An author a day at Third Place Books, Tuesday - Friday, July 19-22

Author events are held at Third Place Books, on the upper level of Lake Forest Park Towne Centre, at the intersection of Ballinger and Bothell Way. 206-366-3333/

Bernadette Pajer

Spark of Death : A Professor Bradshaw Mystery

Tuesday, July 19 at 7pm

In the first book of The Professor Bradshaw Mystery series, UW Professor Benjamin Bradshaw discovers a despised colleague dead. The facts don't add up—the police shout murder—and Bradshaw is the lone suspect. To protect his young son and clear his name, he must find the killer.

From Adam Woog's Seattle Times column on books: "As the 20th century begins, when electricity is new and exciting and dangerous, an experimental generator fries a vile University of Washington professor. A colleague, Benjamin Bradshaw, becomes the chief suspect in the apparent murder.  That's the setup for Monroe resident Bernadette Pajer's thoroughly entertaining debut, "A Spark of Death" (Poisoned Pen Press, 222 pp., $24.95). It's a lively story, bristling with pungent details from Seattle's rough-and-tumble early days."

Alice LaPlante

Turn of Mind (Atlantic Monthly Press)

Wednesday, July 20 at 7pm

A stunning first novel about a disintegrating mind clinging to reality through anger, frustration, shame, and unspeakable loss. Retired surgeon Dr. Jennifer White suffers from dementia and her best friend has just been killed, with four fingers surgically removed from her hand. Dr. White is the prime suspect but she herself doesn’t know if she did it.

Read the review in The Seattle Times

Amy Snyder

Hell on Two Wheels: An Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World

Thursday, July 21 at 7pm

A thrilling, detailed account that follows a group of athletes before, during, and after the 2009 RAAM (Race Across America), a bicycle race like no other. This epic contest is the most brutal organized sporting event you've never heard of and one of the best-kept secrets in the sports world.

Kate Levinson

Emotional Currency: A Woman's Guide to Building a Healthy Relationship with Money (Celestial Arts)

Friday, July 22 at 6:30pm

Psychotherapist Dr. Kate Levinson offers fresh approaches to navigating the astonishing range of beliefs about the role of money in our lives, and exploring our inner money life so that we can put our feelings to work for us in a positive way.