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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: The Big Thrill \nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.o
 rg/event/detail/441588121/The_Big_Thrill_\nEvent Date Begin: 2012-04-25\nE
 vent Date End: 2012-04-25\n\nThe Big Thrill: Mystery Writers Reveal their 
 Secrets April 25 \n\nEvening of intrigue will raise money for the Boston P
 ublic Library Foundation\n\nBOSTON &ndash\; Five celebrated mystery writer
 s will share the secrets of their genre on April 25 during The Big Thrill\
 , an evening of spine-tingling fun to benefit the Boston Public Library Fo
 undation. \n\nThe event will take place in the McKim building's Popular Re
 ading Room and in the Map Room Caf&eacute\; and Courtyard Restaurant from 
 5:30-8:30 p.m. Admission is $95 per person in advance and $125 the day of 
 the event. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bplf.com.\n\nThe Big Thr
 ill will feature bestselling authors Lee Child\, Tess Gerritsen\, Charlain
 e Harris\, David Hosp\, and Karen Slaughter. Those who attend will have a 
 chance to mingle with these award-winning writers during the reception and
  learn the stories behind the stories during a panel discussion. \n\nDurin
 g the silent auction\, guests can bid on items including a two-hour spa tr
 eatment at the Mandarin Oriental\, a flat-screen television\, and &ndash\;
  for aspiring authors &ndash\; the chance to have their manuscript reviewe
 d by Lisa Vance of the Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency. \n\nThe Boston Pub
 lic Library Foundation is sponsoring The Big Thrill along with the Interna
 tional Thriller Writers and Save the Libraries. The events media sponsor i
 s The Phoenix. All proceeds from the evening will support the foundation\,
  which funds many of the library's efforts to advance learning\, provide p
 rograms for children and youth\, improve technology\, and exhibit its rema
 rkable special collections. \n\n&ldquo\;This will be a enjoyable evening a
 nd a great chance for readers to learn how the masters of mystery practice
  their craft\,&rdquo\; said David M. McKay\, executive director of the BPL
  Foundation. &ldquo\;It's also a wonderful opportunity to support the libr
 ary. I am looking forward to a great program.&rdquo\;\n \n\nMore about the
  authors: \n\nLee Child is the author of thirteen Jack Reacher thrillers\,
  including The New York Times bestsellers The Enemy\, One Shot\, The Hard 
 Way\, and the #1 bestsellers Bad Luck and Trouble and Nothing to Lose.  Hi
 s debut\, Killing Floor\, won both the Anthony and the Barry awards for Be
 st First Mystery\, and The Enemy won both the Barry and the Nero awards fo
 r Best Novel.\n\nTess Gerritsen gained nationwide acclaim for her first no
 vel of medical suspense\, The New York Times bestseller Harvest. Her books
  have been top-five bestsellers in the United States and abroad. She has w
 on both the Nero Wolfe Award (for Vanish) and the Rita Award (for The Surg
 eon). Her series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and m
 edical examiner Maura Isles inspired the TNT television series &ldquo\;Riz
 zoli & Isles&rdquo\; starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander.\n\nCharlai
 ne Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing for 
 30 years.  The author of several mystery series\, she is best known for th
 e Sookie Stackhouse books that inspired the cable TV program &ldquo\;True 
 Blood.&rdquo\; The first book in the series\, Dead Until Dark\, won the An
 thony Award for Best Paperback Mystery in 2001. Each book follows Sookie a
 s she tries to solve mysteries involving vampires\, werewolves\, and other
  creatures of the night.\n\nDavid Hosp is the author of the internationall
 y bestselling Scott Finn series of novels.  The first\, Dark Harbor\, was 
 nominated for a Barry Award for Best First Novel\, and his latest\, Next o
 f Kin\, was named one of 2011's top-five thrillers by The Daily Telegraph 
 in London.  David is also a partner in one of Boston's largest law firms\,
  and represents the Boston Public Library pro bono with respect to copyrig
 ht and online media matters.\n\nKarin Slaughter is the New York Times and 
 #1 internationally bestselling author of several novels\, including the Gr
 ant County series. Her first book\, Blindsighted\, became an international
  success\, was published in almost 30 languages\, and made the Crime Write
 rs' Association's Dagger Award short list for Best Thriller Debut of 2001.
   Karin won the 2011 International Thriller Writers' Association's award f
 or public service for her work in founding Save the Libraries.\n\nStart ti
 me: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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