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Larry Karp
Sunday, March 4, 4:00 p.m.
A Perilous Conception (hardcover, $22.95, and trade paperback, $14.95)
 
Larry's latest mystery is set in 1977, in the fictional Northwest city of Emerald. An obstetrician races to be the first one to succeed with an in vitro fertilization of an infertile patient. However, murder and mayhem follow, and Detective Bernie Baumgartner must untangle the who-fers and the what-fers to solve the murder. Find out more at: www.larrykarp.com.
 
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 New bookgroup: Tuesday, March 27, 6:30 p.m. Sign up for our new bookgroup, led by local author Lori L. Lake. The first book is William Kent Krueger's "Vermilion Drift" (trade paperback, $15).
Rule #1: You must buy the book from us (and receive a 10% discount for this title).
Rule #2: Enjoy yourself!

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K. J. Larsen
Sunday, March 11, 4:00 p.m.
Sticks and Stones (hardcover, $24.95, and  trade paperback, $14.95)


Kari and Julie Larsen, two of the three sisters who write under the pen name of K. J. Larsen, will present their latest work in their mystery series starring Cat Deluca, a feisty and funny private eye. In Sticks and Stones, Cat's hired to help a woman whose cheating husband took off with her dog and her money. Unfortunately, he's now her dead cheating husband and Cat needs to exonerate her client.

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Craig Johnson
Tuesday, June 19, 7:00 p.m.
As the Crow Flies (hardcover, $25.95)

Sheriff Walt Longmire and his friend, Henry Standing Bear, are more used to bringing criminals to justice than planning weddings -- and they're not sure which is harder -- but they'll do their best for Walt's daughter, Cady. After things start to go south with the wedding and after a murder intrudes, Walt and Henry must persevere to bring a happy ending.

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Ann Littlewood
Sunday, July 15, 4:00 p.m.
Endangered (hardcover, $24.95, and paperback, $14.95)


Portland author Ann Littlewood has a charming mystery series about Iris Oakley, zookeeper at a fictional zoo in Vancouver, Washington. Ann has promised "prizes, treats, and fun" for this launch party. All that and the scoop on the inner workings of a zoo!



 
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