An Afternoon with Mark Stevens, Author of the Allison Coil Mysteries

Author Mark Stevens: Special Guest and Honorary Bookseller

Saturday, November 28th - 12:30 - 2:30 pm 

On Small Business Saturday, Off the Beaten Path welcomes Mark Stevens, a Colorado mystery writer, as our honorary bookseller. Stevens will be available from 12:30 - 2:30 volunteering as a guest bookseller to talk books with you. As author of the acclaimed Allison Coil mystery series, Stevens will provide unique perspective on books and the book industry. Stop in to say “hello” to Mr. Stevens and allow him to help you find your new favorite book!

3 pm Signing with Mark Stevens, author of Lake of Fire: An Allison Coil Mystery

About Lake of Fire:  A giant wildfire is roaring through Colorado's Flat Tops Wilderness. The massive blaze is wiping out Allison Coil's precious hunting grounds, and the flames have set their sights on the beautiful ranch owned by her boyfriend's family. Allison and longtime friend Trudy are shocked to learn that a body has been found in the fire ravaged forest—a friend who was a reclusive environmentalist with an unorthodox idea for the battle against global warming. Along with reporter Duncan Bloom, Allison burrows into an underground group of anti-government extremists. As they strike close to home and hurt those closest to her, Allison vows hell might not be punishment enough for this cabal of sinister fanatics. 

About The Allison Coil Mysteries: 

Mark Stevens' gripping mystery series is set in the Colorado Flat Tops Wilderness and follows Allison Coil, a skilled hunting guide. Allison is smart, tough, complex, sometimes vulnerable, and often finds herself on the trail of a killer. Each book zeroes in on a murder and is pulled into environmental, political and social issues as Allison investigates. The Allison Coil mysteries are well-written, thought-provoking and relevant to the issues of the day. Fans of C.J. Box, Margaret Coel, and Craig Johnson will delight the discovery of this Western environmental mystery series.

About Mark Stevens: 

The son of two librarians, Mark Stevens was raised in Lincoln, Massachusetts. He graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in the suburbs of Boston and from Principia College in Illinois. He worked as a reporter for The Christian Science Monitor in Boston and Los Angeles; as a City Hall reporter for The Rocky Mountain News in Denver; as a national field producer for The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (PBS) and as an education reporter for The Denver Post. After journalism, he worked in school public relations before starting his own public relations and strategic communications business. He lives in Denver with his wife and has two grown daughters.