Community Corner
In Santa Cruz: Book-signing and discussion with Vinnie Hansen
Thu, Jan 8th at 7pm --- Local author Vinnie Hansen will present her latest mystery, Black Beans and Venom.

Local author Vinnie Hansen will present her latest mystery, Black Beans & Venom, the seventh installment of her Carol Sabala series, set in Santa Cruz. On the trail of a young woman who has absconded to Cuba in search of a blue scorpion venom cure for her cancer and to escape her abusive husband, Carol finds that she’s not the only one tracing her steps.
Vinnie Hansen is the author of multiple works of fiction and has been published prolifically, most notably in the Porter Gulch Review, phren-Z online literary magazine, and the Lake Region Review. She has been a finalist for the Claymore Award and has won the Santa Cruz Reads fiction contest.