Fiction Review

Military Themes & Thriller Night

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Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen, was surrounded by men the other night when she hosted four authors of thrillers and novels with military themes.

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The authors present were Ben Coes (First Strike), Stephen Coonts (Liberty’s Last Stand), Brian Keene (Pressure), and Weston Ochse (Grunt Traitor).

Most of the evening was quite serious, but you can tell there were some light moments.

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Left to right, Brian Keene, Weston Ochse, Barbara Peters, Stephen Coonts, Ben Coes

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Brian Keene, Weston Ochse, Barbara Peters
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Stephen Coonts and Ben Coes

Here’s my favorite picture of the evening. Ben Coes wanted a photo with the audience. Can you pick the authors out in the crowd?

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You can get signed copies of books by any or all of the authors by going to the Web Store. https://store.poisonedpen.com

Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen

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When you think of cozy British mysteries, do you think of cucumber sandwiches? That’s just one of the food items that’s likely to appear on the Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen blog.

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The popular blog has been an ongoing spot for cozy mystery lovers and authors to share recipes and cozy mysteries. Cozy mystery readers will recognize many of the authors that appear above. There are even more authors that write guest posts for the blog, talking about recipes, sharing stories about food, posting contests and giveaways for readers.

If you’re a cozy mystery reader who enjoys the connection between mysteries and food, you’ll want to check out this fun site. https://www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/

And, watch for the mysteries by these authors and other writers of cozies. The Poisoned Pen often does displays featuring cozies, and you can find many of them in our Web Store. https://store.poisonedpen.com/  If it’s not there, ask!

James Sallis and Willnot

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Did you miss Patrick Millikin’s recent interview of James Sallis at The Poisoned Pen? Wallis, the author of Willnot, also appeared with his band, Three-Legged Dog. I’m sorry the blog can’t show you the performance. But, you can see the photos of the book program.

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Left to right – James Sallis and Patrick Millikin
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Millikin questions Sallis
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A plug for Willnot
Sallis audience
Pretty good for a Friday night audience

Willnot

We have signed copies of Willnot in stock, if you’d like to purchase one through the Web Store. https://bit.ly/290VGgp

Ben Coes’ First Strike

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Ben Coes, author of First Strike, will appear at The Poisoned Pen on Tuesday, June 28 at 7 PM.

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He’ll be joined by Brian Keene, Weston Ochse and Stephen Coonts. Thanks to Criminal Element, you can read an excerpt from First Strike now. https://bit.ly/28LPDtV

Here’s our link with information about the event. You can click on the authors’ names to order their individual books. https://bit.ly/28Ne5KS

 

Gina Wohlsdorf & Rachel Howzell Hall – Photos

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Gina Wohlsdorf, author of the debut, Security, and Rachel Howzell Hall, author of Trail of Echoes, recently appeared at The Poisoned Pen. Here are photos from the event.

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Left to right – Gina Wohlsdorf, Poisoned Pen owner Barbara Peters, Rachel Howzell Hall
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Gina Wohlsdorf talking with Poisoned Pen’s Patrick Millikin
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Gina Wohlsdorf and Barbara Peters
Gina, Barbara listening to Rachel
Gina Wohlsdorf, Barbara Peters and Rachell Howzell Hall
Gina (really Rachel)
Rachel Howzell Hall

If you’d like to order signed copies of either book, check out the Web Store. https://store.poisonedpen.com

Diana Gabaldon and The Outlander Kitchen

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Outlander Kitchen

Are you a fan of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander? Diana Gabaldon hosts Theresa Carle-Sanders for the signing of Outlander Kitchen: The Official Outlander Companion Cookbook at The DoubleTree Resort. The event will be on Saturday, June 25th at 7:00 PM, although the doors will open at 5:00 PM. This is a ticketed event and tickets cost $40.00 and come with a double-signed copy of Outlander Kitchen. There are only 500 seats available, so we advise purchasing sooner rather than later as we expect to sell out. There will be a professional photographer for fan photos with Theresa and Diana at no additional charge. There will also be a cash bar. Please note that time will not permit a book signing so no personalization requests can be accepted nor personal books brought to the event. Thank you for your understanding.

If you would like to order a ticket for the event, here’s the link. https://bit.ly/28NZX8B

If you want a signed copy of the book, here’s the link. https://bit.ly/28OosAz