Claire Johnson
Lafayette
California United StatesContact: https://www.clairemjohnsonwrites.com
California United StatesContact: https://www.clairemjohnsonwrites.com
Fog City, Beat Until Stiff, Roux Morgue, Swim Town, City Lights
Fog City Noir, Mary Ryan, Pastry Chef
Amateur Sleuth, Private Investigator
Craft, Subject Expertise
I am available for public speaking engagements on writing snappy dialogue, improving the tension in your novel, writing effective sex scenes, and how to create tension in your writing.
Ms. Johnson’s first novel, Beat Until Stiff, was nominated for the 2003 Agatha Award for Best First Novel and was a Booksense pick. Her second book in this series, Roux Morgue, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. Fog City, her noir crime novel set in Prohibition-era San Francisco featuring Maggie Laurent, P.I., debuted July 2024 from Level Best Books, This book won the Gold Medal from the Royal Palm Literary Award hosted by the Florida Writers Association and is the first in the Fog City Noir series. The second book in this series, City Lights, will debut July 2025, and the third book, Crookedest Street in the World, will debut the summer of 2026. Ms. Johnson was recent President of the Mystery Writers of America’s Northern California Chapter.