Mystery lovers! Come meet two great suspense authors on May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Milton Public Library, lower level, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton.  Hallie Ephron and Hank Philippi Ryan will entertain with insights into their award winning books. The event is free to the public and is sponsored by The Friends of the Milton Public Library. Book sales and signing will follow the event.

Milton resident Hallie Ephron’s latest book,  “Night Night, Sleep Tight”  is a Mary Higgins Clark awards finalist.  Story line:  Los Angeles 1986: When Deirdre Unger arrived in Beverly Hills to help her bitter, disappointed father sell his dilapidated house, she discovers his lifeless body floating face down in the swimming pool. At first, Deirdre assumes her father’s death was a tragic accident. But the longer she stays in town, the more she suspects that it is merely the third act in a story that has long been in the making. The sudden re-surfacing of Deirdre’s childhood best friend Joelen Nichol—daughter of the legendary star Elenor “Bunny” Nichol—seems like more than a coincidence. Back in 1958, Joelen confessed to killing her movie star mother’s boyfriend. Deirdre happened to be at the Nichols house the night of the murder—which was also the night she suffered a personal tragedy of her own. Could all of these events be connected?  Her search to find answers forces Deirdre to confront a truth she has long refused to believe: beneath the slick veneer of Beverly Hills lie secrets that someone will kill to keep buried.

Mystery novelist Hank Philippi Ryan’s book, “What You See Now” is an Agatha nominee for Best Contemporary Novel and her book won a Library Journal Best of 2015.  Story line: Why would a father abduct his own child? A wedding is planned in Jane Ryland’s family, but there’s a calamity instead. Nine-year-old Gracie—supposed to be the flower girl—has been taken by her stepdad. Where are they? Is the girl in danger? Reporter Jane Ryland learns there’s a limit to the bonds of family—and learns to her peril what happens when loved ones are pushed too far.In her newest ripped from her own headlines thriller, Ryan explores the terrifying realities of today’s constant surveillance and the dire consequences to those unwittingly in the spotlight. Characters Jane and Jake are face to face with deception, intrigue, and—if they make the wrong decisions—disaster.

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