Michael Craft

Michael Craft is the author of the acclaimed Mark Manning series of mystery novels, three of which were finalists for Lambda Literary Awards. His 2019 mystery, ChoirMaster, was a Gold Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award. Desert Getaway, the first novel in his Dante & Jazz series, is based on his Palm Springs Noir short story "VIP Check-In", praised as "delightful" by the Los Angeles Times.