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LIBRARY EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER
SISTERS IN CRIME-LOS ANGELES presents TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: A Karate Guide for Mystery Writers at the SOUTH PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY
We are proud to be the booksellers for the monthly meeting of the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime [http://www.sistersincrimela.com/], which features a reading from Sheila Lowe and a demonstration from karate experts Jennifer Thomas and Bill Hayes. Sheila Lowe will be reading from DEAD WRITE (Signet paperback, $6.99), her third Claudia Rose mystery. This time out, Claudia's looking for a poison-pen who is trying to sabotage an eccentric matchmaker's business.
Jennifer Thomas and Bill Hayes, who are writers as well as martial arts instructors, will demonstrate kenpo karate moves and give tips for making your fight scenes more realistic.
The meeting starts with networking and refreshments at 2:00 p.m., and continues with the formal program at 2:30. The South Pasadena Public Library [link: http://www.ci.south-pasadena.ca.us/library/] is at 1115 El Centro, South Pasadena; call 626-403-7340 for directions. A $5 donation is suggested for nonmembers.
Tuesday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m.
JAMES SCOTT BELL discusses and signs his books at the PALMS-RANCHO PARK LIBRARY
James Scott Bell is a former trial lawyer who now writes legal thrillers, historical suspense, and nonfiction books about writing. The latest in his Ty Buchanan series is TRY FEAR (Center Street, $21.99), finds Ty defending an accused drunk driver who insists on his innocence – and then defending his client's brother, accused of murder. The Palms-Rancho Park library is at 2920 Overland Avenue, Los Angeles; the event and parking are free. Call 310-840-2142 for directions and more information.
Posted by Pam on August 27, 2009
Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m.
Henry Holt, $25.00
SEPTEMBER CRIME CLUB SELECTION
VOLK'S GAME and VOLK'S SHADOW established Russian agent and master criminal Alexei Volkovoy as one of crime fiction's most compelling series characters. We learn more about his history in this third entry, as Volk travels to the United States in an effort to clear his father's name. A 1950s-era cable is found in the pocket of a Hollywood director murdered in Moscow; the cable implicates Volk's father as a spy for the Americans at the height of the Cold War.
Posted by Pam on August 27, 2009
Saturday, September 12 at 2:30 p.m.
Berkley, $24.95
Mary Higgins Clark Award winner Sandi Ault visits to sign her third mystery featuring Jamaica Wild, resource agent for the Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico. Caught one day in a blizzard, Jamaica takes refuge in an abandoned Indian School and finds a frozen corpse: an elderly woman wearing a sign that reads, "I am not an Indian." The dead woman is Cassie Morgan, a former teacher at the school who had been accused of cruelty and neglect; the killer is still out in the mountains, as the snows close in.
Posted by Pam on August 27, 2009
Saturday, September 12 at 5:00 p.m.
Atria, $25.00
The Cork O'Connor series is one of the strongest in the genre, and William Kent Krueger is one of our favorite visitors. As this ninth book of the series begins, Cork O'Connor's wife, Jo, is on a charter plane that goes down over the Wyoming Rockies. Jo and all aboard are lost, presumed killed – but months later, two women come to Cork with evidence that the plane's pilot was not who he claimed to be, and that the flight's disappearance may also have been part of an elaborate deception.
Posted by Pam on August 27, 2009
Sunday, September 20 at 2:00 p.m.
SPECIAL KIDS' EVENT!
Orion Children's Books, $17.99 (ages 8-12)
The final book of Lawrence's beloved Roman Mysteries series finds Flavia and her friends on the road from Ephesus to Rome, when they hear of the death of the Emperor Titus. All of the questions and stories raised in this series' 16 previous books come to a head in this one – but each book stands alone as a thoroughly satisfying mystery, and THE MAN FROM POMEGRANATE STREET does as well.
Posted by Pam on August 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26 at 3:00 p.m.
Midnight Ink, $14.95 (trade paperback original)
The author of the Odelia Gray mysteries launches a new series with this book, which introduces the amateur detective team of Emma Whitecastle and her great-great-great-grandmother, Granny Apples. More than 100 years ago, Granny Apples was unjustly accused of murdering her husband, Jacob, and then was murdered herself. Ever since, she's been looking for a way to correct injustice in this world Рand she finally gets a chance when her descendant, Emma, makes contact at a s̩ance. Join us to celebrate this new series with some of Granny Apples' famous pie!
Posted by Pam on August 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26 at 6:00 p.m.
Forge, $24.99
BOBBY'S FAVORITE
This first novel introduces Hayden Glass, who's a Robbery and Homicide detective with the LAPD – and a sex addict. Glass is thrust into the spotlight when he investigates the brutal murder of a politician's daughter, and he quickly sees the signs of a sexual predator at work. His investigation leads him into territory he has personal knowledge of, and he finds it harder and harder to keep his own secrets – and his own sanity – as he gets closer to the killer. What he doesn't know is that the killer is watching him, too, and making Glass himself a target.
Posted by Pam on August 27, 2009
COMING IN OCTOBER
Saturday, October 10 at 1:00 p.m.
CLARE O'DONOHUE discusses and signs A DRUNKARD'S PATH
Saturday, October 10 at 5:00 p.m.
REED FARREL COLEMAN discusses and signs TOWER
Saturday, October 24
AN ANNIVERSARY PARTY!
Join us to celebrate our first year under new ownership – authors, special offers, revelry all day!
12:00 p.m.
SUSAN KANDEL signs DIAL H FOR HITCHCOCK
2:00 p.m.
CHARLIE HUSTON signs MY DEAD BODY
3:00 p.m.
JAMES ELLROY signs BLOOD'S A ROVER
6:00 p.m.
MICHAEL CONNELLY discusses and signs NINE DRAGONS: A Harry Bosch Mystery
Saturday, October 31 at 1:30 p.m.
LIBBY FISCHER HELLMANN discusses and signs DOUBLEBACK
and KEITH RAFFEL discusses and signs SMASHER
Saturday, October 31 at 3:00 p.m.
Special Kids' Event!
JOHN CONNOLLY discusses and signs THE GATES
OFFSITE IN OCTOBER
Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m.
SUE ANN JAFFARIAN discusses and signs her books at the RANCHO PALMS LIBRARY
Friday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m.
LIBBY FISCHER HELLMANN and KEITH RAFFEL discuss and sign their books at the REDONDO BEACH LIBRARY
Posted by Pam on August 27, 2009