STORE EVENTS:
Saturday, June 22nd,
6:00 p.m. – Lisa Brackmann & Timothy Hallinan
In Brackmann’s new release, HOUR OF THE RAT, Iraq War vet Ellie McEnroe has a pretty good life in Beijing, representing the work of controversial dissident Chinese artist Zhang Jianli, even though Zhang’s mysterious disappearance has her in the sights of the Chinese authorities. Then an old Army buddy’s brother disappears and Ellie agrees to try to find him. At worst, she figures she’ll have a few days of fun, but Ellie soon realizes that she’s stumbled into a dangerous conspiracy that may or may not involve a sinister biotech company, eco-terrorists, and an art-obsessed Chinese billionaire - one that will take her on a wild chase through some of China’s most beautiful places.
Timothy Hallinan will be discussing and signing his fifth Poke Farrerty thriller novel, THE FEAR ARTIST, starred reviews from three different publishing trades). He will also be talking about his Los Angeles burglar, Junior Bender mysteries, LITTLE ELVISES and CRASHED.Hallinan divides his time between his residences in Southern California and Southeast Asia.
OUTSIDE EVENTS:
Sunday, June 23rd , 2:00 p.m. – Orange County Sisters in Crime Meeting
2:00 p.m. Readers Forum
3:00 p.m. Speakers - Jim Pascoe and Tom Fassbender
Creators of the Uglytown Publishing Company, they will be talking about the 15-year anniversary of their Pool Table anthology, BY THE BALLS, a collection co-written by Pascoe & Fassbender includes the novel BY THE BALLS, the short story collection Five Shots and a Funeral, and two new short stories, plus…several short essays from fellow authors and booksellers. Contact: ocsistersincrime.org