Pop by the store anytime between 2:30pm and 4:30pm on October 18th for a special book signing with Elana Michelson, author of the new murder mystery, Part of the Solution. This is your chance to meet Elana, get a signed copy of the book, and dive into a gripping whodunnit!
Proceeds will be donated to the Prison Books Project.
About Part of the Solution
It's 1978, and Jennifer Morgan, a sassy New Yorker, has escaped to the counterculture village of Flanders, Massachusetts. Her peaceful life is disrupted when one of her customers at the Café Galadriel is found dead. Everyone is a suspect -- including the gentle artisan woodworker, the Yeats-wannabe poet, the town's anti-war hero, the peace-loving Episcopalian minister, and the local organic farmer who can hold a grudge. Part of the Solution blends snappy dialogue, unconventional settings, and a classic oldies soundtrack, capturing the essence of a traditional whodunnit in a counterculture era. Agatha Christie meets the days of sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll.
Praise for Part of the Solution
“Sassy and soulful … Part of the Solution is a gem of a mystery novel with an effusive cast, feisty language, sharp cultural insights, and a moving love story that transcends tragedy and time.”
—Foreword Clarion Reviews, 5 Stars
“Michelson will keep readers guessing … [she] defies expectations and invites contemplation about the nature of justice, and what it means to leave something in the past.”
—Booklife Reviews, Editors Pick
“Michelson’s strengths lie … in her ability to re-create a specific cultural moment … The Café Galadriel and its eccentric patrons feel luminous and alive … Michelson captures both the intimacy and the corrosive weight of long-held secrets.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Delightful, compelling, and unexpected.”
—Midwest Book Review
About Elana
Elana Michelson is a native New Yorker now living with wife Penny in the Hudson Valley, where she writes, reads, gardens, and volunteers with local social justice organizations. After thirty-five years as a professor, she has put down a beloved career of academic writing (and student papers) in favor of writing murder mysteries. She earned a PhD in English from Columbia University, but gained her knowledge of the life and times of Part of the Solution by, well, having been there.