Yesterday's signing

Courtesy of Augie Aleksy, proprietor of Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore in Forest Park, Ill., here are some shots of yesterday's signing at that shop:

That's the opening slide of the Keynote digital-projector presentation I use to pitch my books.

The fellow to my left is crime novelist Mike Black, author of 18 books, and Augie himself is behind the counter.

Debby, a k a the Lady Friend, is at the left. She reads passages from my books during presentations. To my right are two readers born in the Upper Peninsula, where my novels are set.