Desert Getaway by Michael Craft

A wild romp through Palm Springs’ glittery underbelly. Fast, funny, and thoroughly enjoyable. An instant classic.

Tod Goldberg, New York Times bestselling author

An intriguing puzzle keeps the pages turning, and the romantic subplots don’t overwhelm the whodunit. Fans of lighter mysteries will look forward to Dante and Jazz’s further adventures

Publishers Weekly

Michael Craft delivers an irresistible high camp twist to the classic detective mystery. A fast-paced and captivating opening to a promising new series.

J.D. Horn, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Line

Michael Craft is bound to nab accolades for his new novel...one that weds the shadowy mystique of noir and the sunny beauty of the desert to winning ends.

Desert Sun

A quick-witted, entertaining mystery loaded with Palm Springs atmosphere. Smart, sophisticated, and ingeniously plotted. I loved it.

Ellen Byron, USA Today bestselling author of the Cajun Country Mysteries

One can practically see John Waters in the background clapping with glee.

Los Angeles Times

A sexy, charming romp set in Palm Springs, where two unlikely partners—a priapic gay ex-actor and a Black streetwise ex-cop—team up to solve the murder of the director of a suspiciously well-funded and understocked art museum. Dante and Jazz show great chemistry in what I hope is the first of many adventures.

Michael Nava, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of the Henry Rios mysteries

Craft has long been an inventive mystery writer, and this new series promises to add a bit of grit to his distinctively colorful brand of storytelling.

Kirkus Reviews

The complex friendship between a white gay man and a Black straight woman mirrors conversations bubbling up in our culture now. Like the bright pastels of Palm Springs, "Desert Getaway" glows with humor, moves at an energetic pace, and is wholly entertaining

John Copenhaver, Macavity Award-winning author of Dodging and Burning and The Savage Kind

The author injects a lot of humour, campy wit and nuance into the proceedings, and keeps the plot stirring at a brisk pace

Thrilling Detective

Craft, as always, mixes plot and dialogue deftly, stirring humor, humanity, and mayhem to create believable characters that go about the business of solving crime with a twist of wry. You’ll beg to see more of these two.

Lavender Magazine

A compelling romp through fiascos, fairy-tale lives, and organized crime...which captures the underside of Palm Springs life and its art world. Craft's ability to inject humor into the intrigue provides comic relief at unexpected moments.

Midwest Book Review