"SOURTOE COCKTAIL CLUB is a world-beater of a tale.” —Ivan Doig, celebrated author of 'This House of Sky'

Ivan Doig

“THE OBITUARY is a damn near perfect mystery!” —John Lescroart, NYTimes bestselling mystery author

John Lescroart

“Ron Franscell’s masterful storytelling strikes hard at the heart.” —Denver Post

Denver Post

“Ron Franscell’s ‘THE DARKEST NIGHT gets everything right …” —C.J. Box, NYTimes bestselling mystery author

C.J. Box

The San Francisco Chronicle listed ANGEL FIRE among its 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century West

San Francisco Chronicle

“Ron Franscell takes you there ... completely.” —Ann Rule

Ann Rule

“Ron Franscell spins one masterful tale after another…” —W.P. Kinsella, author of 'Shoeless Joe' (adapted as the Kevin Costner movie 'Field of Dreams')

W.P. Kinsella

“Franscell’s themes involve a fresh approach to our rural roots as a font for the elusive American spirit." —USA Today

USA Today

"SHADOWMAN is a thrill ride ..." —Legendary FBI profiler John Douglas

John Douglas

“If any modern crime writer should bear the mantel of the late, great Jack Olsen it is Ron Franscell... nobody does it better." —Dr. Vincent DiMaio, renowned medical examiner

Vince DiMaio

“In my view, Ron Franscell is one of the very finest and most exciting true-crime writers in America." —Vincent Bugliosi, Manson prosecutor and author of 'Helter Skelter'

Vincent Bugliosi

“Ron Franscell has always been in the upper echelon of true-crime authors." —Gregg Olsen, #1 NYTimes bestselling true-crime author

Gregg Olsen

"[SHADOWMAN] has the ghostly unease of a nightmare." —Michael Cannell, author of 'Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber and the Invention of Criminal Profiling'

Michael Cannell

“One of the finest true-crime writers I’ve ever read." —Craig Johnson, NYTimes bestselling author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries

Craig Johnson

"[Ron Franscell] reminds the rest of us who write in this genre how it ought to be done.” —Jeff Guinn, #1 NYTimes bestselling author of 'Manson' and 'The Road to Jonestown'

Jeff Guinn

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February 2025
Peace, Love & Murder in Placitas

February 5, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Placitas Presbyterian Church 7 Paseo De San Antonio Rd, Placitas, NM, United States

Bestselling crime author Ron Franscell, a Placitas resident, will talk about a shocking double-murder on a seemingly peaceful hippie ommune in 1970. Along the way he'll tell some of the habits of his true crime-writing dating back to his days as senior writer at the Denver Post.

Free
May 2026
Late-night on KUPR (99.9 FM Placitas NM)

May 22 @ 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm

If you're in Placitas, Bernalillo, Algodones, parts of Rio Rancho, and the Pueblos of Santa Ana, Zia, and San Felipe ... and if you're up late this Friday night ... […]

Free
June 2026
Fireside Chat with Anne Hillerman @ Placitas Library

June 27 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Placitas Community Library 453 NM-165, Placitas, NM, United States

In a fireside chat with friend and fellow mystery author ANNE HILLERMAN, Ron will talk about his new mystery novel DEEP END, which was inspired by a true-life 1970 double […]

Free

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