Halloween Week Brunch Adventure featuring NYT and bestselling authors Christina Baker Kline, Elise Hart Kipness, John Copenhaver and Jon Bassoff in conversation with Anne Burt
About the Live, In-Person, Adventure
Just in time for Halloween week… Get ready to be spooked, thrilled, and utterly enchanted by our Mystery Author Brunch Adventure! Join us for a hair‑raising brunch with New York Times and bestselling authors Christina Baker Kline, Elise Hart Kipness, John Copenhaver, and Jon Bassoff — in tantalizing conversation with Anne Burt.
Your Adventure includes:
– A full buffet brunch (ie, pancakes, eggs, muffins, fruit, hash browns, bacon, coffee or hot tea
– All taxes and gratuity included — no tricks, just treats
– A meet‑and‑greet with five phenomenal authors who will send shivers down your spine in the best literary way
This unforgettable Adventure is remarkable not only for the Halloween spirit (think cozy chills and literary thrills) but also because seating is limited and served up on a first‑come, first‑served basis. So don your favorite costume if you are so inclined (optional only), grab your fellow mystery lovers, and register early to guarantee your spot!
Come join us — it’s where brunch meets mystery, mayhem meets mastery, and unforgettable stories come to life.
Registration
Ready to reserve your spot?
Simply select Event Registration below to secure your seat at the brunch.
Prefer exclusive perks? Upgrade to our Spooktacular VIP Registration, which includes:
Buffet brunch with all the delicious fixings
All four books from our featured authors at a DISCOUNTED price
Priority seating — front-of-the-room thrills guaranteed!
Book Signing Details:
Only books pre‑ordered below or purchased at the event are eligible for signing. Don’t miss your chance to walk away with a signed keepsake!
About the Authors and Books
Christina Baker Kline is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles, Orphan Train, and A Piece of the World, and the author and/or editor of five nonfiction books.
Her new novel, Please Don’t Lie, which she co-wrote with Anne Burt, is Kline’s first foray into mystery writing. The novel tells the gripping story of Hayley Stone as she moves to the Adirondacks with her husband. But the mountains hold darker secrets than she ever imagined. As winter edges closer, Hayley discovers that her sanctuary is anything but safe. Trapped and isolated, she faces a terrifying truth: in trying to escape her past, she may have run straight into something far more dangerous…
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Elise Hart Kipness is a television sports reporter turned crime fiction writer. Her first two books, Lights Out and Dangerous Play, are part of the Kate Green series.
Close Call is the third installment of the Kate Green series. Kate courts danger once again, as the famous subject of her next story is kidnapped during the US Open. An investigation leads to the victim’s hometown—and a growing list of suspects. The kidnapper threatens to spill secrets that could destroy lives. Tangled up in a deadly web of deceit, Kate races to connect the dots and find the missing player…before it’s too late.
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John Copenhaver is an award-winning author of multiple novels including Dodging and Burning and The Savage Kind. He co-edited Crime Ink: Iconic and serves on the board of International Thriller Writers and is a founding member of Queer Crime Writers.
His latest novel, Hall of Mirrors, was named a New York Times Crime Novel of the Year and won the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery. Set in 1950s McCarthy-era Washington, DC., when a popular mystery novelist dies suspiciously, his writing partner must untangle the author’s connection to a serial killer.
Jon Bassoff is the author of ten novels. His mountain gothic novel, Corrosion, was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, France’s biggest crime fiction award. His psycho-noir novel, The Disassembled Man, has been adapted for the big screen.
His new novel, The Memory Ward, is a disquieting page-turner that examines the nature of identity, trauma, and what it means to be human. They say it’s always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you’d rather live. The people are friendly, if a little nosy, and there’s no crime to speak of. Life is pretty perfect. But postal worker Hank Davies has started to suspect something is off in this idyllic little town. And he’s certain of that when he realizes the letters he’s been delivering are just blank pages.
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About the Moderator
Anne Burt’s debut novel, The Dig, was a March 2023 American Booksellers’ Association Indie Next pick and the Strand Bookstore’s mystery selection of the month.
Her newest novel, Please Don’t Lie, was co-written with Christina Baker Kline. The novel tells the gripping story of Hayley Stone as she moves to the Adirondacks with her husband. But the mountains hold darker secrets than she ever imagined. As winter edges closer, Hayley discovers that her sanctuary is anything but safe. Trapped and isolated, she faces a terrifying truth: in trying to escape her past, she may have run straight into something far more dangerous…
