanks to 818, A Tiny Design Empire, for hosting the event at its offices in the East Village.  Big thanks also go to Maxwell Schaeffer from WHO Radio for doing the emcee duties, and to Confluence Brewing Company for providing the beer.  Thanks to Bookpress Publishing for the other refreshments, and for assisting with the event.
     Of course, I'm deeply grateful to everyone who bought copies any of the books at the event, and to all who took the time to attend. I hope you had a wonderful time.
     If you missed the party, you still can order this or any of the novels.  Just click the "Add to Cart" button on this page and check out with any credit card.  To learn more about the book, click on the "Novels" tab on this website.  Thanks for your interest!

Joe answers questions from radio personality Maxwell Schaeffer at the Book Launch Party for Performing Murder on October 14, 2022.

Above left: With longtime friend Doug Morse at the original Book Launch Party for Burying the Lede (January 2019).  Above right: With Mason City, Iowa Mayor Bill Schickel, after my talk at the Mason City Public Library. Bill and I have been friends since we worked together at the Mason City Globe-Gazette a few hundred years ago.

Honored to meet and pose for a photo with author Susan Orlean, during the Des Moines Book Festival in March 2019.