BOOK MOUSE PRESENTS:
WINE, CHEESE AND MYSTERY
On
the 3rd Wednesday (usually) of the month a different mystery writer(s) will give a talk at the Book Mouse. The
event starts at 6:30 p.m. The Cheese Shop and Herman’s
Liquors are co-sponsors of this series.
May 14 - libby fischer hellman
Easy Innocence grabs you and doesn't let go. Hellmann's cool style and sleight-of-hand plotting draw you in deep before
you know what's happened. This one will keep you up at night.
About the Author: Libby has published over 12 short stories,
and edited the acclaimed crime fiction anthology, Chicago Blues,
which was released in October, 2007 by Bleak House Books. A transplant from Washington, D.C., Libby has lived in the Chicago area for thirty years.
June 18 - Silvia Folti
The Diva’s Fool presents a magical
world where the paranormal proves more powerful than traditional crime solving methods. It’s a fun-filled
story with plenty of action and vibrant characters. The Diva's Fool is witty, suspenseful and an all-around terrific read!
Winner of 2008 Lovey Award in Best Paranormal Category
July
23 – david j. walker
Saving Paulo by David J Walker is due out on May
23rd. Here’s the skinny from the author: Three people: young man going nowhere, a young
woman with everything, and an elderly fortune teller are drawn together in a struggle to save a strange, silent little boy
from murderous kidnappers.
About the Author: David lives with his wife Ellen,
just north of Chicago. He’s been a parish priest, an investigator for the Chicago Police Department, and a lawyer.
August 20 – Victoria Houston
Dead Madonna is the
latest in the best-selling Loon Lake mystery series. When the body of a lovely young woman is found floating beneath
a party pontoon on a popular lake in northern Wisconsin on the same morning
that a prominent widow is found bludgeoned in her gracious home. A charming resort town on the surface, life in Loon Lake turns murky as bank officials soon discover that both
victims’ accounts have been looted – along with a dozen others. One grisly development after another further links
the two murders even though the victims did not know each other. Wealthy Chicagoans, visiting entrepreneurs and the young
denizens of “Party Cove” complicate the scene. Whoever thought life in the North woods could be this dangerous?
september 17 – alex matthews
With her remarkably savvy
style, Matthews once again creates a world of murder and mystery devoted fans of Cassidy McCabe will find impossible to put
down. Murder's Madness is very highly recommended.
Alex says: “I want Cass to come across as a typical woman, a person who
reminds you of yourself or your female friends. When you read my books, I want you to be inside Cassidy's skin, to know
what she's thinking and feeling and why she does what she does. I hope that Starshine, the calico cat, will steal
your heart and make you laugh."
October 15 --- Margot Justes
Mystery Gazette calls A Hotel in Paris
"An entertaining police procedural romance."
About the author: Born in Poland, Margot Justes
has lived in some of the world's most wonderful places, including Israel, France and South Africa. Currently living in
the Midwest, and working as a Human Resources Coordinator for a major corporation, she has taken her love of art and travel
and cultivated it into unique settings and stories for her writing. She is now working on her second novel, A Hotel
in Bath.
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info.
