SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026 UPDATE

HOW TO GET COPIES OF DARKNESS IN THE REDWOOD

ORDERING ONLINE 

• YOU CAN NOW BUY COPIES AT:  www.lulu.com/shop 
• When you arrive at the Lulu site:
• (1) Enter "Neil Tarpey"
• (2) this will take you to, "1 result marked as Explicit Content is hidden. Show Explicit Content" where you click on those 3 words ("Show Explicit Content")
• (3) Verify your age is 18+ and it will show you the front cover of Darkness in the Redwoods where you can order copies.

[Note: I don't expect Amazon.com to start selling copies for 10-12 weeks (until late August)]

BUYING LOCAL

• YOU CAN NOW BUY COPIES AT THESE LOCATIONS:
• Booklegger, 402 Second Street, Old Town, Eureka [Note: I will be signing copies at Booklegger on Saturday, June 6th, 6-8 p.m. as part of Arts Alive.]
• Eureka Books, 426 Second Street, Old Town, Eureka [Note: I will be signing copies at Eureka Books on  Friday, July 10th, 5-8 p.m. as part of Friday Night Market.]
• Pacific Paper, 2825 F Street, Henderson Center, Eureka
• Blake's Books, 2005 Central Avenue, McKinleyville
• Northtown Books [When they open at their new location, 737 G Street, Arcata]
• Humboldt County Library [Copies have been donated for distribution to The Kim Yerton Memorial Library in Hoopa, the Willow Creek Branch & the Main Branch]

          BOOK READING EVENT

 Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F Street, Eureka on Sunday, July 26th, from 1-3 p.m.

ANOTHER NORTH COAST MYSTERY WRITER DESCRIBES DARKNESS IN THE REDWOODS

"Neil Tarpey paints the North Coast and its inhabitants with loving precision as we ride along with two small town cops trying to unravel a bizarre and deadly series of events behind the redwood curtain. Inspector Kevin Valken, already worn thin and running on empty from a prior investigation and a personal tragedy, leans on his Native-American partner, Detective Naomi Marren, for practical and spiritual assistance as they face danger, misdirection and traps. A thrilling ride." --David Andrew Lee, author of Alpha House

 WHERE IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY DOES DARKNESS IN THE REDWOODS TAKE PLACE?

This novel takes place in the fictitious town of North Valley on California's rural north coast. Residents and lovers of beautiful Humboldt County may place North Valley between Arcata and Trinidad,  but its landscape, countryside  and locations, such as the Westcliff Overlook or the Valley Cafe, are made up. All the character, incidents and events are also imaginary. The names of many Humboldt County places are genuine, to add authenticity. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is coincidental and exists in the reader's imagination.