Minnesota Mystery Night

Brian Lutterman is the author of Incel, a psychological thriller set in Minnesota, that has been short-listed for a Midwest Book Award by the Midwest Independent Book Sellers Association. He has also written a series of suspense-filled novels featuring Pen Wilkinson, a sassy, whip-smart, paraplegic attorney, described by the St. Paul Pioneer Press as “. . . one of the most intriguing new characters on the Minnesota crime scene.” In addition to six books in the Wilkinson series, Lutterman is the author of Bound to Die, a Minnesota Book Award runner-up. Lutterman, a former trial and corporate attorney, lives with his family in the Twin Cities.

Christopher Valen is the award-winning author of ten works of fiction featuring Colombian born, St. Paul Homicide Detective John Santana. Booklist called Santana “. . . an appealing series lead, strong and intelligent . . .” Midwest Book Review wrote that “Santana is a wonderful addition to the sub-genre,” and Library Journal noted that Valen’s “ . . . highly moral Santana character is golden.” Christopher is also the author of the historical murder mystery, City of Stones, written with Dan Cohen, and the literary novel, All The Fields. He is a graduate of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Citizen Academy and has many contacts and resources in the law enforcement community. Christopher resides in Minnesota and Arizona with his Colombian-born wife, Martha.