Michael C. Craft

Sep 20, 2023 | crimereads.com | Michael C. Craft

More than any other variant included under the umbrella of “crime fiction,” mystery novels embody a straightforward setup of the conflict-and-resolution components of storytelling. The conflict is murder. The resolution is naming whodunit. Everything in between—the rising and falling action, the crises and complications, the revelations and setbacks—all of that can be summed up as the investigation.

Jul 11, 2023 | cvindependent.com | Michael C. Craft

Dante O’Donnell and Jazz Friendly make an unlikely pair of crime solvers, thrust together by iffy circumstances in the so-called paradise of sunny Palm Springs. He’s white and gay, a concierge at a vacation-rental outfit; she’s Black and straight, a private eye on the rebound from a failed marriage. Maude Movay, a reclusive author of romance novels, is facing a tight deadline for a multimillion-dollar deal.

Jul 10, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Michael C. Craft |Steve Berry |Grant Blackwood |Michael D. Connelly

A DANTE & JAZZ MYSTERY by Michael Craft ‧ A satisfying entry in the expanding Palm Springs–based detective series. A desert-based duo works the case of a murdered author in Craft’s mystery novel. Dante O’Donnell is the VIP concierge at Sunny Junket Vacation Rentals, helping his famous and wealthy guests get the most out of their stays in Palm Springs.