Scott Geisel
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2026
Scott Geisel writes mystery and detective, suspense, thriller, and a bit of romance. He is known for the Jackson Flint detective series, the Appalachian suspense novel Miller Knew, and the Nils & Bly adventures. His work has been acclaimed by Publishers Weekly, published in Best New Writing and Best of Ohio Short Stories vols. I and II, and aired on WYSO. Scott has been interviewed on the Book Nook and was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer fiction award. He lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, one of the coolest small towns in America.
Orcas' Call
A Nils and Bly novel
Mystery, suspense, romance
A wilderness trip in the Northern California redwoods goes bad. Nils retreats to remote Orcas Island. He just wants to be left alone. But mysterious and enigmatic Bly Milkov won’t let that happen.
Nils is in trouble and doesn’t know it. Can Bly save them both?
Bly is tough as nails. Nils may have met his match.
Miller Knew
Deep in the Appalachian hills, a brother and sister are in trouble.
Miller’s ma is gone. His pa is gone. Now they’ve come for him.
Miller knows the kind of men who inhabit these hills. He doesn’t want to become one of them. How can he protect himself and his sister without losing his soul?
Fair Game
This is the first book is a series of three books. I would bring all three in the series to this festival. The series can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SBWN6XR and includes these titles: Fair Game, Water to Bind, Wheat Penny.
Summary for Fair Game:
There’s a new PI in town.
It’s one of the coolest small towns in America.
The critically acclaimed Jackson Flint mysteries.
“Strong series launch… Assured prose matches the credible plot. Fans of realistic PI fiction will look forward to the sequel.” – Publishers Weekly (Dec 2021)
A rainy night on a back road. He knew it was a bad idea to stop.
A mysterious teen and a woman missing more than twenty years.
A family secret and the homeless underworld.