Program Type:
Book DiscussionAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Event Details
At this member-run program, we'll be discussing: Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood. This is a hybrid event - you can attend on Zoom or at The Atrium. In the event of inclement weather, this program may be changed to virtual only and all participants will be notified via email. Copies of the book will be available approximately one month in advance at the Atrium Service Desk.
New York, 1942: Willowjean "Will" Parker is a scrappy circus runaway whose knife-throwing skills have just saved the life of private investigator, Lillian Pentecost. Lillian's multiple sclerosis means she can't keep up with her old case load alone, so she wants to hire Will to be her right-hand woman. In return, Will is to receive a salary, room and board, and training in Lillian's very particular art of investigation. Three years later: Will and Lillian are on a case: Abigail Collins was found bludgeoned to death with a crystal ball following a big, boozy Halloween party at her home; her body in the same chair where her steel magnate husband shot himself the year before-- in a locked room. The case involves messages from the dead, a seductive spiritualist, and Becca Collins-- daughter of the deceased. When Will and Becca start a relationship, Will discovers she may have become the murderer's next target.
Notes
Accommodations
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Virtual
You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program.