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Author talk with Karin Slaughter

Discussion on the new thriller: This Is Why We Lied

2024-08-22 18:30:00 2024-08-22 19:30:00 America/Chicago Author talk with Karin Slaughter Join us on Thursday, August 22, at the Ron Robinson Theater as Karin Slaughter discusses her newest thriller, <i>This Is Why We Lied</i>. Ron Robinson Theater -

Thursday, August 22
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-08-22 18:30:00 2024-08-22 19:30:00 America/Chicago Author talk with Karin Slaughter Join us on Thursday, August 22, at the Ron Robinson Theater as Karin Slaughter discusses her newest thriller, <i>This Is Why We Lied</i>. Ron Robinson Theater -

Join us on Thursday, August 22, at the Ron Robinson Theater as Karin Slaughter discusses her newest thriller, This Is Why We Lied.


A free copy of This Is Why We Lied will be available for the first 250 registrants to arrive, first-come, first-served.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Karin Slaughter is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar–nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her. She is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series starring Toni Collette, and WILL TRENT, based on her Will Trent series, is on ABC (and streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally). False Witness and The Good Daughter are in development for television. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.

ABOUT THIS IS WHY WE LIED

The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night!

Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer…

A secluded cabin retreat -
For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.

A murderer in their midst -
Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying….Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves.

Who killed Mercy McAlpine? -
It soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…

REVIEWS

“Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill.” — Parade

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Literature & Language |

TAGS: | RonRobinsonTheater |

Ron Robinson Theater

Phone: 501.320.5715

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Little Rock, AR 72201
Tel: 501.320.5715

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The Ron Robinson Theater is a 315-seat multi-purpose event venue. Part of the Central Arkansas Library System’s (CALS) Main Library campus, it is designed to provide programs for all ages including films, music performances, plays, readings, lectures, speakers, and children’s activities. The theater is equipped with a state-of-the-art DCI-compliant Barco digital cinema projection system and 32′ wide retractable screen; and, a versatile sound system capable of Dolby 5.1 surround audio for movies, with a CL3 digital mixing console with ample inputs for traditional music concerts.

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