Bill Cameron, author of the Skin Kadash mysteries, will speak in Cannon Beach Feb. 9. Photo by Jill Cameron, of Bill Cameron

CANNON BEACH Mystery writer Bill Cameron will speak at the Cannon Beach Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. Cameron is the author of the dark Portland-based mysteries Day One, Chasing Smoke and Lost Dog. His stories have appeared in Killer Year, Portland Noir and the 2010 ITW anthology First Thrills. Lost Dog and Chasing Smoke were both finalists for the Spotted Owl Award for Best Northwest Mystery. His most recent Skin Kadash mystery, County Line, was selected by Portlands Murder by the Book as a Favorite of 2011, was on the MBTB 2011 Bestsellers List and won the 2012 Spotted Owl Award.

Cameron lives in Portland where he is currently working on another mystery.

Cannon Beach Library is located at 131 N. Hemlock St. For more information, call 503-436-1391.

For more about the author, check out his website at www.bill-cameron.com