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Die-hard
Craisies, (from left to
right) Rae, Elyse, Betsy
and Diann, had a great
time at our launch party
at Dutton's in
Brentwood, California. |
The
massive crowd at Vromans,
in Pasadena, California,
waves for the camera
while awaiting RC's
arrival. |
A little
Q&A with RC. |
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Joe and
Joe's evil twin...but
which is which? |
As
always, RC's having a
blast signing tons of
books and meeting lots
of fans. |
RC
mesmerizing the huge
crowd at Book Passage in
Corte Madera outside San
Francisco. |
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RC found
a WATCHMAN wall waiting
for him at the Simon &
Schuster building in
Manhattan. |
RC with
Otto Penzler at Mr.
Penzler's Manhattan
bookstore, The
Mysterious Bookstore.
The Mysterious bookstore
is the most well-known
mystery bookstore in the
world. Here, RC and Otto
are standing behind some
of the several hundred
books RC signed that
night. |
Here, RC
is speaking at the
Georgia Center for the
Book, a beautiful
facility at the Decatur,
Georgia, library. |
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Check out
the huge crowd at the
Borders in Bailey's
Crossroads outside
Washington, DC. A
regular stop on our tour
schedule, RC saw many
old friends and met many
new readers. |
After the
nation's capitol, RC
visited Chester County
Book &
Music Company in West
Chester, Pennsylvania for the
first time. |
RC
greeting and signing
books for the great
folks at Chester County
Books. Note the
USC fan. Like RC, he's a
long way from southern
California. |
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Heading
for warmer climes, RC
stopped by Murder on the
Beach in Delray Beach,
Florida. Here he is with
owner, Joanne Sinchuk. |
At Books
& Books in Coral Gables,
RC was surprised by good
friends Kelly Levendorf
and Jianna Baker. |
RC and
Jeff Guinn at Casa
Manana in Ft. Worth,
Texas. Jeff interviewed
RC before a crowd of
almost 400 people. The
event was
sponsored by the Ft.
Worth Star-Telegram. |
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The Ft.
Worth event was so large
Jeff had his own
'backstage militia' to
handle the crowd. |
Here's RC
signing for the crowd
after being grilled by
Jeff. RC loved it. |
After the
event, Jeff and RC
relaxed backstage. It's
a tough job, but someone
has to do it. |
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At
Houston's legendary
bookstore, Murder by the
Book, RC was introduced
to the SRO crowd by
novelist Dean James.
More than 125 people
attended. |
The
Houston queue. The event
was orderly. No riot
police were called. |
Joe Pike
and the Pikettes.
Really. We wouldn't lie. |
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After
Houston, RC flew to
Denver where he spoke to
the great crowd at the
Tattered Cover Bookstore
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signed their books. |
In Kansas
City, RC appeared at an
event hosted by Rainy
Day Books. Here he is
with legendary
booksellers Vivian
Jennings and Roger
Doeren. |
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Another
great crowd at
Anderson's Bookshop in
Naperville, Illinois,
outside Chicago. |
Signing
for the gang. |
The
Anderson's crew: Carol,
RC, Doris, and Lauren. |
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On the
road from Chicago to
Milwaukee with Bill
Young, the Joe Pike of
media escorts. Bill
introduced RC to 'fried
curds.' Don't ask. |
An aerial
shot of the crowd at
Mystery One Bookshop in
Milwaukee. |
Some
people drive for hours
to catch RC at a
signing. Paul
Macintosh flew in from
Scotland. Here's Paul,
presenting RC with a
team jersey from Paul's
favorite Scottish soccer
team, the Rangers. |
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A fitting
front window homage to
the World's Greatest
Author at Mysteries to
Die For in Thousand
Oaks, California. |
Fans
arrived hours early to stake out
a good spot in the line
that spilled out onto
the street |
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then RC worked
the standing-room-only
crowd. |
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RC and
the lovely ladies of
Mysteries to Die For. From left to
right, Jean, RC, Heidi
and Jane. |
RC gets
intimate with the crowd
at Book Em in Pasadena,
California |
-- then shows off
The Watchman's author
photo and explains the
look his publisher was
going for - constipated. |
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With
socks like those, it's
easy to see where Elvis
gets his sense of humor. |
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