Join Mandy on September 9, 2026 at Magic Hour in Ojai for a luncheon with author Tess Gerritsen.
Mandy and Tess will be in conversation about Tess’ latest novel The Shadow Friends.
Award-winning, bestselling author Tess Gerritsen has written more than thirty novels, published in forty countries and selling over 40 million copies worldwide. Many of her books have been top-three bestsellers in the U.S. and #1 bestsellers internationally. The daughter of a Chinese immigrant and a Chinese American seafood chef, Gerritsen grew up in San Diego dreaming of writing Nancy Drew mysteries. She earned a degree from Stanford University and an M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, before turning to fiction while on maternity leave from her medical career. After early success with romantic suspense, she made her New York Times bestseller debut with the medical thriller Harvest. Her Rizzoli & Isles series inspired the hit TNT television show. She is also the author of the bestselling Martini Club series. Tess Gerritsen lives in Maine.
Event tickets are $130 and include a copy of The Shadow Friends, a three-course prix fixe lunch, engaging conversation between Tess Gerritsen and Mandy Jackson-Beverly, followed by a Q&A and book signing.