Michael Craft
Michael Craft grew up in Illinois and spent his middle years in Wisconsin, which inspired the fictitious small-town setting of Dumont, used in several of his past books. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles, and now lives in Rancho Mirage, California, near Palm Springs. In 2017, Michael Craft’s professional archives were acquired by the Special Collections Department of the Rivera Library at the University of California, Riverside.
Similar Authors: Josh Lanyon, Neil S. Plakcy.
The Dante & Jazz Mysteries
Dante O’Donnell is white, gay and getting older every day, so now he’s working as a concierge for a vacation-rental outfit in Palm Springs.
The Mister Puss Mysteries
In the idyllic little town of Dumont, Wisconsin, wealthy widow Mary Questman adopts an exotic stray cat, Mister Puss, who begins to talk to her. At least she thinks so.
The Claire Gray Mysteries
Claire Gray is a much traveled, highly regarded and very successful theatrical director who, in the prime of her career, accepts an offer to head the Theatre Department at Desert Arts College near Palm Springs, California.