
Between a Wok and a Dead Place, Assault & Pepper, Guilty as Cinnamon, Killing Thyme, Chai Another Day, The Solace of Bay Leaves, Peppermint Barked, Death al Dente, Crime Rib, Butter Off Dead, Treble at the Jam Fest, As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles, Carried to the Grave, Bitterroot Lake (as Alicia Beckman), Blind Faith (as Alicia Beckman), Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure
Spice Shop Mysteries, Food Lovers' Village Mysteries
Cozy, Nonfiction, Psychological Suspense, Short Fiction, Suspense
Murder at Sea, Murder in the Mountains, How to Write Mysteries: A Handbook from the Mystery Writers of America, Promophobia: Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Crime Fiction
Carried to the Grave and Other Stories: A Food Lovers' Village Mystery
Craft, Subject Expertise, The Business of Writing
I love speaking to readers and writers! For readers, I'll chat about cozy mysteries, suspense, and the writing life. For writers, I offer workshops on Building Character, Setting the Scene, Creating a Newsletter, and Common Mistakes Fiction Writers Make About the Law, drawing on nearly 40 years as a practicing lawyer.
Leslie Budewitz is a three-time Agatha Award winner and the best-selling author of the Spice Shop mysteries, set in Seattle, and Food Lovers’ Village mysteries, set in NW Montana, where she lives. The seventh Spice Shop Mystery, Between a Wok and a Dead Place, comes out July 18, 2023. As Alicia Beckman, she writes moody standalone suspense, including Bitterroot Lake and Blind Faith. Leslie is a past president of Sisters in Crime and former board member of Mystery Writers of America.