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SUMMARY:An Evening with Mystery/Thriller Author Charlie Donlea
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DESCRIPTION:Meet bestselling local mystery/thriller author Charlie Donlea 
 who will discuss his latest books and more!  .\nhttps://aapld.libnet.info/
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Please join us for an evening with local b
 estselling mystery/thriller author Charlie Donlea at the<strong> Luecht Au
 ditorium at McHenry County College</strong> on Wednesday\, April 10th @ 7:
 00 p.m. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Register now to 
 reserve your seats!</p>\n<p>Charlie Donlea is the USA Today and #1 Interna
 tional bestselling author of <em>Summit Lake\, The Girl Who Was Taken\, Do
 n't Believe It\, Some Choose Darkness\,&nbsp\;The Suicide House\, Twenty Y
 ears Later\, </em>and<em> Those Empty Eyes</em>. His eighth thriller\,<em>
  Long Time Gone\,</em>&nbsp\;explores the science of forensic genealogy an
 d will be released in June 2024.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>A late bloomer\, he was tw
 enty years old when he read his first novel &ndash\; <em>The Firm</em> by 
 John Grisham &ndash\; and knew he would someday write thrillers.&nbsp\;His
  books have now been translated into twenty languages across nearly forty 
 countries\, and have been optioned for film and television.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;P
 raised for his "soaring pace\, teasing plot twists" (<em>BookPage</em>) an
 d talent for writing an ending that "makes your jaw drop" (<em>The New Yor
 k Times Book Review</em>)\, Donlea has been called a "bold new writer...on
  his way to becoming a major figure in the world of suspense" (<em>Publish
 ers Weekly</em>).&nbsp\;&nbsp\;He resides in Chicago with his wife and two
  children.</p>\n<p>This program is brought to you in partnership with the 
 Cary\, Crystal Lake\, Harvard-Diggins and Huntley Area Public Libraries.&n
 bsp\; Books will be available for purchase and signing following the progr
 am.</p>\n<p>AAPLD embraces inclusivity in its programs and services. To re
 quest accommodations\, please email events@aapld.org or call (847) 458-606
 0 x158 at least 7 days in advance.</p>\nhttps://aapld.libnet.info/event/10
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