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Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 18, 2024

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


Genre: Mystery/Thriller

When She Left by E.A. Aymar
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E.A. Aymar

Latest Title: When She Left

Booklist wrote of multiple Anthony Award-nominated E.A. Aymar’s most recent thriller, “When She Left,” “This would appeal to fans of Elmore Leonard…with high-stakes violence tempered by humor and disarmingly sympathetic antiheroes.” His previous thriller, “No Home for Killers,” received praise… Continue Reading

Author Schedule:

Speaking: 12:15 pm

Venue: Dashiell Hammett Pavilion

Signing: 1:15 pm

Moderator

Alex Finlay

Latest Title: If Something Happens to Me

Alex Finlay is the author of the 2021 breakout novel, “Every Last Fear,” the 2022 Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Mystery and Thriller; “The Night Shift;” and the 2023 Library Reads Hall of Fame recipient, “What Have We Done.” Alex’s… Continue Reading

Author Schedule:

Speaking: 1:15 pm

Venue: Dashiell Hammett Pavilion

Signing: 2:15 pm

Vera Kurian

Latest Title: A Step Past Darkness

Vera Kurian is a writer and scientist based in Washington, D.C. Her debut, “Never Saw Me Coming,” was an Edgar nominee and was one of The New York Times’ Best Thrillers of 2021. “A Step Past Darkness” is her second… Continue Reading

Author Schedule:

Speaking: 12:15 pm

Venue: Dashiell Hammett Pavilion

Signing: 1:15 pm

The Weekend Retreat by Tara Laskowski

Tara Laskowski

Latest Title: The Weekend Retreat

Tara Laskowski is the author of the suspense novels “The Weekend Retreat,” “The Mother Next Door” and “One Night Gone,” which won the Agatha Award, Macavity Award and the Anthony Award. She has also been awarded the Agatha Award and… Continue Reading

Author Schedule:

Speaking: 11:15 am

Venue: Dashiell Hammett Pavilion

Signing: 12:15 pm

Baby X by Kira Peikoff

Kira Peikoff

Latest Title: Baby X

Kira Peikoff is the author of “Baby X,” “Mother Knows Best,” “Living Proof,” “No Time to Die” and “Die Again Tomorrow.” She has a degree in journalism from New York University and Master’s in bioethics from Columbia University. Her reported… Continue Reading

Author Schedule:

Speaking: 3:15 pm

Venue: Dashiell Hammett Pavilion

Signing: 4:15 pm

The Adventure of the Castle Thief by Art Taylor
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Art Taylor

Latest Title: The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions

Art Taylor is the author of two collections: “The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions” and “The Boy Detective & The Summer of ’74 and Other Tales of Suspense.” His debut book, “On the Road with… Continue Reading

Author Schedule:

Speaking: 10:15 am

Venue: Dashiell Hammett Pavilion

Signing: 11:15 am

Kate White

Latest Title: The Last Time She Saw Him

Kate White, the former editor in chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine, is The New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of 10 standalone psychological thrillers, including “The Last Time She Saw Him” (‘24), as well as eight Bailey Weggins mysteries,… Continue Reading

Author Schedule:

Speaking: 1:15 pm

Venue: Dashiell Hammett Pavilion

Signing: 2:15 pm

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