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Mark Coggins
"He is a Hammett for the turn of the 21st century." —Loren D. Estleman

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PUBLISHED: Nov.01.2009

The Big Wake-Up

The odyssey of María Eva Duarte de Perón--the Argentine first lady made famous in the play and the movie Evita--was as remarkable in death as it was in life. A few years after she succumbed to cervical cancer, her specially preserved body was taken by the military dictatorship that succeeded her deposed husband Juan. Hidden for sixteen years in Italy in a crypt under a false name,...

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Runoff

“How much does it cost to fix an election?” August Riordan—private investigator, jazz bass player, smart ass with a foolish heart—is going to find out. He’s been hired by Leonora Lee, the all-powerful “Dragon Lady” of San Francisco’s Chinatown, to investigate the results of the city’s recent mayoral election. It seems the Dragon Lady’s candidate failed to even carry the Chinese...

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Candy from Strangers

Caroline Stockwell has a secret: she and her best friend Monica are "cam girls." Soliciting cash donations and gifts via Amazon.com wish lists from anonymous admirers, the young women have put up a web site featuring still photographs, video and web diaries (aka blogs) to help pay their way through art college. But when Caroline goes missing and her mother Ellen engages...

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Vulture Capital

When venture capitalist Ted Valmont is belatedly informed that the Chief Scientist of NeuroStimix—a biotech firm in which he has invested—is missing, it's not just business, it's personal. Not only is the scientist an old school chum, but his disappearance jeopardizes the development of NeuroStimix's most important product: a device intended to aid spinal cord injury victims. Since...

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The Immortal Game

When the world's most innovative computer chess software is stolen, wisecracking, jazz bass-playing PI August Riordan is hired to find it. Sifting through a San Francisco peopled with bruising, ex-NFL henchmen, transvestite techno geeks, and alluring, drug-addicted dominatrices, Riordan has got his work cut out for him. But with a smart-ass attitude like Riordan's, nothing is easy...

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Nov.16.2009 - 6:43 pm

If You Can't Make the Book Tour ...

To promote my new novel, The Big Wake-Up, I have been touring a select number of bookstores with partner-in-crime Michelle Gagnon, who is promoting her thrilling new book, The...

Nov.06.2009 - 4:36 pm

Read the Story Behind the Story: The Macabre "Afterlife" of Evita Peron

Check out my post on The Rap Sheet on the back story of my new novel THE BIG WAKE-UP here.

Oct.27.2009 - 3:16 pm

Bouchercon 2009 Photo Slide Show

Check out my photo coverage of Bouchercon 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana in this Flickr slide show.

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Sep.07.2009

The Big Wake-Up

Published by Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)

Coggins's outstanding fifth mystery to feature San Francisco PI August Riordan (after 2007's Runoff) successfully blends an over-the-top premise with an unrelentingly grim plot....

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Video: The Big Wake-Up Book Trailer

Audio: It Was the Meat

About Mark

Born in New Mexico in 1957, Mark Coggins earned two degrees and a Phi Beta Kappa key from Stanford University. He has worked for a number of Silicon Valley computer and venture capital firms, including...

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San Francisco History Center (San Francisco Public Library)

Mark Coggins"He is a Hammett for the turn of the 21st century." —Loren D. Estleman

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Mark Coggins
"He is a Hammett for the turn of the 21st century." —Loren D. Estleman