Meg Gardiner - The Nightmare Thief

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Adult Event

Start: 07/22/2011 7:00 pm

MysteryPeople is proud to present Edgar Award-winning author
MEG GARDINER speaking and signing her new thriller,
The Nightmare Thief.

In THE NIGHTMARE THIEF, Jo and her partner Gabe Quintana are investigating the mysterious death of a local lawyer when they come across a group of college kids on a wilderness adventure. But something doesn’t add up. For one thing, their mode of transportation is a stretch Hummer full of weapons. Alert and alarmed, Jo takes a closer look and winds up with a golden ticket to an ‘ultime realité’ –like party – a party both she and Gabe might never escape.

Stephen King said of Gardiner: "...this woman is as good as Michael Connelly and far better than Janet Evanovich. And she can be fall-on-your-fanny hilarious; Ms. Gardiner's narrator heroine pointing out that the road to hell is paved with disco balls, for instance. I kind of knew that, but had never been able to express it....Take my word for it: Anyone who can describe Southern California as ''the Taco Bell school of architecture'' deserves an audience. And that would be you."