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Meet Author Tracy Clark

2023-02-16 19:00:00 2023-02-16 20:00:00 America/New_York Meet Author Tracy Clark Join us when author Tracy Clark visits to discuss her new mystery, <i>Hide</i>. Middleburg Heights Branch - Meeting Room A/B (120)

Thursday, February 16
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-16 19:00:00 2023-02-16 20:00:00 America/New_York Meet Author Tracy Clark Join us when author Tracy Clark visits to discuss her new mystery, <i>Hide</i>. Middleburg Heights Branch - Meeting Room A/B (120)

Middleburg Heights Branch

Meeting Room A/B (120)

Join us when author Tracy Clark visits to discuss her new mystery, Hide.

About the author:

Tracy Clark is the author of the highly acclaimed Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series, featuring Cassandra Raines, a hard-driving African American PI who works the mean streets of the Windy City dodging cops, cons, and killers. Clark received an Anthony Award and Lefty Award nominations for her series debut, Broken Places, which was shortlisted for the American Library Association's RUSA Reading List and named a CrimeReads Best New PI Book of 2018, a Midwest Connections Pick, and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. Broken Places has since been optioned by Sony Pictures Television. Tracy's short story "For Services Rendered" appears in the anthology Shades of Black: Crime and Mystery Stories by African-American Authors. She is the winner of the 2020 and 2022 G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award, also receiving a 2022 nomination for the Edgar Award for best short story for "Lucky Thirteen," which appears in the crime fiction anthology Midnight Hour. A Chicago native, she works as an editor in the challenging newspaper business and roots for all Chicago sports teams equally. She's a proud member of Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime, and she sits on the boards of Bouchercon National and the Midwest Mystery Conference.

 

Her latest mystery, Hide, features hard-boiled Chicago detective Harriet Foster, who’s on the hunt for a serial killer with a deadly affinity for redheads.

When a young red-haired woman is found brutally murdered in downtown Chicago, one detail stands out: the red lipstick encircling her wrists and ankles.

Detective Harriet Foster is on the case, even though she’s still grieving the sudden death of her partner. As a Black woman in a male-dominated department, Foster anticipates a rocky road ahead acclimating to a new team—and building trust with her new partner isn’t coming easily.

After another victim turns up with the same lipstick markings, Foster suspects she’s looking for a serial killer. Through a tip from a psychiatrist, Foster learns about Bodie Morgan: a troubled man with a twisted past and a penchant for pretty young redheads with the bluest eyes. As Foster wades into Morgan’s sinister history, the killer continues their gruesome assault on Chicago’s streets. In her desperate race to catch the murderer before they strike again, Foster will have to confront the darkest of secrets—including her own.

Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Mac's Backs - Books on Coventry.

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Middleburg Heights Branch

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Phone: 440.234.3600
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Ronald Block

Hours
Mon, Mar 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
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Sat, Apr 01, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room A/B (120)
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Mon, Apr 03, 10:30am - 10:50am
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Mon, Apr 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Mon, Apr 03, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Mon, Apr 03, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
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Tue, Apr 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Tue, Apr 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Wed, Apr 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
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Wed, Apr 05, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A/B (120)
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Mon, Apr 10, 10:30am - 10:50am
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Mon, Apr 10, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Children's Activity Room (12)
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Mon, Apr 10, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A/B (120)
Read and then come to discuss the Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen by Hendrik Groen.

Tue, Apr 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.

Tue, Apr 11, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Join sleep consultants Bridget Bowling and Lauren Fegely as they discuss bedtimes, nap times and nap transitions as well as what sleep should look like from birth to school age.Register

Wed, Apr 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
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Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.

Wed, Apr 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A/B (120)
Create a beautiful bouquet from the pages of a book! Registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Middleburg Heights Library
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Sat, Apr 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
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A music program for families and their children (ages 0-6) who are struggling in an area of development. Join us for a hands-on program designed to teach families how to use music to improve skills.Register

Mon, Apr 17, 10:30am - 10:50am
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Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.

Mon, Apr 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Mon, Apr 17, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
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Tue, Apr 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Tue, Apr 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Wed, Apr 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Activity Room (12)
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Wed, Apr 19, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A/B (120)
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Fri, Apr 21, 10:00am - 11:30am
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Sat, Apr 22, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Children with varying learning styles and abilities will learn together in a safe, supportive environment where respect and appreciation for differences is encouraged.
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Sat, Apr 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Activity Room (12)
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Mon, Apr 24, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Call us at 216.749.9420 to make an appointment with one of our Digital Navigators at a CCPL branch.

Mon, Apr 24, 10:30am - 10:50am
Children's Activity Room (12)
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Mon, Apr 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Mon, Apr 24, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
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Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays.

Tue, Apr 25, 9:00am - 3:00pm
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Tue, Apr 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.

Tue, Apr 25, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room A/B (120)
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Wed, Apr 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
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Wed, Apr 26, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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