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With Oaks from Acorns Grow, Richard Opper brings his 1970s San Diego trilogy to a conclusion in this taut suspenseful thriller, narrated by a crew of unforgettable voices. Readers will hear from harbor cop Gary Reines; Mona Oakheart, former porn movie producer turned (mostly) Good Samaritan; young Vietnamese refugee Truong;  and Tong leader Mama Rose. The briskly paced story rips from San Diego to Guam and back. Richard will be on hand for a book signing with La Playa Books, December 12, 4:30-6:00 p.m. at Point Loma Assembly, 3035 Talbot St., San Diego, CA 92106.

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SDWEG board member and author Richard L. Carrico will give a presentation and sign copies of his  newest nonfiction book, El Presidio de San Diego: Excavating Southern California's Lost City, on December 18, beginning at 5:30 with a reception and the lecture at 6:00 p.m., at the Coronado Historical Society, 1100 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA 92118.

Richard tells the story of Spain's first settlement in Alta (Upper) California, founded in 1769. He brings to life the men, women, and children of frontier San Diego. 

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Award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize nominee Larry M. Edwards' second novel in the Rent Beacham Mystery series is set for release December 15. In Larry's followup to Chariot Canyon, a cold-case homicide leads journalist Beacham into an investigation of suspected corruption, involving geothermal energy, lithium extraction, hazardous waste disposal, and the murky depths of AI avatars and deepfakes. Smoke Screen, the third book in the series is slated for release next year.

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Erik Martin's The Case of the Niceferatu: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book Four will be released on December 5. In this middle-grade mystery, when a hiker goes missing, Dotty Morgan traces the disappearance to vampires. The thirteen-year-old supernatural sleuth discovers that not all vampires are bloodthirsty killers. Dotty must parse the good from the murderous before a blood ritual claims dozens of lives. 

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The Search for Dr. Noble, the sequel to Alex A. Kecskes's novel, Healer, is now available on Amazon. Time-traveling lovers Rene and Charles are separated across centuries. While Rene works with Marie Curie in Paris, she and her daughter face a deadly fate. This historical romance offers to take the reader on a nail-biting journey through time and across oceans and continents.

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's The Case of the Niceferatu: Dotty Morgan Supernatural Sleuth Book Four will be released on December 5. In this middle-grade mystery, when a hiker goes missing, Dotty Morgan traces the disappearance to vampires. The thirteen-year-old supernatural sleuth discovers that not all vampires are bloodthirsty killers. Dotty must parse the good from the murderous before a blood ritual claims dozens of lives. 




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