Attend a live reading and conversation wit h author Lucy Foley\, who discusses her new book Murder at the Grand Alpin e Hotel with mystery novelist Uzma Jalaluddin.
\nHigh in the Swiss A lps\, accessible only by a single\, winding railway\, stands the luxurious Grand Alpine Hotel. With glorious mountain views and exclusive access to powdery slopes\, it draws guests from far and wide.
\nThe notorious
actress.
The high-flying politician.
The society wife.
The
reckless friend.
The shrewd doctor.
But not everyone is here for a winter holiday. Beneath the champagne and furs\, dark histories simm er\; old grudges emerge like cracks in the ice. And someone is watching fr om the shadows. A polite\, unassuming woman with an extraordinary mind: Mi ss Marple. When a body is found and a blizzard cuts off all escape\, only Miss Marple can connect the clues before the killer strikes again. It isn& rsquo\;t a question of who has a motive\, but who&rsquo\;s next&hellip\;\n
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\nLu cy Foley \;studied English literature at Durham University and Univers ity College London and worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry. She is the author of five novels including \;The Paris Apartment\, \;The Guest List\, \;The Hunting Party\, and&nb sp\;The Midnight Feast. She lives in London.
\nUzma Jalaluddin is th e author of two mystery novels\, Moonlight Murder (2026) and Detective Aun ty (2025)\, both featuring Kausar Khan\, a South Asian Miss Marple. Uzma h as also written six romance novels\, including Ayesha At Last\, inspired b y Jane Austen&rsquo\;s Pride and Prejudice\, and Three Holidays and a Wedd ing (2023)\, a multi-faith holiday romcom co-written with Marissa Stapley\ , which was a Good Morning America Buzz Pick. Many of her books have been optioned for film and television\, including by Netflix and Amazon\, and h er work has appeared on 'Best of' lists in the Globe and Mail\, Publisher' s Weekly and the Washington Post. In 2025\, she was awarded an honorary do ctorate from Queens University for her contribution to Canadian storytelli ng. She lives outside Toronto with her husband and two sons\, where she al so teaches high school.
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\nEpic Books will sell copies of the book at the event.
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