Here are just some of the talented authors gracing our stage at the 14th annual Love is Murder Conference, February 1-3, 2013 at the InterContinental Hotel Chicago O'Hare:

Lee Goldberg is the author of 15 best- selling books based on the TV series "Monk," eight books in the Diagnosis Murder series and several stand-alone novels that blend heart-stopping suspense with a wicked sense of humor.

Michael Harvey is the author of The Chicago Way, The Fifth Floor, The Third Rail, and We All Fall Down - gritty, fast- paced detective novels that show the under- side of the Windy City as never before.

Bob Mayer is the author of The Gate, the Green Berets series and many others. His latest release, The Jefferson Allegiance, is the first in the new Presidential Thrillers series, in which each novel is based on a historical puzzle left behind by a President.

David J. Walker is the author of 11 mystery/suspense novels including two critically acclaimed series and several stand-alones. He has also written two thrillers, Saving Paulo and the forthcoming Company Orders.