Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Danger and deadly ends feature in these novels following the twists and turns of a criminal matriarch, a musical virtuoso who runs afoul of a ruthless international cartel, and others trapped in conspiracies of clues. Hear from the following authors in this engaging panel discussion:

William Boyle, Saint of the Narrows Street (Soho Crime)
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Ron Currie, The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne (Putnam)
penguinrandomhouselibrary.com/book/?isbn=9780593851661

Laurie L. Dove, Mask of the Deer Woman (Berkley)
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Brendan Slocumb, The Dark Maestro (Doubleday)
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Moderator: Ashley Rayner, Librarian at NORC, University of Chicago (IL)