Friends of Crowell Public Library Meet the Authors Series: Thomas Perry: A String of Beads Thursday April 16th 7:00 p.m.

    PASADENA, CA, March 13, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In this breakneck thriller, Jane undertakes a dangerous mission for her Seneca people. A year after getting shot on a job that took a dangerous turn, Jane Whitefield has settled into the quiet life of a suburban housewife in Amherst, New York--or so she thinks. One morning, as she comes back from a long run, Jane is met by an unusual sight: the female leaders of the eight Seneca clans are parked in her driveway in two black cars. The clan mothers tell Jane that Jimmy, a childhood friend from the reservation, is wanted by the police for the murder of a local white man. But instead of turning himself in, Jimmy has fled, and no one knows where he might be hiding. Readers will revel in this suspenseful novel about how abandoning the past can sometimes be the hardest thing to do, even when your life, and the lives of those you love, depends on it.

Thomas Perry is the bestselling author of over twenty novels, including the Edgar Award-winning The Butcher's Boy, Poison Flower, and The Boyfriend. His first Jane Whitefield novel, Vanishing Act, was named one of the 100 favorite mysteries of the twentieth century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. He lives in Southern California.

"One of the most original heroines in suspense fiction . . . the sort of protagonist most crime novelists would kill for."
--Wall Street Journal, on Poison Flower
"A tour de force. . . an hours-long jolt of pure, adrenaline-fueled plot."
--Kirkus Reviews, on Poison Flower
"The best thing about Thomas Perry's thrillers are the devilishly ingenious schemes his protagonists devise to outwit their pursuers. . . . Perry can really write."
--San Francisco Examiner, on The Boyfriend

This event is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be served. With wonderful Friends like these, the authors keep coming at Crowell Public Library!

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