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Joshua Moehling is the author of the Ben Packard series. The first book, AND THERE HE KEPT HER, was a Barnes & Noble monthly Mystery/Thriller pick and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ+ Mystery. His second novel, WHERE THE DEAD SLEEP, was described as “a well-paced whodunit” and “devastating” by The New York Times. Joshua lives in Minneapolis and works in the medical device industry.

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COMING FEBRUARY 2025: A LONG TIME GONE (Ben Packard #3)​

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firstCLUE says A LONG TIME GONE is "far and away the best" book yet. 

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WHERE THE DEAD SLEEP is a 2024 Lambda Literary nominee for Best LGBTQ+ Mystery.

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WHERE THE DEAD SLEEP is a Target Book Club selection.

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​WTDS REVIEW: The New York Times

"The solution to the mystery is a surprise, but the real suspense emerges as Packard figures himself out, defying expectations in quiet, sometimes devastating ways."

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​WTDS REVIEW: Associated Press

"If you think you’ve got the mystery solved in the first few chapters, you’re dead wrong. Moehling has some tricks up his sleeve and gravitates toward challenging ideas and interesting surprises."

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WTDS REVIEW: Mystery and Suspense Magazine

"The second in a series is where I really decide if I am going to follow it or not – and luckily for me, Joshua Moehling has taken a promising debut, and solidified its promise with a follow-up that is not only a great book, but a very promising sign of the series to come."

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AND THERE HE KEPT HER is the Barnes & Noble February Mystery & Thriller pick.

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​​ATHKH REVIEW: Best Summer Books, Star Tribune

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ATHKH REVIEW: Hardboiled Detective Novel Meets Modern-Day Issues, AP News

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ATHKH REVIEW: And There He Kept Her, Bookreporter.com

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INTERVIEW: First Time Novelist Draws from News, Experience for his First Crime Novel, Pioneer Press

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Events

​A NIGHT WITH NOVELISTS

w/ Gretchen Anthony

St. Michael Public Library

Tuesday October 1 6:00-7:30PM

St. Michael, MN

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HEARTLAND FALL FORUM

October 8-9

Milwaukee, WI

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WEBBER PARK LIBRARY

Thursday October 17 6:00 PM

Minneapolis, MN

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CHIPPEWA VALLEY BOOK FESTIVAL

Saturday October 19 2:30PM

Eau Claire, WI​

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