Author: Margaret Evans

Who better to open the USCB Lunch With Author 2011-2012 series than New York Times bestselling author, Mary Kay Andrews, whose latest hit, Summer Rental, debuted at Number 5? Andrews, a series favorite, will be making her fourth appearance when she speaks at the Colleton River Clubhouse on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Lunch will be served at noon followed by her talk, Q&A and book signing. Books are available for purchase at the luncheon. The all-inclusive price is $42. Reservations can be made at 843-521-4147 or kingsley@uscb.edu.

Linda Lovely heads to Beaufort to promote“Dear Killer,”a thrilling new mystery set in the SC Lowcountry.   For my money, few things in life are more deliciously satisfying than curling up with a good mystery. From my early days as a Nancy Drew fanatic, through my Agatha Christie-inspired youth, right on up to my P.D. Jamesian, Elizabeth Georgian adulthood, when the simple urge to “read for pleasure” hits, I know of no better literary genre. But please note: I did say a “good” mystery – emphasis on “good” – and I’m a fairly demanding critic. I require a distinctive setting, a large, colorful cast of suspects, a memorable hero/heroine I can root for, and a plot that keeps me breathlessly turning pages and guessing ‘til the end. Oh, and the writing must be impeccable.