Mike Befeler

In the May, 2008, issue of the AARP Bulletin Mike Befeler was identified as one of four authors in a new emerging mystery sub-genre. Harlan Coben, president of Mystery Writers of America stated, "We've just scratched the surface on geezer-lit. It could be the next frontier in crime fiction." Mike turned his attention to fiction writing after a career in high technology marketing. Mike's published books include six book in the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series:

- RETIREMENT HOMES ARE MURDER, January, 2007

- LIVING WITH YOUR KIDS IS MURDER, April, 2009 (nominated for the prestigious Lefty Award for the best humorous mystery novel of 2009)

- SENIOR MOMENTS ARE MURDER, August, 2011

- CRUISING IN YOUR EIGHTIES IS MURDER, December, 2012, (a finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery novel of 2012

- CARE HOMES ARE MURDER, June, 2013

- NURSING HOMES ARE MURDER, May, 2014

Other published books include:

- A paranormal private investigator mystery, THE V V AGENCY, April, 2013

- A paranormal geezer-lit mystery, THE BACK WING, August, 2013

- A theater mystery, MYSTERY OF THE DINNER PLAYHOUSE, January, 2015

- A non-fiction book, THE BEST CHICKEN THIEF IN ALL OF EUROPE, May, 2015

- A historical mystery, MURDER ON THE SWITZERLAND TRAIL, October, 2015

- COURT TROUBLE, A PLATFORM TENNIS MYSTERY August, 2016

- An international thriller, THE TESLA LEGACY, February, 2017

- A geezer-lit mystery, DEATH OF A SCAM ARTIST, August, 2017

- A professional organizer mystery, UNSTUFF YOUR STUFF, October 2018

- A pickleball mystery, PARADISE COURT, May 2019

- A sequel to THE BACK WING titled The Front Wing, November 2019

- An uplifting and humorous story, CORONAVIRUS DAZE, April 2020

- A humorous spoof of the detective mystery, OLD DETECTIVES HOME, April 2022

Mike holds a Master's degree from UCLA and a Bachelor's degree from Stanford. He grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and now lives in Lakewood, California. Mike is past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America.