Mysteries and Thrillers: Dangerous Destinations

{ "name":"Mysteries and Thrillers: Dangerous Destinations", "description":"Get ready to pack your bags—but keep an eye on your passport, your valuables, and your own neck because the global destinations depicted in these mysteries and thrillers are positively perilous! T. Jefferson Parker has published more than two dozen award-winning and bestselling thrillers. In his latest standalone, The Rescue, Parker transports the reader to Tijuana, where a journalist falls in love with a shelter dog who has a shady past—one that puts both of them in the path of a dangerous drug cartel. Kwei Quartey's latest finds PI Emma Djan tackling another mysterious disappearance in Accra, Ghana—this time, Djan must undertake a dangerous undercover mission to find a troubled young Nigerian woman. In Catriona McPherson's The Mirror Dance, a seemingly innocent Punch and Judy show on the streets of Dundee, Scotland, is the site of a puppeteer's murder. And in Margot Douaihy's debut Scorched Grace the unforgettable Sister Holiday Walsh (who calls herself ”the first punk nun”) sets out to investigate an arson attack at her Catholic school. Douaihy's cursing, chain-smoking, tattooed queer narrator pursues the mystery through the twisty streets and alleyways of New Orleans, ” “the crucible... of miracles and curses.” Whether you're headed out on your own global adventures this summer or just plan to do some armchair traveling, these talented novelists, led by moderator Laurie R. King, are here to wish you bon voyage . . . and to advise you to watch your back.", "startDate":"2023-05-07", "endDate":"2023-05-07", "startTime":"15:30", "endTime":"16:30", "location":"Residence Inn Berkeley", "options":[ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "MicrosoftTeams", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone":"America/Los_Angeles", "iCalFileName":"Reminder-Event" }