David Swinson
@dswinson.bsky.social
Author of The Second Girl, a NYTs and Booklist best crime fiction book of the year, Crime Song, Trigger and Sweet Thing. From the Dust in March 2026.
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Co
DavidSwinson.com
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Co
DavidSwinson.com
Finally cleaned up my writing nook. As you can see, I don’t have a desk. I like the laptop on my lap where it belongs.
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Finally cleaned up my writing nook. As you can see, I don’t have a desk. I like the laptop on my lap where it belongs.
This Caturday morning Purrl is engineering my demise as I prepare to install a runner going down stairs.
November 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This Caturday morning Purrl is engineering my demise as I prepare to install a runner going down stairs.
Happy Veterans Day to all who have served. Today, I especially remember my father, picture below from his time in Korea.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Happy Veterans Day to all who have served. Today, I especially remember my father, picture below from his time in Korea.
Always a great feeling when you get your galleys in the mail.
September 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Always a great feeling when you get your galleys in the mail.
1990 in CA with Ozzy. A legend.
July 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
1990 in CA with Ozzy. A legend.
I grew up listening to Black Sabbath. Around 1990 I had the pleasure of working with him and Bill Ward producing a music video for Bill Ward’s band. A great loss. Rest in peace Ozzy.
July 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I grew up listening to Black Sabbath. Around 1990 I had the pleasure of working with him and Bill Ward producing a music video for Bill Ward’s band. A great loss. Rest in peace Ozzy.
Cover reveal!
From the Dust is now available for preorder everywhere. It’s being released by Mulholland Books on March 31, 2026.
From the Dust is now available for preorder everywhere. It’s being released by Mulholland Books on March 31, 2026.
July 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Cover reveal!
From the Dust is now available for preorder everywhere. It’s being released by Mulholland Books on March 31, 2026.
From the Dust is now available for preorder everywhere. It’s being released by Mulholland Books on March 31, 2026.
Pool day in upstate, NY! Feels like a sauna out there. Pool is 78%.
June 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Pool day in upstate, NY! Feels like a sauna out there. Pool is 78%.
I miss those days sometimes, catching real criminals as a police detective, not like today where innocent people are being kidnapped. That bulk is not me. It’s a Kevlar vest and other things attached to my belt and I don’t have a mask.
June 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I miss those days sometimes, catching real criminals as a police detective, not like today where innocent people are being kidnapped. That bulk is not me. It’s a Kevlar vest and other things attached to my belt and I don’t have a mask.
1950s portrait of Diego Rivera by my mother. They went to parties together when she studied art at The San Carlos Institute of Art.
May 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
1950s portrait of Diego Rivera by my mother. They went to parties together when she studied art at The San Carlos Institute of Art.
My mom was a great artist. Happy Heavenly Mother’s Day, mom. You’re painting with the best.
May 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My mom was a great artist. Happy Heavenly Mother’s Day, mom. You’re painting with the best.
Hate mongering is far from Christian.
April 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hate mongering is far from Christian.
Gonna be a dog day Monday.
March 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Gonna be a dog day Monday.
