Georgia Center for the Book
Nov
07

Atlanta Author Lauren Nossett presents "THE RESEMBLANCE"

FREE

Date and time

Mon, November 7, 2022
7:00 PM — 8:00 PM

Location

Decatur Library
215 Sycamore St.
Decatur, GA 30030
A Cappella Books and Georgia Center for the Book welcome Atlanta author Lauren Nossett for a discussion of her captivating debut Thriller!

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“…a fresh, haunting take on dark academia that brilliantly peels back the layers of genteel southern Greek life to reveal the horrors lurking underneath. A sinister, addictive blend of self-aware police procedural and campus novel, this is the kind of book that slips its fingers around your throat and doesn't let go, complete with a jaw-dropping twist. Nossett is a gutsy, sensational new voice in crime fiction. ―Ashley Winstead, author of The Last Housewife.

A Cappella Books and Georgia Center for the Book are delighted to welcome Atlanta author Lauren Nossett for a discussion of her captivating debut thriller, The Resemblance.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is requested, but not required.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the venue, but please consider pre-purchasing a copy from a Cappella Books using the following link: PURCHASE.

We are committed to a safe environment. For the safety of our invited speakers, staff, and all attendees, we respectfully request that masks be worn in the venue for the duration of the event. We are currently limiting the capacity of the Auditorium to promote social distancing, so registration is required. We encourage groups to sit together, but please only sit in the designated rows, and keep a respectful distance from other attendees.

About the Book

Never betray the brotherhood.

On a chilly November morning at the University of Georgia, a fraternity brother steps off a busy crosswalk and is struck dead by an oncoming car. More than a dozen witnesses all agree on two things: the driver looked identical to the victim, and he was smiling.

Detective Marlitt Kaplan is first on the scene. An Athens native and the daughter of a UGA professor, she knows all its shameful histories, from the skull discovered under the foundations of Baldwin Hall to the hushed-up murder-suicide in Waddel. But in the course of investigating this hit-and-run, she will uncover more chilling secrets as she explores the sprawling, interconnected Greek system that entertains and delights the university’s most elite and connected students.

The lines between Marlitt’s police work and her own past increasingly blur as Marlitt seeks to bring to justice an institution that took something precious from her many years ago. When threats against her escalate, and some long-buried secrets threaten to come to the surface, she can’t help questioning whether the corruption in Athens has run off campus and into the force and how far these brotherhoods will go to protect their own.

About the Author

Lauren Nossett is a professor of German language and literature. Her scholarly work has appeared in journals and edited volumes. She attended the Tin House Summer Writers’ Workshop in 2015 and 2017. “The Resemblance” is her first novel. She currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.We are committed to a safe environment. For the safety of our invited speakers, staff, and all attendees, we respectfully request that masks be worn in the venue for the duration of the event. We are currently limiting the capacity of the Auditorium to promote social distancing, so registration is required. We encourage groups to sit together, but please only sit in the designated rows, and keep a respectful distance from other attendees.

Photo: Ben Rollins

Date and time

Mon, November 7, 2022
7:00 PM — 8:00 PM

Location

Decatur Library
215 Sycamore St.
Decatur, GA 30030

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