Come meet author Rob Phillips Saturday, April 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at O'Brien's Bookshop in downtown Midlothian, Texas. He'll be signing his debut cozy mystery Stakeouts and Strollers.
While you're there, register for the chance to win a mystery book and gift pack!
Stakeouts and Strollers by Rob Phillips
Releases March 17, 2026
Amateur private investigator and new dad Charlie Shaw gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to track down a young girl’s missing father in Rob Phillips' 2024 Minotaur Books/Malice Domestic Best First Mystery Novel award-winning debut.
Charlie Shaw is low on sleep. And cash. Otherwise, life is going pretty well for the ex-crime reporter: he’s happily married to his college sweetheart, he’s a first-time dad to the most adorable baby girl in existence, and he’s making ends meet as a rookie PI. But when Charlie meets Friday Finley, a frightened sixteen-year-old runaway on a stakeout-gone-wrong, his world gets a little more complicated.
Friday is looking for her estranged father Shawn, an unreliable alcoholic who left when she was young—and who also happens to be her only shot at avoiding the foster care system since her mother’s death a few weeks earlier. At first, Charlie believes the man is simply hiding out somewhere, avoiding his responsibilities as usual, but the more he investigates, the more unsettling—and dangerous—Shawn’s disappearance becomes. When his own family is threatened, Charlie realizes he’s in over his head, but can he back out now that he’s begun to care for Friday as his own?
A perfect page-turning blend of humor and high stakes, Stakeouts and Strollers is a heartwarming story of fatherhood, family, and what it really means to be a “Girl Dad.”
Preorder the book here:
https://www.obriensbookshop.com/product/stakeouts-and-strollers-a-mystery/6EIDQ5RUDGE2GPHC4EMCXAHT
Note: This event is free, but please RSVP at the ticketing link so we know how many to plan for.
ROB PHILLIPS grew up in the Dallas area, where he became an Emmy-winning sportswriter covering the Dallas Cowboys for print, radio and television. Rob and his wife are proud parents to a spunky senior King Charles spaniel and a lively young daughter, who’s still waiting for her first stakeout. His debut novel, Stakeouts and Strollers, won the Minotaur Books/Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Award.
O’Brien’s Bookshop
301 W Main Street, Suite 108
Downtown Midlothian, Texas 76065
(214) 817-8164
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