Grand Junction author Terri Benson has written a new novel titled “The Pickup Artist.”

The novel, the first in the Bad Carma Mystery series, is scheduled for release April 1 in print and ebook through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other bookstores. A book signing is set for 2 to 4 p.m. April 16 at the Barnes & Noble location at 2451 Patterson Road in Grand Junction.

“The Pickup Artist” tells the story of Renni Delacroix, a classic car restorer who makes psychic connections with the old cars she touches. Her latest project reveals the existence of a serial killer. When her family and friends are endangered by the killer’s attempts to eliminate her, Delacroix turns to old-fashioned detecting to discover the killer’s identity.

“The Pickup Artist” is the third traditionally published novel for Benson, who wrote two historical romances in “The Angel and the Demon” and “An Unsinkable Love.” She also has written nearly 100 articles and short stories and presents at writers workshops and conferences. For more information, visit her website at www.terribensonwriter.com.