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Great news! Your response to Every Secret Crime has been so overwhelming that the major online sites have sold out. Please place your order and be patient...Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com and the others will have more copies soon. You can also feel free to order direct from the publisher, Five Star, by calling 1-800-877-4253 Ext 8119. Five Star assures me they have plenty of books available.

And thanks again for your eagerness to support me and my work!

News, Events, and More

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  • Sometimes...Secrets Are the Real Crime

    It's not a secret any more! Reno McCarthy's latest adventure, Every Secret Crime is available for purchase. If it's not on the shelves of your local bookstore (find a local independent bookstore here), you can always find it online at Amazon or at Barnes and Noble, as well as many other internet retailers like Powell's, Target and Wal-Mart.

    Would you help me sell Every Secret Crime? No, you don't have to hit the streets with a bag full of books! In fact, you can do it right from your chair. Here's how:

    Please call the Adult Reader Services desk at your local library and ask them to order a copy of Every Secret Crime if they haven't done so already. By making that simple request, you'll give my marketing efforts a boost without even leaving home!

  • Read a story from the Chicago Sun-Times Book Section.


  • Daily Herald Feature story.


  • Pioneer Press coverage,


  • Check Doug's blog for updated information, his musings, and contests to win great Reno Wear!

  • Listen to Doug's interview in this MP3 file from WIND Radio. (7 minutes long, 5M file size)

  • Read an article about Doug in the Winter 2007/2008 edition of Sheridan Road magazine.

  • Listen to an MP3 clip from WGN-AM radio in Chicago about Every Secret Crime (there's no spoiler, so listen away!)

  • Learn more about Every Secret Crime on YouTube...




Doug M. Cummings
At left: Doug was a featured speaker at Highland Park High School's 2007 Focus on the Arts program.

I couldn't be more pleased that Five Star agreed to publish Every Secret Crime. Many friends are already Five Star authors: Tom Keevers, Michael Black, Julie Hyzy, David Case and D.C Brod, to name just a few. In the interim before Reno returns, in fact, I urge you to pick up their books. They are all wonderful authors. In addition, my dear friend and Crime Scene at the Library co-creator Linda Mickey has published her latest book, Horse Power. It's a great read and available on Amazon.com!

At a recent book signing A young fan

Clockwise, from left:
  1. This is my youngest and most favorite fan, my buddy "Froggy" who brought her mom and dad and grandmother and baby sister to the signing at the Book Stall.
  2. Doug signs books for fans at The Book Stall in Winnetka, Il (this particular fan can also be seen in the Crime Scene at the Library photo below...if you look very, very closely...)
  3. Doug on Channel 2 Saturday morning news in the Chicago area
  4. Signing at Centuries and Sleuths during my book launch party
  5. During an appearance on The Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan on WGN Radio


Doug appears on Channel 2 Saturday morning news



Doug and Ken Pfoser of the Northern Illinois Police Crime Laboratory present the evidence at a Crime Scene at the Library in Lincolnshire, Il:

Crime Scene at the library