Lisa Towles with Ana Manwaring - Switch: (Technological Thriller) (Corte Madera Store)

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Lisa Towles

In conversation with Ana Manwaring

Switch

(Technological Thriller)

Corte Madera Store

Sun. Jan. 11th, 2026 • 1:00 PM

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Join us at Book Passage in celebration of award-winning crime novelist Lisa Towles and her exhilarating crime thriller, The Switch. Lisa will be joined in conversation with Ana Manwaring, author of the award-winning JadeAnne Stone thrillers.

ABOUT THIS EVENT

• This event will be hosted by Book Passage at our Corte Madera store.
• Free Admission / Open Seating
• Books are available for purchase in-store or over the phone! Give us a call at (415) 927-0960 to order your copy ahead of the event.
• There will be a signing line or meet and greet following the presentation.
• Please contact books@bookpassage.com with questions regarding events.

A MISSING BODY, A CORRUPT ORGANIZATION, A LEGACY OF LIES

Mari Ellwyn and Derek Abernathy return to track a string of unsettling bank robberies. Their case takes a dark turn with the bizarre disappearance of a body from the local morgue, a mystery connected to the vanishing of the previous Medical Examiner, Dr. Camille Bota. Their investigation plunges them into the dangerous world of a multi-national organization involved in suspected fraud and fringe technology research. For Mari, the case ignites a personal quest, forcing her to confront the long-unresolved disappearance of her father, CIA operative Richard Ellwyn.



The deeper she digs, the more Mari realizes that both she and her father are inextricably linked to their lifelong nemesis, the notorious international crime boss Jacques Martel. The missing body and the secrets surrounding Dr. Bota become entangled with her father's shadowy past and Martel's deadly machinations. In a high-stakes collision of family secrets and criminal enterprise, Mari must confront her father and their shared enemy before they both become casualties in Martel's lethal game.

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Fast-paced, smart, and full of twists, this thriller delivers both heart and heat" — Scott Olsen, San Francisco Book Review

 

"A breakneck techno-thriller that crackles with smart dialogue, raw emotion, and relentless tension" - Literary Titan

 

"A taut, high-intelligence thriller with real emotional teeth" - The Prairies Book Review

 

"A smart, high-stakes techno-thriller that sacrifices none of its heart in the pursuit of speed" - BookView Reviews

 

"This exhilarating, action-infused crime thriller deftly incorporates suspense with harrowing drama to keep readers turning the pages" - The Book Commentary

 

"Well developed tension, superior characterization, and unexpected developments, Switch will shiver the timbers of any thriller reader" - Midwest Book Review

Lisa Towles is an award-winning crime novelist and an engaging speaker on writing, creativity, and marketing. With 13 crime thrillers to her name, she will soon release her latest title, Switch, in September 2025. This highly anticipated book marks the conclusion of her acclaimed E&A Investigations series, which features a female PI tackling high-impact crimes along the stunning California coast. Her previous E&A titles, Salt Island (June 2023) and Hot House (June 2022), received prestigious literary awards, including Readers Choice and Pencraft, and both became Amazon Kindle #1 bestsellers. A member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers, Towles actively engages with the literary community, supporting fellow authors through her “Story Impact” author interview podcast. Additionally, she serves as a communications leader for tech firms in the Bay Area and holds an MBA in IT Management. Learn more at lisatowles.com. 

Ana Manwaring is the author of the award-winning JadeAnneStone thrillers set in Mexico against the backdrop of organized crime and the Dafne Olabarrieta Mexico mysteries exploring institutional corruption. Ripped from the headlines, Kickback, explores Mexico’s political corruption. She has also written a Gold Book Award winning memoir of living in Mexico, Saints and Skeletons. Ana has target practiced with an Uzi, camped out in ancient Mexican ruins, and visited a Mexico City garbage dump, four Veracruz hospitals, and a funeral home— as part of the research for Mortal Revenge due to publish this month. Ana produces North Bay Poetics, a monthly poetry event, is the vice president of SINCNorCal, and co-chair of the  Left Coast Crime 2026 conference. www.anamanwaring.com    https://linktr.ee/anamanwaring

Lisa Towles - photo courtesy of the author; Ana Manwaring - photo courtesy of the author.