Lola had faint memories of coming to this market with an uncle or grandfather, and sitting on a pea-green stool that swiveled, a burly fellow behind the counter unscrewing the tin lid, the uncle or grandfather plunging his hand into the brine. Lola Brewster, twelve-and-a-half, running home from the Spivey Trail, stopped at Red’s, boarded-up now, the concrete overgrown with weeds. You could dig your whole hand inside and pick the best one out. Additional Signed Books are available for purchase at our Author Event.The Route 6 Scenic Byway snaked its way east to west, ten miles south of the interstate, following the Rockfish River through forgotten Virginia towns with squat cinderblock markets where old men once sold red-hot sausages out of glass jars. Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books. Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination. The Publication & Sale Date for Lightning Strike is Tuesday, Aug.ĭISCLAIMER: All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable. You can also Order In-Store at our Sales & Service Counter, or Call us at 91 to place a Phone Order during our Normal Business Hours. Hardcovers are available for purchase through the link below. A Booksigning will follow the Presentation.ĬANCELLED ADMISSION PACKAGE (1 Person plus 1 Hardcover): $27.00 plus Kansas Sales Tax includes 1 Hardcover of Lightning Strike, and 1 Reservation. In this masterful story of a young man and a town on the cusp of change, beloved novelist William Kent Krueger shows that some mysteries can be solved even as others surpass our understanding.ĬANCELLED DATE & TIME: Friday, September 10, 2021, at 7:00 PMĬANCELLED AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT LOCATION: Rainy Day Books in The Fairway Shops, 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas 66205ĬANCELLED AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT FORMAT: William Kent Krueger will introduce his New Hardcover Mystery Lightning Strike, and discuss his life and work with our Customers. Together, father and son face the ultimate test of choosing between what their heads tell them is true and what their hearts know is right. In the shadow of his father’s official investigation, Cork begins to look for answers on his own. Cork’s father, Liam O’Connor, is Aurora’s sheriff and it is his job to confirm that the man’s death was the result of suicide, as all the evidence suggests. But when Cork stumbles upon the body of a man he revered hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp, it is the first in a series of events that will cause him to question everything he took for granted about his hometown, his family, and himself. In the summer of 1963, it is the whole world to 20 year-old Cork O’Connor, its rhythms as familiar as his own heartbeat. Learn more at ĪBOUT THE NEW BOOK: The Author of the instant New York Times Bestseller This Tender Land returns with a powerful prequel to his acclaimed Cork O’Connor Series-a Book about fathers and sons, long-simmering conflicts in a small Minnesota town, and the events that echo through youth and shape our lives forever.Īurora is a small town nestled in the ancient forest alongside the shores of Minnesota’s Iron Lake. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. I'd be happy to send signed bookplates.ĪUTHOR & BOOK EVENT OVERVIEW: William Kent Krueger, New York Times Bestselling Author of This Tender Land, will Celebrate the Publication of his New Hardcover Mystery Lightning Strike: A Novel ( Cork O'Connor Mystery Series #18).ĪBOUT THE AUTHOR: William Kent Krueger is The New York Times Bestselling Author of This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace (Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel), as well as 18 acclaimed Books in the Cork O’Connor Mystery Series, including Desolation Mountain and Sulfur Springs. But I feel that given the developing circumstances, it's the most prudent move. This decision has been so difficult, especially here at the eleventh hour. With so many people still refusing to vaccinate and with ICUs across the country filled to capacity, I’m making the difficult decision to cancel all my in-person signings for Lightning Strike. I’m concerned not only about my own safety but also the safety of those who might attend the event. The meteoric rise in infections, hospitalizations, and deaths over the past three weeks as a result of the Delta variant has caused me to rethink the advisability of any in-person events this fall.
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