Crime writer Michael Connelly is coming to town Dec. 3.

Michael Connelly, author of "The Lincoln Lawyer" and many other best-selling crime novels, has been added to the Talking Volumes live book-club season. He will be at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul to talk about "The Gods of Guilt," his 26th novel and the fifth to feature his second most-recurring lead character, defense attorney Mickey Haller. This time around, Haller's on the case when a former client is murdered.

Minnesota is one of just four U.S. states Connelly will visit on his tour. He'll also be appearing in New York, California, Arizona and six cities in the UK.

"The Gods of Guilt" comes out Nov. 21. Read the first two chapters here: http://www.startribune.com/a2500

Advance $23 tickets go on sale Oct. 1 at noon (for Star Tribune subscribers and members of MPR and The Loft). General-public $25 tickets go on sale Oct. 8 at noon. http://fitzgerald theater.publicradio.org