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SUMMARY:A Discussion with Emma White
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3>About the Event</h3>\n<p>Get ready for an
  evening of suspense with Toronto research lawyer Emma White as she shares
  the story behind her gripping debut thriller\, <a href="https://wpl-kitch
 .ca.iiivega.com/search/card?id=f10cccde-57d8-59d7-a0d6-61e77ea4f4da&amp\;e
 ntityType=FormatGroup" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Venom Lake</em><
 /a>. When four friends from a true‑crime book club head to remote S
 nakebite Island for a carefree girls&rsquo\; weekend\, their getaway takes
  a chilling turn&mdash\;one of them ends up dead\, and the others are left
  to untangle the danger closing in around them.</p>\n<p>Packed with twists
 \, dark secrets\, and a tense island setting\, Venom Lake is perfect for f
 ans of Lisa Jewell\, Lucy Foley\, and Ashley Audrain. Join us for a conver
 sation about crafting page‑turning suspense\, complicated friendshi
 ps\, and what makes a thriller truly unputdownable.</p>\n<p>Books will be 
 available for purchase\, and a signing will follow the event.</p>\n<p>Pres
 ented in partnership with <a href="https://www.wordsworthbooks.com/" targe
 t="_blank" rel="noopener">Words Worth Books</a>.</p>\n<h4>About <em>Venom 
 Lake</em></h4>\n<p>On a weekend getaway for their true-crime book club\, f
 our women retreat to the sole cottage on isolated Snakebite Island. But wh
 at was supposed to be a fun weekend of getting trashed on ros&eacute\; and
  talking serial killers takes a dark turn when a member of the group is fo
 und dead on the shore. Murdered. By one of her supposed friends.</p>\n<p>U
 nder the surface\, there&rsquo\;s turbulence in the group. Blackmail\, aff
 airs and addiction. Financial misconduct. A missing husband. All of the wo
 men are hiding dangerous secrets\, but how far are they willing to go to k
 eep them?</p>\n<p>The murder creates a dilemma for the three surviving boo
 k club members: report the death and have their own lives shredded by an i
 nvestigation or use their true-crime knowledge to stage their friend&rsquo
 \;s disappearance on the lake. The consequences of their decision will rip
 ple outwards\, creating new risks and threatening to unravel their entire 
 net of lies.</p>\n<h4>About Emma White</h4>\n<p>Emma White is a research l
 awyer who lives in Toronto. This is her debut novel.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><stro
 ng>Photography Notice:</strong> Please note that photographs and videos ma
 y be taken at this event and may be broadcast\, reproduced\, and/or made a
 vailable in print or online. For individual or small group photos\, staff 
 will make attendees aware of their presence and will ask permission before
  taking photos.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>For larger public events\, please note that
  by attending\, you are consenting to the use of your appearance\, image\,
  and voice in print or digital productions created by the Waterloo Public 
 Library for promotional use only. Please speak to library staff at the eve
 nt if you&rsquo\;d like to be excluded from any photo/video.&nbsp\;</p>\n<
 p><strong>Staff: Nancy</strong></p>\nhttps://wpl.libnet.info/event/1613735
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