We're meeting outside this month\, weather permitting\, but will have a virtual option in case of rain.
\nThis month's read is The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick. Copies are av ailable at the Main Library or call for pick-up at the Eastgate Branch.
\nWhen Hollywood moguls and stars want privacy\, they head to an idyll ic small town on the coast\, where the exclusive Burning Cove Hotel caters to their every need. It&rsquo\;s where reporter Irene Glasson finds herse lf staring down at a beautiful actress at the bottom of a pool&hellip\;
\nThe dead woman had a red-hot secret about up-and-coming leading man Nick Tremayne\, a scoop that Irene couldn&rsquo\;t resist&mdash\;especiall y since she&rsquo\;s just a rookie at a third-rate gossip rag. But now Ire ne&rsquo\;s investigation into the drowning threatens to tear down the wal l of illusion that is so deftly built around the famous actor\, and there are powerful men willing to do anything to protect their investment.
\nSeeking the truth\, Irene finds herself drawn to a master of deception. Oliver Ward was once a world-famous magician&mdash\;until he was mysterio usly injured during his last performance. Now the owner of the Burning Cov e Hotel\, he can&rsquo\;t let scandal threaten his livelihood\, even if it means trusting Irene\, a woman who seems to have appeared in Los Angeles out of nowhere four months ago&hellip\;
\nWith Oliver&rsquo\;s help\ , Irene soon learns that the glamorous paradise of Burning Cove hides dark and dangerous secrets. And that the past&mdash\;always just out of sight& mdash\;could drag them both under&hellip\;
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