Lynette Ingram will lead us in a discussion of The Last Child at our meeting on August 10. It won the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Novel, presented by Mystery Writers of America in the spring. The Greensboro, NC author also won the award in 2008 for Down River.

Here's the cover blurb from the book:

"Johnny Merrimon was thirteen when his twin sister disappeared. Now, one year later, she is presumed dead. His mother is devastated, his father gone, and life will never be the same. But Johnny has a map, a bike, and a plan. He's going to find his sister, even if he has to track down every dangerous character in the country--a do-or-die mission that troubles police detective Clyde Hunt. He's also been searching for Johnny's sister, and he knows to what dark places a case like this can lead. But even Hunt can't imagine how far Johnny will go to learn the truth--or what he will find when he gets there."

See the Meetings page for a schedule of future programs.

Coming Events

Our chapter will have information booths at two local events in the next few months. We'll be at the 5th annual Killer Nashville Literary Conference at the Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin on August 20-22. If you can help for a couple of hours at the booth, contact President Chester Campbell here.

We will also have a booth at the Southern Festival of Books at War Memorial Plaza downtown October 8-10. We'll be looking for volunteers for that venture a little later. Join the fun of meeting book lovers who like to talk about mysteries.

Keep an eye on this spot for future events in the works.

Chapter Executive Committee

President - Chester Campbell

Vice President - Beth Terrell

Secretary-Treasurer - Barbara Jernigan

Newsletter Editor - J.B. Thompson

Publicity Chair - Bente Gallagher

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