Bestselling Suspense Author Alafair Burke Presents “The Note”
St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are pleased to host acclaimed thriller author Alafair Burke for a discussion and signing of her latest novel, “The Note.”
The event will take place on Tuesday, January 7, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. Books will be available for purchase and signing from The Novel Neighbor.
In contemporary suspense writer Alafair Burke’s latest thriller, a vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history.
Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn’t have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didn’t call her the Little Sheriff for nothing.
But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she’s had her fair share of both. Their bond—forged when May was just twelve years old—has withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a drunken prank that goes horribly awry.
When she finds herself at the center of an urgent police investigation, May begins to wonder whether Lauren and Kelsey are keeping secrets from her, testing the limits of her loyalty to lifelong friends.
Alafair Burke is the Edgar-nominated, New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels of suspense, including “The Ex,” “The Wife,” “The Better Sister” and “Find Me,” and coauthor of the best-selling Under Suspicion series. A former prosecutor, she is now a professor of criminal law. She recently served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and was the first woman of color to be elected to that position.
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