On this edition of Conversations, T. Jefferson Parker talks with host Dan Skinner about his latest installment in his Roland Ford series, “Then She Vanished.” Parker’s first novel, "Laguna Heat," was published to rave reviews in 1985 and was made into a movie. His subsequent bestselling novels, all dealing with crime, life and death, have also been set in Southern California. 

On this edition of Conversations, Tehlor Kay Mejia talks with host Dan Skinner about “Paola Santiago and the River of Tears," which is part of the "Rick Riordan Presents Series." Mejia is also the author of the critically acclaimed young adult fantasy novel “We Set the Dark on Fire,” as well as its forthcoming sequel, “We Unleash the Merciless Storm.” 

On this edition of Conversations, Brandy Colbert talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Voting Booth.” Colbert is the award-winning author of “Little & Lion,” “Pointe,” “Finding Yvonne,” “The Revolution of Birdie Randolph” and most recently “The Only Black Girls in Town.” Her short fiction and essays have been published in several critically acclaimed anthologies for young people.

On this edition of Conversations, Sandra Brown talks with host Dan Skinner about her latest novel, "Thick as Thieves." Brown is the author of 71 New York Times bestsellers. She has served as president of Mystery Writers of America, and in 2008 she was named Thriller Master, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association. 

On this edition of Conversations, Karin Slaughter talks with host Dan Skinner about her latest novel, "The Silent Wife." Slaughter has been a bestselling author for more than 20 years. Her novels include the “Grant County” and “Will Trent” series of books, as well the New York Times bestselling novels “Pretty Girls,” “The Good Daughter,” “Pieces of Her,” and “The Last Widow.”